Significant cloud and security landscape changes have prompted the Office of Management and Budget to release new draft guidance modernizing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program first issued in 2011, reports FedScoop. Aside from establishing a technical information security program with risk management in mind and providing various authorization structures to promote marketplace growth, the updated FedRAMP also seeks to advance automation to streamline processes and facilitate shared infrastructure utilization between the federal government and the private sector.

Source: SC Magazine