Shrinking budgets among CIOs’ top concerns, survey finds
Inadequate budgets, conflicting priorities among program units and little time for strategic planning are among the top barriers to federal chief information officers increasing their effectiveness,...
View ArticleAdministration preps for release of cloud authorization program
Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel is expected to make an announcement on Thursday detailing the administration’s long-awaited Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program...
View ArticleGSA releases security standards for cloud vendors
The General Services Administration late last week released security standards cloud solutions must meet before operating within federal agencies. The security controls are part of the Federal Risk...
View ArticleState’s chief security official to head DHS cyber division
The State Department’s top security chief is leaving his post to oversee a newly created cybersecurity division at the Department of Homeland Security. John Streufert will replace Nicole Dean as...
View ArticleGSA details FedRAMP cloud security program
The General Services Administration provided more details on Tuesday about a new mandatory security assessment program for federal cloud providers. A 47-page concept of operations document about the...
View ArticleNIST revises security and privacy standards for federal systems
The National Institute of Standards and Technology on Tuesday released proposed revisions to its requirements that govern how agencies secure their federal information systems. Proposed changes to...
View ArticleNo more than 20 vendors to get initial cloud security assessments
As many as 20 cloud computing vendors will be certified for federal use under a new security assessment program when it launches in June. The General Services Administration, which manages the Federal...
View ArticleGSA conducts FedRAMP stress test
Federal officials have completed two test runs of the government’s new cloud computing assesment program to work out any kinks before the June launch. The General Services Administration, which manages...
View ArticleGSA names FedRAMP third party assessment organizations
An initial group of nine organizations has been selected to provide independent security reviews of cloud products and services used in the federal government. As part of the Federal Risk and...
View ArticleCloud security program officially launches
A program intended to standardize the government’s security certification of cloud products and services is now accepting vendor applications. Starting Wednesday, cloud service providers and agencies...
View ArticleFederal cloud program certifies first vendor
North Carolina-based Autonomic Resources last week became the only firm to complete a new security review process for all federal cloud products and services. The Federal Risk and Authorization...
View ArticleFederal cloud program approves two contractors
CGI Federal this month became the second vendor to complete a new security review process for all federal cloud products and services. The Virginia-based company already provides cloud computing...
View ArticleGSA seeks industry input for cloud security program
Federal officials are working to streamline the government’s security program for cloud products and services. A critical part of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)mandates...
View ArticleDISA reaches milestone in quest to manage and negotiate cloud contracts
The Defense Information Systems Agency is one step closer to standing up cloud broker services for the Defense Department. As DoD’s cloud broker, DISA will manage the use, performance and delivery of...
View ArticleAmazon gets federal cloud certification
Amazon Web Services is the latest vendor to pass a rigorous security review for all federal cloud products and services. So far, only CGI Federal and North Carolina-based Autonomic Resources have...
View ArticleAT&T gets fedRAMP certification
At&T has shown it can meet strict security standards for the cloud computing storage offerings it provides to federal agencies. The certification is called the Federal Risk and Authorization...
View ArticleHP, Oracle among companies in FedRAMP pipeline
Century Link, HP and CA Technologies are among the companies with cloud solutions awaiting final approval under a governmentwide security program. Specifically, these companies are working to obtain a...
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