Cloud Portfolio Targets FedRAMP Moderate Expansion

Autodesk has announced plans to expand its Autodesk for Government portfolio by seeking FedRAMP Moderate Authorization for additional products within Autodesk Construction Cloud and Autodesk Fusion. The move aims to provide U.S. federal agencies and contractors with secure, cloud-based tools for construction management and product design while supporting compliance with CMMC, ITAR, and EAR requirements.

Expanding Secure Cloud Access for Federal Projects
Autodesk previously achieved FedRAMP authorization in 2024 for Autodesk Docs for Government and Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro for Government. The proposed expansion extends secure cloud capabilities across broader design, preconstruction, field execution, and product development workflows.

FedRAMP Moderate authorization establishes standardized security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring requirements for cloud services used by U.S. federal agencies. By aligning additional products with this framework, Autodesk aims to enable agencies to consolidate fragmented systems and manual workflows into integrated cloud environments.

The expanded solutions will be hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud, which is designed to meet U.S. government security and compliance requirements.

Construction Lifecycle Integration in the Built Environment
Within Autodesk Construction Cloud, the products seeking inclusion in the Autodesk for Government portfolio include Autodesk Build, Autodesk Takeoff, Autodesk Estimate, Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, and Autodesk Docs.

These tools cover the full construction lifecycle, from preconstruction planning to project closeout. Autodesk Docs functions as a common data environment, centralizing project documentation and maintaining version control across distributed teams. Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro supports cloud-based design collaboration for complex infrastructure and facility projects with advanced security requirements.

Autodesk Takeoff enables estimators to generate quantities from 2D drawings and 3D models, while Autodesk Estimate connects these quantities directly to cost, material, and labor calculations. Autodesk Build integrates field collaboration and project management workflows, including RFIs, submittals, quality control, safety documentation, and closeout processes.

By unifying these capabilities in a secure cloud platform, agencies and contractors can reduce data silos across design and construction phases. In the context of large-scale federal infrastructure investments, integrated digital workflows can improve schedule predictability, cost transparency, and documentation traceability.

Cloud-Based Product Design and Lifecycle Management
In parallel, Autodesk Fusion is positioned to support secure product development for government, aerospace, and defense programs. The portfolio expansion includes Fusion for Government, Fusion Contributor for Government, and Fusion Manage for Government.

Fusion for Government provides a cloud-based environment for design, engineering, simulation, and manufacturing workflows, reducing reliance on file-based data exchange. Fusion Contributor enables non-CAD stakeholders to review and annotate designs securely, supporting cross-functional collaboration. Fusion Manage delivers product lifecycle management (PLM) capabilities, enabling requirement tracking, configuration control, and audit-ready traceability.

For agencies and contractors operating in regulated supply chains, integrated PLM tools support documentation and process control aligned with ITAR and EAR export regulations.

Supporting CMMC and the Defense Industrial Base
The expansion also addresses the needs of Defense Industrial Base contractors subject to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework. CMMC requirements focus on safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and Federal Contract Information (FCI) within contractor systems.

By pursuing FedRAMP Moderate authorization and aligning cloud services with federal cybersecurity standards, Autodesk aims to provide DIB and DoD contractors with secure digital environments for both infrastructure delivery and advanced product development.

The proposed expansion reflects a broader shift toward cloud-based collaboration platforms that meet federal security benchmarks while enabling integrated digital workflows across the built environment and manufacturing sectors.