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FedRAMP 20x Keeps Government Cloud Use Moving

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Earlier this year, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced a significant update to the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Named FedRAMP 20x, the focus of this initiative is on introducing automation to increase the pace of authorizations.

The Phase One pilot of this effort trialed a new approach to FedRAMP Low authorization. This automated process focused on Key Security Indicators (KSIs) rather than the traditional NIST SP 800-53 narrative control set. Vendors meeting the KPIs were granted a 12-month FedRAMP Low authorization. Using this process, the first FedRAMP authorizations were issued in just four months.

The GSA is now kicking off Phase Two, which will look at granting FedRAMP Moderate authorizations. Participation in this pilot is by invitation only, in order to ensure the small FedRAMP staff concentrates efforts on participants that are well-positioned to achieve Moderate authorization. The focus of this phase, "quality, not quantity,"-- is aimed at fine-tuning automated processes, with a target of 10 approved solutions. Continue reading →

Socrata Powers–and Benefits From–Open Data Movement in Government

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Originally posted by Benjamin Romano on Xconomy

Drawing on an unprecedented amount of government data that is easier to access than ever before, more than 11,000 software developers, entrepreneurs, students, and others across the country devoted part of last weekend to building technologies designed to help local, state, and federal governments solve problems and improve their communities.

The first National Day of Civic Hacking encompassed events in 83 cities including Detroit, where an understaffed city department sought help answering its phones; Denver, where the winning team built an app that helps visitors find legal marijuana dispensaries; and Seattle, where teams developed tools to connect people with events in their neighborhoods.

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Federal government offices closed Tuesday

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Originally posted by Julia Ziegler and Jolie Lee on Federal News Radio

D.C.-area federal offices are again closed to the public Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy made landfall Monday on the East Coast, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

As with Monday, non-emergency federal employees, including those on pre-approved paid leave, will be granted an excused absence for the number of hours they were scheduled to work unless they are:

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Federal government closures due to Hurricane Sandy

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Originally posted on Federal News Radio

The following federal buildings and other services used by federal employees are closed due to Hurricane Sandy. This list will be continuously updated as Federal News Radio learns more.

OPERATING STATUS:

    • Federal government buildings in the D.C. area will be closed to the public Monday, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Non-emergency employees (including employees on pre-approved paid leave) will be granted excused absence.
  • Federal buildings that take direction from the New York City Federal Executive Board will be closed Monday.

BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATIONS:

    • Andrews Air Force Base (Closed Monday to non-essential personnel)
    • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Baltimore facilities closed Monday)
    • DISA (DISA elements in the National Capital Region and at Fort Meade will follow OPM's operating status Monday. Buildings will be closed to the public and non- emergency employees will be granted excused absence.)
    • EEOC (Closing headquarters in Washington, as well as its field offices in Washington, Philadelphia and Baltimore.)
    • Fort Belvoir (Operating under emergency essential-only conditions on Monday)
    • Forest Glen Annex (Closed Monday)

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