The General Services Administration (GSA) has launched FedRAMP 20x to improve the federal government's cloud security assessment and authorization process. This initiative seeks to automate compliance checks, enabling over 80% of security requirements to be validated automatically. The changes were prompted by a need to modernize IT infrastructure and reduce bureaucratic delays. GSA's director highlighted the urgency of these updates amidst budget and staff reductions. Notably, the program will now allow rapid authorizations for low-impact services without needing a federal agency sponsor, expediting the adoption of cloud technologies.
"Our partnership with the commercial cloud industry needs serious improvement. Strengthening this relationship will help us fulfill our commitment to cutting waste and adopting the best available technologies to modernize the government's aging IT infrastructure..."
"FedRAMP 20x will give agencies access to the latest technology now - not months or years down the road."
"The goal is to have automated validation for over 80% of the program's security requirements, as opposed to written explanations..."
"The updates to the program come as the team running it - and its budget - has shrunk as GSA writ large sheds employees..."
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