OpenAI incident
Elevated errors with GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces
OpenAI experienced a minor incident on October 7, 2026 affecting FedRAMP, lasting 15m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
FedRAMP
Update timeline
- investigating Oct 07, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components FedRAMP (Degraded performance)
- monitoring Oct 07, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery and no longer seeing any errors. Affected components FedRAMP (Operational)
- resolved Oct 08, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components FedRAMP (Operational)