From: FierceGovernmentIT
The launch date for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, is still unclear. While speaking July 20 at the FOSE conference in Washington, D.C., Ron Ross, project leader of the FISMA implementation project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, touted the benefits FedRAMP will deliver to agencies looking to purchase cloud computing technologies.
“It’s a great program,” he said after explaining how it will provide common requirements for cloud computing vendors and third-party vendor assessments that agencies can refer to for purchasing decisions.
“It’s rolling out–the folks at GSA are working overtime on this, along with OMB. I think we’re expecting sometime in the fall,” said Ross, turning to fellow panelist Dave McClure, associate administrator in the office of citizen services and innovative technologies at the General Services Administration. McClure has been a vocal proponent of FedRAMP in the past, but did not provide updates on FedRAMP’s status during the FOSE session, and didn’t respond to Ross. “There’s no exact date yet. Stay tuned to the website,” Ross added.
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