MongoDB Announces Commitment to Achieve FedRAMP High and Impact Level 5 Authorizations

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MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) has announced its commitment to pursue Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High and Impact Level 5 (IL5) authorizations for MongoDB Atlas for Government workloads. This upgrade will enable federal agencies to manage highly sensitive, unclassified U.S. public sector data in the cloud.

MongoDB Atlas for Government, which currently operates at FedRAMP Moderate level, is already utilized by 13 U.S. Federal Cabinet-level agencies and every branch of the Department of Defense. The platform features MongoDB's proprietary Queryable Encryption technology, which ensures data protection throughout its lifecycle.

A notable success case is the State of Utah, which implemented MongoDB Atlas for Government for state benefit eligibility data, resulting in a 25% increase in speed of benefits calculations, reduced management time, and improved recovery time from 58 hours to just 5 minutes.

Positive

• Currently trusted by 13 U.S. Federal Cabinet-level agencies and all Department of Defense branches
• State of Utah implementation showed 25% increase in speed of benefits calculations
• Improved disaster recovery time from 58 hours to 5 minutes for State of Utah
• Features proprietary Queryable Encryption technology for enhanced data protection
• Already successfully operating at FedRAMP Moderate level with proven track record

Negative

• FedRAMP High and IL5 authorizations not yet achieved, only pursuing commitment
• Current authorization level limits ability to handle highly sensitive government data

Insights

Government Technology Procurement Specialist

MongoDB's pursuit of FedRAMP High certification expands their addressable market in the lucrative federal sector, potentially boosting revenues.

MongoDB's commitment to pursue FedRAMP High and Impact Level 5 (IL5) authorizations represents a significant market expansion opportunity in the federal sector. This certification upgrade would allow MongoDB Atlas for Government to handle highly sensitive data across emergency services, law enforcement, financial systems, and health systems – areas previously inaccessible without these advanced security credentials.

The federal government technology market is exceptionally valuable, with lengthy contracts and stable revenue streams. By upgrading from FedRAMP Moderate to High certification, MongoDB is positioning itself to compete for contracts with agencies managing the most sensitive unclassified data. These agencies typically have larger technology budgets and more complex database needs, representing premium-tier customers.

MongoDB's existing relationships with 13 U.S. Federal Cabinet-level agencies and every branch of the Department of Defense create a natural upgrade path once these new certifications are achieved. The company's Queryable Encryption technology offers a compelling differentiator for security-conscious agencies, as demonstrated by the State of Utah implementation that achieved a 25% increase in processing speed and dramatically improved recovery times from 58 hours to just 5 minutes.

The timing aligns with the federal government's ongoing modernization efforts and increasing adoption of cloud technologies. MongoDB is strategically positioning itself to capture market share as agencies transition from legacy systems to modern database architectures that can better support AI applications and complex workloads.

With upgraded authorization, soon federal agencies with security requirements at every level will be able to use MongoDB to deploy, run, and scale modern applications in the cloud

NEW YORK, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) today announced its commitment to pursuing Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High and Impact Level 5 (IL5) authorizations for MongoDB Atlas for Government workloads, which will expand its eligibility to manage unclassified, yet highly sensitive, U.S. public sector data. With FedRAMP High authorization, even the most critical government agencies looking to adopt cloud and AI technologies—and to modernize aging, inefficient legacy databases—can rely on MongoDB Atlas for Government for secure, fully managed workloads.

MongoDB Atlas for Government already provides a flexible way for the U.S. public sector to deploy, run, and scale modern applications in the cloud within a dedicated environment built for FedRAMP Moderate workloads. Achieving FedRAMP High and IL5 will allow MongoDB Atlas for Government's secure, reliable, and high-performance modern database solutions to be used to manage high-impact data, such as in emergency services, law enforcement systems, financial systems, health systems, and any other system where loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability could have a severe or catastrophic adverse effect on organizational operations, organizational assets, or individuals.

"The federal agencies that manage highly sensitive data involving the protection of life and financial ruin should be using the latest, fastest, and best database technology available," said Benjamin Cefalo, Senior Vice President of Product Management at MongoDB. "MongoDB is trusted by 13 U.S. Federal Cabinet-level agencies, every branch of the Department of Defense, and a wide range of Intelligence Community partners. Agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are building applications powered by Atlas for Government to solve their most challenging data requirements. With FedRAMP High and IL5 authorizations for MongoDB Atlas for Government workloads, they will be able to take advantage of MongoDB's industry-leading and proprietary Queryable Encryption, multi-cloud flexibility and resilience, high availability with automated backup, data recovery options, and on-demand scaling, and native vector search to facilitate building AI applications."

MongoDB Atlas for Government already helps hundreds of public sector agencies nationwide develop secure, modern, and scalable solutions. An integral feature of MongoDB Atlas for Government is MongoDB Queryable Encryption. This industry-first, in-use encryption technology enables organizations to encrypt sensitive data that helps organizations protect sensitive data when it is queried and in use on Atlas for Government. With Queryable Encryption, sensitive data remains protected throughout its lifecycle, whether it is in-transit, at-rest, in-use, and in logs and backups. It is only ever decrypted on the client-side.

For example, the State of Utah, which has one of the nation's fastest-growing populations, chose MongoDB Atlas for Government to store its state benefit eligibility data. To meet a statewide mandate set by the governor of Utah, the State of Utah's Department of Technology Services needed to migrate its eligibility software out of its physical data center to a FedRAMP-compliant cloud solution. The state government administration recognized it needed a backend database that could reliably handle large documents and deliver results quickly, which led it to identify MongoDB Atlas for Government as an ideal solution. The migration resulted in a 25% increase in speed of benefits calculations and document returns, reduced management time, and a 5-minute point-in-time recovery, compared to a recovery time of up to 58 hours when running on premises.

"It's much less cumbersome to maintain our databases now that we're using the fully managed MongoDB Atlas for Government. We tried some other solutions, but they could not match MongoDB," said Manoj Gangwar, Principal Data Architect at the Department of Technology Services for the State of Utah.

For more information about MongoDB Atlas for Government, visit https://www.mongodb.com/products/platform/atlas-for-government.

About MongoDB

Headquartered in New York, MongoDB's mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB's unified database platform was built to power the next generation of applications, and MongoDB is the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market. With integrated capabilities for operational data, search, real-time analytics, and AI-powered data retrieval, MongoDB helps organizations everywhere move faster, innovate more efficiently, and simplify complex architectures. Millions of developers and more than 50,000 customers across almost every industry—including 70% of the Fortune 100—rely on MongoDB for their most important applications. To learn more, visit mongodb.com.

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FAQ

What new authorizations is MongoDB (MDB) pursuing for government workloads?

MongoDB is pursuing FedRAMP High and Impact Level 5 (IL5) authorizations for MongoDB Atlas for Government workloads to manage highly sensitive, unclassified U.S. public sector data.

How many federal agencies currently use MongoDB's government solutions?

MongoDB is trusted by 13 U.S. Federal Cabinet-level agencies, every branch of the Department of Defense, and various Intelligence Community partners.

What improvements did the State of Utah achieve using MongoDB Atlas for Government?

The State of Utah achieved a 25% increase in speed of benefits calculations, reduced management time, and improved recovery time from 58 hours to just 5 minutes.

What is MongoDB's Queryable Encryption feature?

Queryable Encryption is an industry-first, in-use encryption technology that protects sensitive data throughout its lifecycle - whether in-transit, at-rest, in-use, and in logs and backups, with decryption occurring only client-side.

Which government agencies currently use MongoDB Atlas for Government?

Current users include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and various other public sector agencies.