Deadline draws near for cloud vendor accreditation.

PositionCLOUD - Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program - Brief article

Cloud service providers have until June to be accredited by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) if they want to continue to service U.S. federal agencies. FedRAMP is a government-wide, standardized approach to cloud security assessments and the continuous monitoring of the assessments and authorization. Federal agencies are allowed to use only cloud products and services that have been accredited by FedRAMP.

Maria Roat, the program's director within the General Services Administration, advised providers and federal agencies in December to work directly with the FedRAMP office and to get the review process underway soon because the process is a lengthy one. Providers working directly with FedRAMP should expect the process to take four to five months to complete, while those going it alone can...

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