WASHINGTON, DC, May 12, 2026 / Business Wire /Cohere, the leading security-first enterprise AI company, today announced it has achieved FedRAMP® High authorization through Second Front Systems (2F), a public-benefit software company powering software for the free world. This enables federal agencies to access Cohere’s secure, highly efficient, and fully customizable enterprise AI models faster to power mission-critical applications.
As agencies look to modernize operations and improve workforce efficiency with AI, many still face a familiar challenge: promising technologies often get stuck in lengthy compliance processes before they can be put to use. Traditional FedRAMP pathways can take years, require significant upfront investment, and often depend on securing a government sponsor before deployment can begin.
By leveraging Second Front Game Warden’s inherited FedRAMP authorization model, Cohere was able to skip those delays and be listed in under 90 days. Cohere’s enterprise-grade generative and search AI models are now available to federal agencies through Second Front’s Game Warden platform, with their North agentic AI platform coming soon.
This milestone distinguishes Cohere from other prominent AI offerings that have only reached the FedRAMP Moderate level. While the most advanced models remain tethered to cloud hyperscalers, Cohere is the first independent LLM company to reach the High level on its own terms. This makes Cohere the first truly cloud-agnostic, high-impact AI available for critical government missions.
By inheriting Second Front’s existing authorization controls, Cohere avoided the time and cost of building a standalone compliance environment and eliminated the need for a government sponsor. Instead, Cohere can deliver secure, agentic AI capabilities to agencies now — helping federal teams automate workflows, accelerate analysis, and improve decision-making across mission-critical operations. Cohere’s ability to tailor models for civilian, defense, and national-security missions strengthens its value for agencies that need AI they can fully govern and deploy on their own terms.
“Government agencies are under pressure to move faster while managing increasingly complex missions,” said Dave Ferris, VP of Global Public Sector at Cohere. “This milestone allows us to bring Cohere’s secure, enterprise AI capabilities to federal customers faster so they can improve productivity, accelerate decision-making, and better serve their missions – without compromising on privacy or control.”
Cohere joins a growing number of commercial technology companies choosing faster paths into government while maintaining flexibility to scale over time. For agencies, that means faster access to proven commercial AI tools built for real-world use cases and designed to operate securely in sensitive environments. The result is a meaningful acceleration in the pace at which agencies can adopt and operationalize AI.
“Federal teams don’t have time to wait years for technology that can make them more effective and mission-focused today,” said Mamie Cruse, Chief Mission Officer at Second Front. “Cohere is bringing powerful AI capabilities to the government, and our inherited authorization model helps agencies access that innovation faster without sacrificing security.”
Second Front’s Game Warden provides the most complete deployment pathways across the federal government, enabling software companies to operate across civilian agencies, the Department of War, and the intelligence community — from unclassified environments to the most secure mission systems. This milestone builds on Cohere and Second Front’s partnership announced last year. It reflects a shared commitment to delivering best-of-breed, secure AI capabilities to the federal government more quickly.
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