Easy-to-manage public websites for federal agencies
Publishing an agency update may seem simple, but federal websites are held to the highest standards for security, accessibility, and trust. That means wearing a lot of hats.
Teams tasked with public communication and service delivery are also expected to be infrastructure, cybersecurity, and web design experts — usually with limited access to training, budget, and staff.
Today’s federal website managers must meet a growing list of responsibilities, including:
(OMB M-23-22; OMB Circular A-130; 21st Century IDEA)
(Section 508, 29 U.S.C. § 794d; 36 CFR Part 1194; 21st Century IDEA; OMB M-23-22)
(FedRAMP Authorization Act; OMB FedRAMP policy; OMB Circular A-130)
(CISA BOD 22-01; FISMA; OMB Circular A-130; NIST SP 800-53)
(OMB M-15-13 HTTPS-Only; CISA BOD 18-01)
(FISMA; OMB Circular A-130; NIST RMF-SP 800-37; NIST SP 800-53)
(OMB M-23-22; Digital Analytics Program (DAP) requirements)
(OMB M-23-22; 21st Century IDEA; Search.gov)
(21st Century IDEA website standards; OMB M-23-22; USWDS guidance)
(FOIA 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2); Privacy Act; OMB privacy guidance; OMB M-23-22)
(OPEN Government Data Act (Evidence Act Title II); OMB M-13-13 Open Data Policy)
(NARA records management guidance; 36 CFR Subchapter B; OMB Circular A-130)
Managing all parts of a public-facing site is often buried under ‘other duties as assigned’, but it’s one of the most visible responsibilities an agency has. It shouldn’t require enterprise-scale effort from a two-person team.
Cloud.gov’s shared responsibility model gives federal teams a head start, whether you’re seeking a new ATO or reauthorizing an existing system. With Cloud.gov’s position, context, and expertise inside government, we understand firsthand what’s hard for agency customers.
The Cloud.gov Pages team works directly with your security and compliance staff to provide system diagrams and boundary documentation, walk your team through inherited control mappings, and even provide boilerplate text and evidence for your System Security Plan (SSP) and Security Impact Assessments (SIA).
Cloud.gov Pages offers a simple Authority to Use (ATU) approach. After guiding dozens of government agencies through the compliance authorization process, our experts have streamlined each step of the process, from initial documentation to final approval.
You don’t need to be a web developer, cybersecurity expert, accessibility specialist, and contracting officer rolled into one to run a great federal website.
USWDS-based websites that are responsive, accessible, and compliant with Section 508 and Federal Website Standards.
Need a little extra help? We offer design and content strategy services for Cloud.gov Pages sites by the hour, tailored to federal needs.
Every Cloud.gov Pages site is served over HTTPS and distributed via CDN with autoscaling and DDoS protection.
Chat, email, or drop into weekly office hours to talk with our in-house engineers.
Simple government-to-government billing through an Interagency agreement with GSA.
Publish in seconds, no command line or FTP required.
Pages handles monthly checks for cybersecurity and accessibility issues, so your site is always secure and ready to serve the public.
We’re experts in government websites. Whether you need a little help or full support, we’ve got experience with agency needs at every scale.
For technical details about hosting your site, visit the Cloud.gov Pages documentation.
From mission-critical services to public transparency portals, Cloud.gov Pages empowers teams to build, launch, and manage federal websites quickly — without the usual infrastructure burden.
Public websites that evolve with your program and scale with your mission
Test ideas fast with proof-of-concept sites that don’t need complex setup
Organize and publish policies, standards, and documents
Publish official disclosures to support agency transparency and trust
Share requested documents in a searchable, durable public archive
Visualize government data with simple charts and downloadable files
If your team has an idea and a mission, we help you get it live — securely, and in weeks, not quarters.
Forget months-long vendor negotiations and complex Request for Proposal (RFP) processes. As a federal team within GSA, we've streamlined procurement to work the way government actually works.
We partner directly with your team using a straightforward Interagency Agreement (IAA) with GSA. Run up to five websites with a firm fixed starting package, and add more sites as you grow.
Picture three months from now — do you want your RFP cleared, or your site live?
You don’t need a whole IT department to run a compliant federal website.
You just need Cloud.gov Pages.
Whether you're modernizing existing tools, launching a new public-facing service, or prototyping with a small team, Cloud.gov helps you get to production faster.
Our infrastructure, pricing, and onboarding are designed specifically for government — so you can focus on delivery, not procurement.
We partner with your team using a straightforward Interagency Agreement (IAA) with GSA. By selecting a flexible pricing tier, you can choose the cloud services that meet the needs of your agency’s digital initiatives.
Whether you are looking to stand up a new federal website or deploy your software securely, we have the tools to help. See more of what we offer:
Secure, scalable infrastructure without the vendor sprawl
A Secure GitLab environment with quicker setup and deployment tools.
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