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.
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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, 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.
About Cohere
Cohere, founded 2019, is a security-first enterprise AI leader building foundation models and end-to-end products to solve real-world business problems. We partner with organizations to deliver seamless integration, customization, and user-friendly solutions. Our all-in-one platform provides maximum security, privacy, and deployment flexibility across clouds, private environments, and on-premises. Headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, Cohere operates additional offices in London, New York, Montreal, Paris, and Seoul, serving customers worldwide.
The company has raised ~$1.6BUSD from strategic tech investors (Nvidia, AMD Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Oracle, Cisco), institutional investors (Radical Ventures, Inovia Capital, PSP Investments, HOOPP, BDC, Nexxus), and AI pioneers including Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, Pieter Abbeel, and Raquel Urtasun. For more information, visit Cohere.
About Second Front Systems
Second Front Systems (2F) is a public-benefit software company powering software for the free world. We eliminate the friction that slows innovation, enabling faster, more secure development and deployment of software across government and regulated networks. Built by national security veterans and backed by top-tier venture capital, our platform is trusted by the world’s leading organizations to cut deployment timelines from years to weeks. We move fast, solve hard problems, and deliver trusted capabilities where they’re needed most. Our work strengthens global security and gives the United States and its allies a lasting competitive advantage. Learn more at secondfront.com.
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