GSA Announces Redesign of FedRAMP Website to Improve User Experience Feb 16, 2021 | 3:02 pm The General Services Administration (GSA) announced today that it has revamped the FedRAMP website to “further empower agencies to use innovative cloud technologies and to continue driving security and protection of Federal information.” […]
FedRAMP Chips Away at Initiatives to Move to Automated Processes Jan 20, 2021 | 9:29 am The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is looking to make the move from manual processes to automated ones, focusing on two strategic initiatives that will make cloud security even easier for agencies. […]
Resiliency of Cloud Infrastructure Key to Mission Continuity, Federal Officials Say Oct 27, 2020 | 12:10 pm As the nature of the Federal government’s work environment has changed due to the coronavirus pandemic, building cyber resiliency in cloud infrastructures has been essential to maintaining mission operations, agency officials said. […]
FedRAMP Makes Progress and Looks for Consistency in 2021, Director Says Aug 26, 2020 | 11:24 am The General Services Administration’s (GSA) FedRAMP Program has made significant strides over fiscal year 2020 and its priorities remain consistent as we look toward FY2021. […]
FedRAMP Agency Liaison Program Yielding Positive Results Jul 8, 2020 | 9:22 am The General Services Administration (GSA) attributes the FedRAMP program’s success to building a culture that prioritizes continuous improvement, and aims to continue program growth through its recently launched FedRAMP Agency Liaison Program. […]
FedRAMP Director Discusses FY2020 Priorities Nov 20, 2019 | 8:55 am The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) will focus on administering simplicity, automation, marketplace growth, and learning opportunities in Fiscal Year 2020, according to Director Ashley Mahan. […]
FedRAMP Launches Ideation Challenge Jul 24, 2019 | 1:54 pm The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) today announced the launch of its Ideation Challenge that aims to inform the next iteration of the program’s processes and supporting functions. […]
FedRAMP Eyes Reciprocity With Industry Standards, Automation Apr 9, 2019 | 5:11 pm FedRAMP (the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is looking to automation and reciprocity with industry standards in different sectors as it focuses on improvements in 2019, said Ashley Mahan, director of the FedRAMP Project Management Office (PMO), at FCW’s Cloud Summit today. […]
GSA Sets Executive Changes on FedRAMP Side Aug 23, 2018 | 5:43 pm On the heels of Kelly Olson’s promotion to head the General Services Administration’s Technology and Transformation Services (TTS) organization (LINK to yesterday’s story), the agency is setting into motion a series of leadership changes impacting its FedRAMP operation, among others. […]
GSA Offers Guidance on Moving to Cloud With FedRAMP Jul 23, 2018 | 11:27 am During a General Services Administration (GSA) webinar on July 18, officials explained why Federal agencies should use GSA tools to move to the cloud, how agencies can utilize IT Schedule 70 to move to the cloud, and how to meet FedRAMP requirements. […]
FedRAMP Discusses Boundary Guidance, Responds to Industry Comments Jul 17, 2018 | 5:14 pm Matt Goodrich, FedRAMP director, and Ashley Mahan, FedRAMP evangelist, addressed industry feedback to FedRAMP’s recently released authorization boundary guidance during a webinar today. […]
FedRAMP Tunes Requirements for CSPs Feb 27, 2018 | 3:42 pm With compliance deadlines looming for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), FedRAMP is ramping up its requirements for the monitoring of cloud systems. […]
FedRAMP Provides Playbook to Help Agencies Navigate the Authorization Game Dec 19, 2017 | 2:16 pm Last July, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) revamped the provisional authorization process to make life easier for cloud service providers (CSPs). The change let CSPs use a simple web form to delineate their business cases to FedRAMP’s Joint Authorization Board (JAB). […]
GSA to Let Agencies Bypass Certain FedRAMP Rules Based on Data Type Nov 29, 2016 | 11:19 am The General Services Administration is working on a new approach to the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which would allow agencies to bypass certain security requirements based on the type of data being collected. […]
With FedRAMP Authorization, collab9 Offers Flexibility Aug 18, 2016 | 9:00 am Unified Communications company collab9 is seeking to give Federal agencies both flexibility and security in communication systems through its recent FedRAMP authorization, the first of a Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) provider. […]
The Situation Report: Precision Dental & CIA Modernization Jul 21, 2016 | 7:00 am Sinking our teeth into the Precision Medicine Initiative….New FedRAMP data and an upcoming dashboard application….Free guidance from GSA on how to get to the cloud….And smoother sailing for the CIA’s restructuring. […]