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White House releases digital strategy
The White House unveiled May 23 a digital strategy to reform federal mobility, websites and the sharing of digital services.
Spotlight: FedRAMP accredits third-party assessment organizations
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP , on May 14 named nine third-party assessment organizations, or 3PAOs, that will assess and test cloud computing vendors' security controls.
FedRAMP JAB to name third party assessment organizations by May
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the General Services Administration are now reviewing the first set of third party assessment organizations, and by May the FedRAMP joint...
Audio: Federal officials discuss progress on FedRAMP
Federal officials representing FedRAMP's joint authorization board spoke April 13 during an event hosted by AFFIRM in Washington, D.C. Scroll down to the media player to listen to the panel in...
McClure: Cloud services require acquisition officers to retool
As core enterprise systems move to the cloud, provisioning services in that environment could require revised training for acquisition officers. Existing rules, processes and culture need to be...
Data security key for cloud environment, says NSA official
Cloud computing has the potential to increase cybersecurity through increased analytics, said a National Security Agency official while speaking March 19 at an Information Technology Acquisition
NIST security controls update addresses privacy, mobile, cloud
A draft update (.pdf) to the principal catalog of security controls used by federal agencies for the first time couples privacy controls with security controls, introduces mobile-specific controls,...
VanRoekel: Cybersecurity is an administration priority
Cybersecurity is one of the Obama Administration's top five information technology priorities, said Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel, while speaking at a Feb. 24 AFECA Bethesda
Responsibility for FedRAMP security controls will vary
The degree to which cloud service providers and federal agencies are each responsible for security controls under the FedRAMP program will depend according to the type of service offered and the
FedRAMP CONOPS calls for big DHS role
A concept of operations for the FedRAMP governmentwide assessment and authorization of low- and moderate-impact cloud services released Feb. 7 by the program office shows that the Homeland Security
