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H2O.ai Achieves FedRAMP® High Certification, Accelerating Secure and Sovereign AI Adoption Across U.S. Federal Agencies
May 20, 2026
Milestone positions H2O.ai as a trusted partner for mission-critical AI across defense, civilian, and national security environments
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — [May 20, 2026] — (BUSINESS WIRE) — H2O.ai, the leader in generative and predictive AI, today announced it has achieved Federal Risk and Certification Management Program (FedRAMP®) High Certification for H2O.ai Cloud for Government—the highest security designation available for U.S. federal agencies.
This Certification enables H2O.ai to support the government’s most sensitive, unclassified data and mission-critical workloads across defense, intelligence, healthcare, financial regulation, and public safety.
With FedRAMP High Certification, H2O.ai is among a select group of AI providers able to deliver advanced agentic and predictive AI capabilities at the highest federal security baseline. Agencies can now confidently operationalize AI for decision support, fraud reduction, cybersecurity, and program integrity—while maintaining full control over their data, infrastructure, and deployment environment.
FedRAMP High is reserved for systems where a breach of confidentiality, integrity, or availability could have a severe or catastrophic impact. This designation underscores H2O.ai’s commitment to delivering secure, sovereign, and responsible AI for high-stakes government missions.
“FedRAMP High marks a major milestone for H2O.ai, our platform, and our customer community - and a defining moment for the future of trustworthy, sovereign AI in the public sector. It is a privilege to serve our public servants and veterans who have put their lives in harm’s way to protect our freedoms and way of life. With FedRAMP High, we can bring AI that is not only highly accurate, fast, and sovereign, but also safe and secure. This milestone supercharges our mission to democratize AI for good, in service of citizens across every agency and department.”
With this certification, H2O.ai Cloud for Government enables agencies to securely develop, deploy, and manage AI and machine learning at scale. Key use cases include:
Fraud, waste, and abuse prevention
Cybersecurity and insider threat detection
Predictive analytics and resource optimization
Mission-critical generative AI applications
Intelligent document processing and automation
Public health and benefits delivery
National security and law enforcement data programs
To learn more about sovereign AI for federal agencies, register for the upcoming webinar, Sovereign AI for Federal Agencies: Security, Control, and Deployment in Mission Environments, on June 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT here.
For more information about H2O.ai’s FedRAMP High offering, visit:
https://h2o.ai/solutions/industry/government/
About H2O.ai
H2O.ai is on a mission to democratize AI for Good. As the world’s leading agentic AI company, H2O.ai converges Generative and Predictive AI to help enterprises and public sector agencies develop purpose-built Agents, SLMs, and solutions on their private data. With a focus on secure, compliant, and infrastructure-flexible Sovereign AI deployments, H2O.ai delivers solutions that align with the highest standards of data privacy and control.
Its open-source technology is trusted by over 20,000 organizations worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 500. H2O.ai powers AI transformation for companies like AT&T, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chipotle, Workday, Progressive Insurance, and NIH.
Through its AI for Good program, H2O.ai supports nonprofits, public sector agencies, and global institutions in advancing healthcare, education, disaster response, and environmental sustainability using agentic and predictive AI.
H2O.ai partners include NVIDIA, Dell Technologies, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Anthropic, OpenAI, VAST Data, and MinIO. H2O.ai’s AI for Good program supports nonprofit groups, foundations, and communities in advancing education, healthcare, and environmental conservation. With a vibrant community of 2 million data scientists worldwide, H2O.ai aims to co-create valuable AI applications for all users.
H2O.ai has raised $256 million from investors, including Commonwealth Bank, NVIDIA, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Capital One, Nexus Ventures, and New York Life.
For more information, visit www.h2o.ai.
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