The General Services Administration has updated its procurement requirements to mandate zero trust architecture for all SaaS products used by federal agencies. The policy requires vendors to implement continuous verification, micro-segmentation, and least-privilege access controls as baseline security measures.
SaaS providers serving the government sector are investing heavily in compliance, with many hiring dedicated federal security teams and pursuing FedRAMP High authorization. The requirements are expected to cascade into state and local government procurement standards within the next 18 months.
