Notice2024-30489
Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Notification of Upcoming Meeting
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Published
December 23, 2024
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General Services Administration
Abstract
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, GSA is hereby giving notice of two (2) open public meetings of the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC). Information on attending and providing public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104543-104544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30489]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[Notice-Q-2024-08; Docket No. 2024-0002; Sequence No. 58]
Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Notification of Upcoming
Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service (Q), General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, GSA is hereby giving notice of two (2) open public meetings of
the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC). Information on
attending and providing public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
DATES: The open public meetings will be held virtually on Wednesday,
February 26, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., eastern time (ET), and
Thursday, February 27, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., eastern time (ET).
The meeting materials, registration information, and agendas for the
meetings will be made available prior to the meeting online at <a href="https://gsa.gov/fscac">https://gsa.gov/fscac</a>. Additional information can be found under the
Supplementary Information section of this notice. Both meetings will be
open to the public for the entire time.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be accessible via webcast. Registration is
required for attending each meeting and will be made available prior to
the meetings online at <a href="https://gsa.gov/fscac">https://gsa.gov/fscac</a>, by selecting the
``Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee meetings'' tab on the left,
and then selecting the ``February 26 & 27, 2025--Virtual'' meeting
accordion in order to view all meeting materials, agendas, and
registration information. Registrants will receive the webcast
information before the meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle White, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), FSCAC, GSA, 703-489-4160, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593f2a3a383a193e2a38773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="395f4a5a585a795e4a58175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
GSA, in compliance with the FedRAMP Authorization Act of 2022 (the
Act), established the FSCAC, a statutory advisory committee in
accordance with the provisions of FACA, as amended (5 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.). The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)
within GSA is responsible for providing a standardized, reusable
approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud computing
products and services that process unclassified information used by
agencies.
The FSCAC will provide advice and recommendations to the
Administrator of GSA, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical,
financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding the secure
adoption of cloud computing products and services. The FSCAC will
ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use,
authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing
products and services to enable agency mission and administrative
priorities. The purposes of the Committee are:
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<bullet> To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways
that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including
the following:
[cir] Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations.
[cir] Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden,
confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud
service providers.
[cir] Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for
cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses
concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(a)).
[cir] Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and
cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.
<bullet> Collect information and feedback on agency compliance
with, and implementation of, FedRAMP requirements.
<bullet> Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and
collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.
The FSCAC will meet no fewer than three (3) times a calendar year.
Meetings shall occur as frequently as needed, called, and approved by
the DFO.
Purpose of the Meeting and Agenda
The February 26, 2025 public meeting will include two presentations
by FedRAMP on their roadmap as well as commercial and federal framework
reciprocity, and the meeting will also include several panel
discussions on the topics of the current FedRAMP authorization process
experience, the current state of Open Security Controls Assessment
Language (OSCAL), and Federal framework reciprocity.
The February 27, 2025 public meeting will be dedicated to continued
deliberations in order to finalize recommendations to the GSA
Administrator on their initial two (2) priority initiatives of 1)
identifying and documenting top challenges and proposing solutions
around the barrier to entry for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) with a
focus on small businesses, third party assessment organizations
(3PAOs), and small & large agencies, and 2) identifying and documenting
ways to expedite the authorization process for Cloud Service Offerings
(CSOs), such as exploring agile authorizations and other potential cost
reductions, both labor and financial, with a focus on small businesses.
Additionally, the committee will begin deliberations to develop
their initial recommendations on their last two (2) priority
initiatives of 3) identifying best practices and recommendations on how
FedRAMP can make progress with commercial reciprocity using different
security frameworks, and 4) identifying what is needed to support OSCAL
adoption and if there are any barriers to OSCAL interoperability within
the CSP and agency GRC ecosystem that need to be addressed.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide oral
public comments during each meeting, and may also submit public
comments in writing prior to this meeting by completing the public
comment form on our website, <a href="https://gsa.gov/fscac">https://gsa.gov/fscac</a>. The meeting agendas
will be posted on <a href="https://gsa.gov/fscac">https://gsa.gov/fscac</a> prior to each meeting and can
be accessed by selecting the ``Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee
meetings'' tab on the left, and then selecting the ``February 26 & 27,
2025--Virtual'' meeting accordion in order to view all meeting
materials, agendas, and registration information.
Meeting Attendance
The virtual meeting is open to the public. The meeting materials,
registration information, and agenda will be made available prior to
the meeting online at <a href="https://gsa.gov/fscac">https://gsa.gov/fscac</a>,by selecting the ``Federal
Secure Cloud Advisory Committee meetings'' tab on the left, and then
selecting the ``February 26 & 27, 2025--Virtual'' meeting accordion.
Registration for attending the virtual meeting is highly encouraged by
5 p.m. EST, on Friday, February 21, 2025. After registration,
individuals will receive instructions on how to attend the meetings via
email.
For information on services for individuals with disabilities, or
to request accommodation for a disability, please email the FSCAC staff
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffb9acbcbebcbf988c9ed1989089">[email protected]</a> at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Live
captioning may be provided virtually.
Public Comment
Members of the public attending will have the opportunity to
provide oral public comment during the FSCAC meeting. Written public
comments can be submitted at any time by completing the public comment
form on our website, <a href="https://gsa.gov/fscac">https://gsa.gov/fscac</a>, located under the ``Get
Involved'' section. All written public comments will be provided to
FSCAC members in advance of the meeting if received by Tuesday,
February 18, 2025.
Margaret Dugan,
Service-Level Liaison, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-30489 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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