The Modern Data Company wins FedRAMP High approval

The Modern Data Company has secured FedRAMP Class D (High) certification for its DataOS platform through Second Front's Game Warden environment, making the software available to US federal agencies handling sensitive unclassified data.

DataOS is now listed in the FedRAMP Marketplace under Second Front's Game Warden listing, placing the platform in a cloud environment already approved for government use at a high security level. FedRAMP is the US government's cloud security framework, and the High baseline is used for some of the most sensitive unclassified workloads.

The certification covers DataOS as deployed on Game Warden, a secure hosting and DevSecOps environment operated by Second Front. By using that environment, The Modern Data Company can rely on an existing certified security baseline and continuous monitoring rather than completing the full process on its own.

For federal customers, that matters because security approval is often a barrier to adopting commercial software. Under the FedRAMP system, agencies can use an existing authorisation package instead of running separate reviews from scratch, reducing the time needed to move software into production.

Class D (High) certification requires compliance with more than 400 security controls based on standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The certification clears the way for agencies to use DataOS for workloads involving Controlled Unclassified Information.

The company positions DataOS as a layer that works across existing data systems rather than replacing them. In the federal market, that means agencies can connect data held in legacy systems, cloud platforms and operational environments while keeping current infrastructure in place.

DataOS is designed to help agencies create governed data products that can be reused by analysts, applications and AI systems. The platform also includes controls such as access management, data lineage, observability and policy enforcement as part of its approach to data governance.

Those functions are becoming increasingly relevant as public sector bodies look to deploy analytics and AI tools on top of fragmented, tightly controlled information estates. For agencies, the challenge is not only combining data from multiple systems, but doing so in a way that meets security and accountability requirements.

"FedRAMP High is one of the most demanding security standards in the world, and achieving it is a defining moment for Modern. It validates that DataOS meets the bar set by organizations with the highest stakes for their data, and that same rigor is what our commercial customers in regulated industries expect. Combined with our Second Front and Carahsoft partnerships and growing public sector pipeline, this certification opens a major new market for us and accelerates our path to becoming the standard data foundation for enterprise and government AI," said Saurabh Gupta, Chief Executive Officer of The Modern Data Company.

Public sector push

The certification comes amid a broader expansion by The Modern Data Company into the government market. The group recently named Carahsoft as its Master Government Aggregator, widening procurement access through contract vehicles including NASA SEWP V, ITES-SW2, NASPO ValuePoint, TIPS and OMNIA Partners.

It also appointed Rick Rosenburg to lead its public sector business across federal, state, local and education customers. That build-out suggests the company sees government as a significant growth area for DataOS alongside its commercial base, which includes customers such as Gap, Toyota and Lenovo.

For Second Front, the arrangement adds another software product to the Game Warden environment, which is intended to help commercial technology suppliers reach defence and civilian government buyers more quickly. The model has gained traction as software providers seek to avoid the cost and time involved in pursuing standalone government accreditation.

Rosenburg said the issue for many agencies is not a lack of interest in modernising data operations, but the length and complexity of security approval.

"Federal agencies are under enormous pressure to activate their data for the mission, but too often, security certification becomes the bottleneck that stalls modernization. Achieving FedRAMP Class D (High) Certification for DataOS through 2F Game Warden removes that barrier. Agencies get a proven, AI-ready data foundation they can trust with their most sensitive information, on a timeline that matches the urgency of their missions," Rosenburg said.

Second Front said trusted data remains a prerequisite for the practical use of AI in government settings, particularly where agencies handle sensitive information and need clear controls over access and use.

"Agencies can't scale AI on data they don't trust. DataOS governs that data where it already lives, and FedRAMP Class D Certification means agencies can put it to work on their most sensitive unclassified information. Our job is helping companies like Modern grow in government, because that's how better data reaches the people making mission decisions," said Nick Woodruff, General Manager, North America, Second Front.