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Rocket.Chat is fully vetted and Awardable in two of DoD's top marketplaces.

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Mission-ready communications
for federal government

Ensure mission success with secure, compliant communications that enable faster decisions, safer operations,
and full control across any federal environment.

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Deployed by secure organizations globally

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Your mission demands speed and security

Modernizing legacy systems, eliminating shadow IT, and meeting Zero Trust and compliance mandates are non-negotiable.

50%

of cyberattacks involve shadow IT, leading to costly breaches

Source: Gartner
72%

of gov execs say cross-sector work boosts mission success

Source: Deloitte
30,659

security incidents hit federal agencies in
2022 alone

Source: GAO

Secure the conversation. Accelerate the mission.

When the mission requires absolute confidentiality, speed, and infrastructure sovereignty—Rocket.Chat delivers:

Operational agility: Accelerate secure collaboration with strict access controls.

Data control: Keep data fully within your infrastructure and control.

Compliance confidence: Aligned with federal frameworks from day one.

Procurement-ready: Flexible licensing and support for federal contracts.

Trusted across the federal stack with DoD ATO up to IL6

Total operational control for federal environments

Powering secure, agile, and compliant federal operations

Flexible deployment

Run on-prem, in secure cloud, or fully air-gapped environments.

Granular access control

Restrict access by role, clearance level, or operational need.

Audit and retention

Apply retention rules and support audits with full message traceability.

End to end encryption

Protect data with Zero Trust architecture and end-to-end encryption.

Interoperability

Integrate with existing tools, systems, and critical workflows.

Customizable

Customize the UI and extend functionality to meet unique agency needs.

Accelerate operations
with Rocket.Chat AI

Leverage AI to streamline decision-making, enhance operational tempo, and maintain full control over sensitive information.

AI-powered insights in seconds

Skip the search and get the intel you need instantly with Rocket.Chat AI. Receive actionable summaries from conversations to make quick decisions in time-sensitive situations.

Sovereign AI deployment

Maintain full data ownership with self-hosted LLMs. All inference stays within your infrastructure—ensuring classified data never leaves your network.

Reliable responses

Enrich your LLM with in-house knowledge using our RAG pipeline for relevant responses — without exposing sensitive information to public models.

Controlled data access

Manage data classifications and lineage metadata to restrict information access by user roles or clearance levels — ensuring data protection.

Aligned with NIST cybersecurity standards

Supports U.S. federal agencies and critical infrastructure operators in aligning with NIST 800-53, 800-171, and Zero Trust guidance for secure, resilient, and compliant communication environments.

Encrypt data and control access across all communication

Enable secure, isolated channels for incident response and contingency communication

Enforce MFA and RBAC to restrict unauthorized access

Maintain mission-critical uptime through high-availability and COOP-ready deployments

Deploy faster with trusted federal partners

Actively collaborating with leading federal systems integrators, defense contractors, and public sector partners.

Procure via GSA, SEWP, GWACs, and other government-wide vehicles

Align with existing IDIQs, BPAs, and agency-specific frameworks

Awardable through USAF Platform One and Tradewinds Marketplaces

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Trusted by mission-driven teams nationwide

Here’s what our customers and partners have to say

Air-gapped collaboration across 40+ classified programs

“Rocket.Chat gives us the fine-grained access control we need—keeping teams segmented by classified program, preventing data leaks, and eliminating tool sprawl.”
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Infrastructure Service Lead at a U.S. FSI
Interoperability needed for mission-success

"What drove us to partner with Rocket.Chat was the opportunity to bring commercial chat functionality into our Multi-Level Security environment."
Stephanie Meckel
MLS Solutions Business Area Lead - Cyber SystemsGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems
Meeting the security requirements of government agencies

"We needed a highly secure messaging platform to communicate across US government agencies. Rocket.Chat was the perfect choice and met all requirements from the US government.”
Niki Papazoglakis
CEO at Bridge 4 Public Safety,
funded by the U.S. DHS

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•  The insights and data points across this page are informed by the following key sources: Federal CIO Council & DHS: "State of Federal IT"
    report (2023), Gartner: Shadow IT impacts on enterprise security (2022), GAO: Interagency communication breakdowns and response delays
   (2021), OMB: Federal incident response times and breach likelihood analysis (2022)