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Emergency Changes

Significant Change Notification (SCN) · General Provider Responsibilities

Applies to: Providers
Who this applies to
Providers
Service class
All service classes
Force
MAY
Timeframe
No fixed timeframe
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Reviewed implementation guidance for SCN-CSO-EMG is not published yet. The official source below remains complete and authoritative.

Official FedRAMP source

Verbatim from FedRAMP/rules

Providers MAY execute significant changes (including transformative changes) during an emergency or incident without following the Significant Change Notification rules in advance. In such emergencies, providers MUST follow all relevant procedures, notify all necessary parties, retroactively provide all Significant Change Notification materials, and complete appropriate assessment after the incident.

Defined terms in this requirement

All Necessary PartiesCertification PackageIncidentProviderSignificant ChangeTransformative Change

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Boundera turns FedRAMP 20x requirements like SCN-CSO-EMG into assigned evidence, remediation work, and validation workflows.

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Notes

  • Procedures for emergency changes should be documented in the FedRAMP Certification Package.

Change history

  • 2026-06-24Official launch of the FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026.

Content provenance

Official requirement text is sourced from FedRAMP/rules . Boundera implementation guidance has not been fully reviewed for this item.