Anthropic has secured Federal Risk and Authorisation Management Programme (FedRAMP) High and DoD Impact Level 2 (IL2) authorisations for Claude models through Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform. These certifications enable federal civilian agencies and defence organisations to deploy Claude while meeting strict regulatory compliance requirements for sensitive unclassified data.
FedRAMP provides standardised security assessment frameworks for federal cloud services, allowing government agencies to implement Claude across healthcare, law enforcement, finance, and emergency services sectors. The authorisation covers sensitive unclassified data environments while maintaining compliance standards required by federal operations.
Defence contractors and agencies can utilise Claude within IL2-authorised environments when processing non-controlled unclassified information, expanding defence use case applications. The complete Claude model family, including Claude 3.7 Sonnet, becomes available to government users through fully managed and serverless API access without infrastructure provisioning requirements.
Claude on Vertex AI eliminates agency infrastructure management needs while providing frontier AI capabilities for digital transformation initiatives. The platform offers enhanced security and compliance controls through Google Cloud's Assured Workloads, specifically designed for government workloads requiring elevated security standards.
Federal agencies can build AI applications and workflows while maintaining stringent security compliance across multiple government sectors. The authorisation enables broader defence use cases for contractors working with unclassified information. Claude's availability establishes groundwork toward future IL5 compatibility, which will support more sensitive Department of Defence workloads requiring higher security classifications.
Government AI adoption accelerates through standardised compliance pathways that balance innovation with security requirements. The FedRAMP High and IL2 certifications position Claude for expanded federal market penetration across civilian and defence sectors. Fully managed API access reduces implementation barriers while ensuring regulatory compliance, enabling government digital transformation without compromising security protocols.