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First set of cloud providers to get cyber approval by Dec. 31
FedRAMP is reviewing six applications from vendors and plans on awarding at least three with the authority to operate by the end of the year. GSA's Kathy Conrad said a survey identified more than 80 opportunities for cloud services. GSA to hold FedRAMP webinar tomorrow.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , industry , GSA , FedRAMP , cloud computing , Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board , Jaosn Miller
Advising the OCSIT Associate Administrator
Ms. Conrad is the primary advisor to the OCSIT Associate Administrator on citizen services/engagement and innovative technology programs and strategic direction
Tags: Business of Government Hour , management ,
In Depth interviews - September 13
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Lauren Thompson , Barry Pavel , Richard Painter
FedRAMP, Data.gov revamp just part of GSA office's caseload
Dave McClure, the associate administrator in the OCSIT, and Kathy Conrad, the principal deputy associate administrator joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the work the office does and the progress on cloud-computing security standards in particular.
Tags: GSA , OCSIT , Dave McClure , technology , cybersecurity , cloud computing , FedRAMP , In Depth , Francis Rose
FedRAMP eases vendors' path to offer secure cloud services
Under the new concept of operations, the interagency board now is letting vendors submit their cloud services for approval without first having to have a contract. The document details three major areas of how the FedRAMP process will work. The program management office will release two other major documents in the coming months to further detail the cloud security process.
Tags: technology , FedRAMP , cloud computing , cybersecurity , Matt Goodrich , GSA , TechAmerica , third-party assessments , Jason Miller
GSA to tighten oversight of conflict-of-interest rules for FedRAMP
Under the cloud security requirements, vendors who want to be third party assessment organizations and cloud service providers must prove they have walled-off the two parts of their company. GSA released details Dec. 8 and held an industry day Dec. 16 for vendors who want to be third-party assessers. GSA expects to release the FedRAMP security controls early in 2012.
Tags: technology , GSA , Dave McClure , cloud computing , cybersecurity , FedRAMP , Jason Miller
Agencies gravitate to low-cost contests as Challenge.gov celebrates its first birthday
In its first year, the website Challenge.gov let agencies add public contests as a low-cost way to find innovative solutions to their problems. Officials at the General Services Administration, which runs the site, say challenges offer a lower-cost alternative to procurement or grants and speak to a different audience. GSA would like to see challenges standardized across the government in the coming year — but worry that the site may lose funding.
Tags: management , David McClure , e-government , robynn sturm-steffen , GSA , Challenge.gov , technology , innovation , Emily Kopp
GSA hires Jefferson Consulting's Conrad
The General Services Administration has hired Kathy Conrad to be its new principal deputy associate administrator in the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies.
Tags: management , Dave McClure , GSA , mobile technology , Jefferson Consulting , Jason Miller
How to motivate employees in budget uncertainty
Jefferson Consulting Group's Kathy Conrad offers tips for managing in tough budgets.
Tags: Jefferson Consulting Group , management , budget , In Depth , Fed 100
2010 ELC: Delivering Transformation
2010 ELC plans to bring together leaders from government and industry to discuss how results-oriented approaches are working, how to address existing capability gaps, and how to sustain continuous government transformation. We get a preview from conference chairs Kathy Conrad and Dave McClure.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , ELC , Executive Leadership Conference , Dave McClure


