Citrix Cloud Government
Citrix Cloud Government is a cloud that is isolated and separate from Citrix Cloud. The services allow US government agencies and other public-sector customers to use Citrix Cloud Government according to regulatory and compliance requirements. Citrix Cloud Government operates within a geographical boundary, stores, and replicates services and data for delivery of Citrix Cloud Government services. Citrix uses multiple public or private clouds based in one or more states within the US to provide services.
The Citrix Cloud Government documentation provides details on setting up your account and the supported services. The Service reference section describes the differences between services and functions in Citrix Cloud Government and Citrix Cloud commercial regions. The concepts and instructions for supported services are the same for both Citrix Cloud Government accounts and Citrix Cloud commercial accounts. References to the existing commercial documentation are provided.
Available services
| Service | Available in Citrix Cloud Government |
|---|---|
| Citrix Cloud control plane | Yes |
| Citrix Analytics | No |
| Application Delivery Management | No |
| Citrix Content Collaboration | No |
| Citrix Endpoint Management | No |
| SD-WAN Orchestrator | No |
| Secure Browser Service | No |
| Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) | Yes |
| Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Standard for Azure) | No |
| Citrix Federated Authentication Service | No |
| Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials | No |
| Citrix Virtual Desktops Essentials | No |
| Web App Firewall | No |
| Citrix Workspace | Yes |
| Workspace Environment Management | No |
| License Usage Insights (CSPs only) | No |
| Citrix Gateway Access Nodes/POP | Multiple WW nodes, traffic routing is restricted to Azure GOV Virginia and Azure GOV Texas |
To compare services available in Citrix Cloud Government to services in Citrix Cloud commercial regions, see Service presence in each region. Also, ITSM Adapter is available in Citrix Cloud commercial regions but not in Citrix Cloud Government.
FedRAMP Moderate status
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) are a US government program that provides security standards for cloud services.
The FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO) has designated Citrix DaaS as FedRAMP Moderate. Citrix Cloud Government and Citrix DaaS have completed the Readiness and Assessment Report.
US government organizations can deploy virtual apps and desktops in Citrix Cloud Government with Citrix DaaS on Microsoft Azure Government, meeting FedRAMP Moderate status requirements. FedRAMP Authorized deployments can use an on-premises Citrix Gateway.
Citrix DaaS is listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace as “Citrix for Government”.
Third Party Notifications
Citrix Cloud Government includes third-party software. The software that is licensed under the terms are defined in the Third Party Notices documents for the platform and the supported services. For more information, refer to Citrix Cloud Third Party Notifications.