GSA Small Business Office and FedRAMP PMO looking for Small Business Cloud Solutions
General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) and The FedRAMP PMO are hosting a webinar on March 21, 2024 to provide guidance to small business CSPs in becoming FedRAMP authorized. Small businesses are encouraged to attend and register for this free event. The topics that will be covered include: Gain […]
Accelerating FedRAMP ATOs: OMB Memo
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a Draft Memorandum for Modernizing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) on Friday, Oct 27, 2023. FedRAMP was codified in 2022 when Congress passed the FedRAMP Authorization Act (“Act”). The Act established FedRAMP within the General Services Administration (GSA) and created a FedRAMP Board to […]
How to prepare for initial FedRAMP ATO kickoff and Agency briefing?
Federal and Defense Agencies are increasingly buying commercial cloud services to meet their mission requirements. Commercial cloud solution providers must obtain FedRAMP authorization prior to offering their services to agencies. The FedRAMP Kickoff Briefing Guidance is critical to help prepare for the authorization process.
FedRAMP Marketplace Outlook for 2023
Happy new year! US Federal Agencies are expected to spend nearly $19B on cloud services by 2024. In order to participate in the Federal and DOD marketplace, a key requirement for commercial cloud solution providers is the ability to obtain and maintain FedRAMP certification. The FedRAMP program is expected to continue to grow given the […]
FedRAMP ATO: Time to Compliance and Authorization
Understanding FedRAMP time to compliance is one of the first questions ISVs and SaaS companies looking to work with US Government agencies. Typical timelines can vary between 6 months to 24 months depending on the quality of preparation, agency backlog and complexity of the system. However, answering this question “how much time will it […]
Accelerating FedRAMP Certification with Zscaler and AWS Cloud
Commercial ISV’s and SaaS providers looking to provide cloud-based services to US Federal and Department of Defense customers