Over three years into the program that allows US government agencies to use Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), there are 75 authorized products. Most federal agencies currently use five or less of the authorized cloud offerings, other agencies use these offerings extensively. The top five agencies with the most authorizations are: Department of Defense – 37 authorizations Department… Continue reading FedRAMP Status
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Cloud First & Federal Controls – discussion from Federal News Radio
Federal News Radio Alex Grohmann of Morgan Franklin and John Dyson of Deloitte for a discussion of the controls imposed on the federal Cloud First initiative by NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP. No joke, it can be a grind to listen to even though the participants have fun. I found some real meat around minute… Continue reading Cloud First & Federal Controls – discussion from Federal News Radio
Cloud First, US Gov Style (FedRAMP)
“Cloud first” is an approach I’ve heard articulated as a means to delivering on business objectives. The policy I’ve heard has referenced if not been predicated on the fact that the US government is implementing this policy in their federal agencies. My first thought: how is the government accomplishing such a presumably agile, flexible and… Continue reading Cloud First, US Gov Style (FedRAMP)