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FedRAMP 20x – One Month in and Moving Fast
Exactly one month ago today GSA announcedFedRAMP 20x, aninitiative to rapidly modernize FedRAMP in continuous collaboration withindustry stakeholders and fed...
We can’t share pre-decisional information or too much detail about administrative procedures, but transparency into our internal activities and operating environment demonstrates our commitment to the goals of FedRAMP 20x and provides insight into how collaboration drives us forward. Responded to 1,265 messages sent to info@fedramp.gov, including 833 access requests and 208 general questions about FedRAMP Discussed FedRAMP 20x with over a thousand people at sessions hosted by industry trade groups including the Alliance for Digital Innovation, Cloud Service Providers - Advisory Board, and Business Software Alliance Launched community working groups, hosted eight public meetings with well over a thousand unique attendees, and participated in 100+ active discussions in the working group discussion forums Discussed FedRAMP’s progress and goals with minority and majority Congressional committee staff from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Met with executives and security leaders at DOD, DISA, CISA, VA, HHS, and OMB to discuss changes to FedRAMP Met with various FedRAMP Board members individually while maintaining communication about the status and progress of changes Presented to over 75 agency representatives at GSA’s Cloud & Infrastructure Community of Practice to share and collaborate on FedRAMP 20x updates Presented at the CIO Council’s Analytics Community of Practice meeting on AI safety and performance evaluation Discussed the future of FedRAMP, cloud security, and delivery in uncertain times with the HHS Administration for Children and Families Tech Team Reengaged the FedRAMP Agency Liaison community with 85+ federal agencies represented Supported internal GSA activities to finalize member selection and begin planning for 2025 Federal Security Cloud Advisory Committee meetings Launched our official FedRAMP LinkedIn account with nearly a half dozen posts so far and growing…be sure to follow us on social media, including X/Twitter and YouTube Began work on a new prototype web page, including the FedRAMP Marketplace, that is both accessible and modern Engaged the FedRAMP Technical Advisory Group for continuous support on new initiatives and standards Supported Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) revision initiatives to streamline acquisition regulations The approach avoids unnecessary detail to support FedRAMP’s ongoing shift from compliance-based to security-based decision making and assessment.
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