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Matt Hungate

Matt Hungate is a Principal with Schellman based in Richmond, VA. Matt specializes in Federal Assessments at Schellman, including compliance with standards such as FedRAMP, NIST, ITAR, and CJIS. Prior to joining Schellman in 2019, Matt worked as a Cybersecurity Consultant for a large advisory firm where he specialized in strategy and assessment services for NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP. Matt also led and supported various other projects, including the development of an enterprise wide cybersecurity strategy and cloud transition plan for a large federal agency. Matt has experience comprised of serving clients in both the private and public sectors, and his credentials include the CISSP, CISA, and CPA.

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FedRAMP | Federal Assessments

By: Matt Hungate
March 25th, 2025

Recent changes to FedRAMP® have sparked conversations about the program’s future, but one fact remains clear: FedRAMP is here to stay. Recognized as a critical program by the General Services Administration (GSA), it plays a key role in ensuring the security of cloud services used by federal agencies. That said, as the program evolves, notable changes are imminent.

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FedRAMP | Federal Assessments

By: Matt Hungate
March 10th, 2025

Cybersecurity is no longer just a best practice—it’s a necessity, a foundational pillar of our national security. For over a decade, FedRAMP, or the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, has set the gold standard for securing the federal government’s cloud infrastructure, saving time, resources, and taxpayer dollars. But today, we stand at a crossroads. The challenges in front of us - bureaucratic roadblocks, inefficiencies, and budget constraints - threaten to unravel years of progress. The question is clear: Will we rise to the occasion, modernizing FedRAMP without sacrificing its integrity? Or will we allow short-term obstacles to drag us backward into an era of duplication, inconsistency, and increased vulnerability?

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FedRAMP | Federal Assessments

By: Matt Hungate
March 15th, 2022

Did you know? The historic Apollo 11 mission that put a man on the moon took eight days, three hours, 18 minutes, and 35 seconds.

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FedRAMP | Federal Assessments

By: Matt Hungate
March 3rd, 2022

Lin Manuel Miranda is more known for his musical Hamilton these days, but years ago, he also wrote a 14-minute show called 21 Chump Street. It featured a song—“What the Heck I Gotta Do.”

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FedRAMP | Federal Assessments

By: Matt Hungate
February 15th, 2022

Self-help guru Tony Robbins once said that "the meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."

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FedRAMP | Compliance and Certification | Federal Assessments

By: Matt Hungate
September 15th, 2021

As a Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO), Schellman has been performing FedRAMP security assessments for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) since 2014. During this time, we have seen our CSP clients pioneer technologies that provide federal agencies an opportunity to leverage new and innovative cloud services, all while modernizing their approach to building, deploying, and managing applications through containerization. Though this gradual shift to containerizing system components has increased CSPs’ operational efficiency and scale, it has also introduced new security risks to FedRAMP systems.

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