Achievement enabled by IBM’s strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that 11 of its artificial intelligence (AI) and automation software solutions — including several products from the watsonx portfolio — have received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization. These authorizations were made possible through IBM’s strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which includes investment to speed the delivery of AI and automation solutions for federal agencies. The 11 solutions are deployed exclusively on AWS GovCloud (U.S.), giving agencies secure access to these capabilities without having to manage the underlying infrastructure, and while meeting government compliance requirements.
“Federal agencies need reliable, secure ways to harness the power of advanced AI and automation capabilities,” said Vanessa Hunt, General Manager, Technology, U.S. Federal Market, IBM. “Obtaining authorization for these 11 software solutions within a single year constitutes a four-fold increase in IBM’s FedRAMP portfolio, and underscores both our commitment to meeting the evolving technology needs of U.S. federal agencies and our ongoing investment in the U.S. federal market. Through our strategic collaboration with AWS, we were able to accelerate delivery of compliant, mission-ready capabilities. It’s a major milestone, and the beginning of a broader effort to bring more IBM AI-powered capabilities into compliant government environments.”
“This strategic collaboration with IBM marks a significant milestone in our shared commitment to delivering secure, mission-ready AI solutions for federal agencies,” said Amy Belcher, Director, Worldwide Public Sector ISV Sales, AWS. “Together, we’re helping government organizations modernize at the speed of mission while maintaining the security, compliance, and reliability that critical operations require.”
IBM has partnered with the U.S. federal government for more than a century, delivering technologies that have supported moments of profound transformation while prioritizing safety and security. From the first computerized census to space exploration, IBM has helped agencies address some of the nation’s most complex challenges. This latest FedRAMP achievement builds on that legacy, reflecting how IBM, with strategic collaborators like AWS, can deliver secure AI, automation, and hybrid‑cloud capabilities that support mission‑driven transformation at scale.
IBM’s 11 FedRAMP authorized software solutions are part of the company’s AI and Automation Services for Government portfolio and include:
- AI
- watsonx.ai: provides access to enterprise-ready foundation models – including IBM Granite, open‑source, and partner foundation models such as Llama – along with tools to build, tune, and deploy AI applications across hybrid cloud environments.
- watsonx.governance: embeds governance across the AI lifecycle to help agencies manage risk, ensure compliance, and scale responsible AI across models, data, and applications.
- watsonx.data (excluding premium): offers one open, governed data lakehouse that unifies data across hybrid cloud environments, enabling scalable analytics and AI with trusted data.
- watsonx.data integration (DataStage standalone): efficiently cleans, transforms and integrates fragmented, structured, and semi-structured data at scale.
- watsonx.data intelligence: consolidates, organizes, and analyzes data for faster, more accurate decision‑making.
- watsonx Orchestrate: leverages AI assistants and agents to automate and orchestrate workflows across systems, enabling employees to focus on higher‑value work and accelerate productivity.
- Automation
- Verify: centralizes and strengthens identity and access management for sensitive data and applications, with features like single sign‑on, multifactor authentication, and passwordless login.
- Turbonomic: applies AI to continuously optimize and automate application resource management, ensuring application performance while maximizing efficiency across hybrid cloud environments.
- Instana: delivers real-time visibility across applications, foundation models and infrastructure to help agencies accelerate issue detection and resolution.
- Concert: provides AI-driven insights to help agencies understand application risks and improve resilience, security, and compliance in a business context.
- Maximo Application Suite: delivers integrated lifecycle management to keep critical assets running, reduce downtime, and optimize maintenance programs on a single platform.
To learn more about IBM’s FedRAMP authorized software solutions visit, https://www.ibm.com/industries/federal.
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