FedRAMP relies on independent assessment services (the role formerly called 3PAOs) to perform independent verification and validation. FedRAMP only accepts assessments from services that are FedRAMP Recognized. This lesson is orientation, not a qualification.
Educational resource only. scm.cc is not a FedRAMP Recognized Independent Assessor (3PAO) and is not FedRAMP-authorized; it grants no authorization, certification, or assessment outcome. FedRAMP.gov is the authoritative source. This is not legal advice.
This is scm.cc skills training. Completing a course or receiving an scm.cc training certificate does not make you a FedRAMP Recognized Independent Assessor, is not a FedRAMP credential, and is not government recognition. Official recognition requires A2LA accreditation (REC-IAS-ACC) and FedRAMP Recognition. FedRAMP.gov is the authoritative source. This is not legal advice.
FedRAMP's assessor pages state that the program relies on independent assessment services — also called independent assessors, formerly Third-Party Assessment Organizations or 3PAOs — and that FedRAMP only accepts independent assessments performed by FedRAMP Recognized services. Confirm the current wording on FedRAMP.gov; do not treat this paragraph as a substitute for the rule text.
A 20x review is therefore a review of a cloud service offering against published 20x rules: Key Security Indicators, the Security Decision Record, evidence that validation actually runs, and ongoing certification artifacts. It is not a document-only walkthrough of a Rev5 SSP binder, and it is not an scm.cc product feature.
This is scm.cc skills training. Completing a course or receiving an scm.cc training certificate does not make you a FedRAMP Recognized Independent Assessor, is not a FedRAMP credential, and is not government recognition. Official recognition requires A2LA accreditation (REC-IAS-ACC) and FedRAMP Recognition. FedRAMP.gov is the authoritative source. This is not legal advice.
scm.cc publishes educational pages and this skills course so people can practice reading official requirements and grading labeled test evidence. Completing the lesson does not place you, or scm.cc, on the Marketplace.