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Nov. 2, 2023, 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. Eastern time
Virtual location: Zoom
|
ALLOTTED TIME |
TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
|
1:00-1:05 p.m. |
Call to order |
Designated Federal Officer Michelle White |
| 1:05-1:35 p.m. | Deep Dive Briefing: Automation Initiatives and Opportunities | Acting Director/Cybersecurity Program Manager of FedRAMP Brian Conrad |
| 1:35-1:50 p.m. | Committee question-and-answer | Acting Director/Cybersecurity Program Manager of FedRAMP Brian Conrad and FSCAC members |
| 1:50-2:00 p.m. | Public comment (limit of three minutes per speaker) | Members of the public |
| 2:00-2:55 p.m. | Committee Initiative Discussion: Automation Initiatives and Opportunities | FSCAC members |
Michelle White, Designated Federal Officer, explained her role and duties on this advisory committee, and introduced the rest of the committee, including their training and credentials. She completed a roll call and determined that a quorum had been established. Michelle reviewed the agenda of the meeting and announced that there will also be an open forum after the committee’s question and answer agenda item for questions from the public with three minutes allotted for each speaker. She reviewed the meeting agenda for the day.
All except one committee member was present in person and introduced themselves by name and organization. Victor Brown was present virtually and introduced himself by name and organization.
Brian Conrad opened up the floor for questions. Some of the main questions and comments pertained to OSCAL, the scope of automation, the readiness of stakeholders for automation, and near-term opportunities for automation.
The committee welcomed comments from members of the public. Three members of the public provided comments all related to OSCAL. Attendees raised their hands to be called on and shared ideas around how to optimize OSCAL during the process.
Michelle White, FSCAC DFO, reviewed the overview of the process and the topics for discussion and improvements and called on members as they raised their hands to provide their input, which was directly captured live during the meeting in the draft memo. For Automation Initiatives and Opportunities, members individually brought forward ideas for improvements to reduce time and cost throughout the authorization and continuous monitoring process to reduce barriers to entry for small businesses. The members also discussed how to consider goals for automation and taking a pragmatic approach to determining those based on what is feasible. Members then discussed recommendations to go to the GSA Administrator based on what is actionable. At the end of the section, members discussed impacts to stakeholders and measures of success of automation.
Ann Lewis, FSCAC Chair, Michelle provided closing remarks and thanked everyone for the conversation and
discussion. She highlighted the next steps and details regarding the final deliverable. The meeting adjourned
at 2:55 pm EST.
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