How to become a FedRAMP assessor
The official path is organizational: join or found an independent assessment service, obtain A2LA Cybersecurity Inspection Body accreditation, obtain and maintain FedRAMP Recognition, and appear on the Marketplace. scm.cc skills training prepares people to read 20x rules and grade evidence; it cannot make them assessors.
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.
Official requirement
Assessors MUST obtain and maintain accreditation through the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) Cybersecurity Inspection Body Program to qualify for FedRAMP Recognition (REC-IAS-ACC). FedRAMP only accepts independent assessments performed by FedRAMP Recognized independent assessment services.
Technical detail
Recognition rules retrieved 2026-10-11 also describe maintenance (A2LA R311, surveillance, reassessment, qualifying assessments). Personnel qualifications live in the organization's A2LA records. 3PAO is the older term.
How to implement
1) Read FedRAMP.gov assessors + Recognition rules. 2) Use marketplace.fedramp.gov. 3) If you want skills practice, take the free fundamentals lesson, then the paid catalog. Do not treat an scm.cc certificate as Recognition.
Questions teams ask
- Can this course make me a FedRAMP assessor?
- No. Official Recognition requires A2LA accreditation (REC-IAS-ACC) and FedRAMP Recognition of the assessment organization. This is scm.cc skills training only.
- Where is the official list of assessors?
- marketplace.fedramp.gov. scm.cc does not host a competing directory.
Assessor skills training
Self-serve scm.cc courses with labs on labeled test data, quizzes, an exam, and a shareable scm.cc training certificate. First fundamentals lesson is free. $299 per course; $799 full track.
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.
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Related hub pages
Primary sources
- FedRAMP Recognition of Independent Assessment Services (retrieved 2026-10-11)
- Independent Assessment Services (retrieved 2026-10-11)
- FedRAMP Marketplace (retrieved 2026-09-27)
- FedRAMP Certification reference (retrieved 2026-09-27)
Last verified 2026-10-11. FedRAMP.gov is authoritative.