FedRAMP last week unveiled an online training course to help users understand the new review and approve process. The training is available on the agency’s training page. The new training is intended to help FedRAMP cloud service providers (CSPs) and others understand the lengthy and complex process to receive FedRAMP compliance. According to FedRAMP, […]

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) didn’t waste any time at a recent field hearing to say Federal agencies are dragging their feet when it comes to cloud computing. “We deserve a Federal government that harnesses innovative solutions such as the cloud to modernize record keeping, improve critical government functions, maximize security, and be wise stewards of […]

Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Esri last week earned a rare distinction – its Managed Cloud Services became the first system to transition from a CSP supplied package to an agency FedRAMP authorization. Esri, based in Redlands, California, initially earned its Authority to Operate (ATO) at the moderate level from the U.S. Census Bureau. Esri provides […]

Federal agencies that want to move to the cloud should plan their migration carefully, said Maria Roat, chief technology officer at the Department of Transportation. “There’s a lot of moving parts and pieces (when it comes) to moving to the cloud,” Roat said on a MeriTalk webinar, “How Much Does the Federal Cloud Cost?” To […]

Hewlett Packard Inc. last year announced it will split in two, with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) taking on the enterprise IT business. That will include Helion, the company’s cloud computing products and services. TBR Inc. analyst Cassandra Mooshian said the split will help HPE’s cloud business, making it “even better positioned to execute on its […]

In its first six-month progress report of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), the General Services Administration (GSA) said there are more than 1,400 “cloud implementations” across the Federal government and 82 percent of those are FedRAMP-compliant. The new report shows that the number of cloud service providers (CSPs) jumped 41 percent and […]

Cloud service providers (CSPs) and Third Party Assessment Organizations (3PAOs) must now include social engineering and phishing attacks as part of efforts to test their systems, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) officials said last week. The FedRAMP Program Management Office detailed the changes in the new Penetration Test Guidance issued July 6. “The new […]