Claude AI Cleared for U.S. Government Use with FedRAMP High Approval

Anthropic has announced that its Claude family of AI models is now authorized for FedRAMP High and DoD IL2 (Impact Level 2) workloads on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform. This milestone enables U.S. federal civilian agencies and defense organizations to use Claude while meeting strict regulatory and security standards to help balance innovation and security.

What This Means for Government AI Adoption

By achieving these authorizations, Claude is now available for sensitive unclassified government workloads—such as those in healthcare, finance, emergency services, and law enforcement—through a secure, compliant environment on Vertex AI.

Key benefits include:

• The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High: Approved for handling sensitive unclassified data across federal civilian agencies through a standardized approach.

• IL2 Authorization: Enables use by the Department of Defense and contractors for non-controlled unclassified information, supporting a wider array of defense applications.

• Fully Managed Deployment: Agencies can use Claude without managing infrastructure via Vertex AI’s serverless model APIs

• Access to Full Claude Family: Includes Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Anthropic’s most advanced model

These developments lay the foundation for future IL5 authorization, which would allow Claude to support even more sensitive DoD workloads.

Supporting Secure AI Innovation in the Public Sector

This move significantly advances AI accessibility and innovation across U.S. government agencies, enabling them to:

• Build secure, compliant AI-powered applications and workflows

• Modernize legacy systems through AI-driven transformation

• Leverage high-performance models without sacrificing compliance

Claude's deployment through Google Cloud Assured Workloads ensures enhanced data protection aligned with federal standards.

How to Get Started

Government employees and contractors can begin using Claude in FedRAMP High or IL2 environments by:

• Setting up a Google Cloud environment with Assured Workloads configured for FedRAMP High or IL2

• Accessing Claude models via the Vertex AI Model Garden

• Using Claude APIs to build and deploy secure applications

• Contacting Anthropic for integration support and compliance guidance

What This Means: Laying the Groundwork for Trusted Government AI

This authorization represents more than just compliance—it signals a major step toward trusted, secure, and scalable government AI adoption. As public agencies seek to modernize, Claude offers a way to innovate responsibly within the boundaries of federal standards.

• Agencies gain access to frontier AI while maintaining national security and data privacy obligations

• Developers can focus on mission outcomes, not infrastructure management

• Future-readiness: Paves the way for support of IL5 use cases and deeper DoD engagement

By meeting the highest standards for cloud security in federal environments, Claude is positioning itself as a foundational AI solution for the public sector’s digital future.

Editor’s Note: This article was created by Alicia Shapiro, CMO of AiNews.com, with writing, image, and idea-generation support from ChatGPT, an AI assistant. However, the final perspective and editorial choices are solely Alicia Shapiro’s. Special thanks to ChatGPT for assistance with research and editorial support in crafting this article.