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Christian Baer

Christian Baer is a Technical Fellow with Schellman based in Rockville, MD. Christian specializes in federal assessments at Schellman, including compliance with a variety of frameworks and standards including FedRAMP, FISMA, GovRAMP, and CMMC. Prior to joining Schellman, Christian worked as an enterprise assessor where he specialized in performing risk assessments to determine compliance with federal security and regulatory requirements. Christian has over 10 years of experience comprised of serving clients in various industries, including the private and public sector. Christian is now focused primarily on FedRAMP assessments for organizations across various industries.

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FedRAMP | Federal Assessments

Decoding the FedRAMP Consolidated Rules for 2026

By: Christian Baer
September 15th, 2026

In June, FedRAMP released its Consolidated Rules 2026 (CR26), the biggest overhaul to the program since it launched in 2011. Schellman’s Christian Baer and Banu Jagasia from BladeStack.io broke down what's changing and why it matters, whether you're pursuing a new certification or maintaining an existing one.

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