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November 16, 2023, 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. Eastern time
Virtual location: Zoom
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ALLOTTED TIME |
TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
|---|---|---|
|
1:00-1:05 p.m. |
Call to order |
Designated Federal Officer Michelle White |
| 1:05-1:10 p.m. | Chair remarks | Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Chair Ann Lewis |
| 1:10-1:30 p.m. | Committee question-and-answer | Office of Management and Budget and FSCAC members |
| 1:30-1:40 p.m. | Public comment (limit of three minutes per speaker) | Members of the public |
| 1:40-2:15 p.m. | Committee discussion: Draft OMB memo feedback | FSCAC members |
| 2:15-2:50 p.m. | Committee memo finalization | FSCAC members |
| 2:50-2:55 p.m. | Committee vote | FSCAC members |
| 2:55-3:00 p.m. | Closing remarks and adjourn | FSCAC Chair Ann Lewis and DFO Michelle White |
Michelle White, FSCAC DFO, reviewed the purpose of the meeting and described the duties of the committee. She completed a roll call and determined that a quorum had been established. She 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.
Ann Lewis, FSCAC Chair, provided opening remarks. She stated the desired outcome of the meeting was to develop and deliver to the GSA Administrator, a one-page summary of the Committee’s feedback on the draft OMB FedRAMP Memo. She also shared that any technical questions not answered in today’s meeting will be captured, addressed, and communicated back to the Committee and posted on the Committee’s website.
The committee welcomed comments from members of the public. Three members of the public provided comments all related to the draft deliverable and recommendations the Committee have been discussing. Attendees raised their hands to be called on and highlighted specific recommendations the Committee should consider which included: focusing on reducing friction for sponsorship, reducing costs for CSPs to receive an authorization, increasing intensity of pen-testing, and providing agencies with the best view of a system’s security posture. Eric Mill introduced himself and provided additional clarity around the draft OMB FedRAMP memo. Specifically, he stated that OMB will be extending the public comment period, and the exact date will be provided in the Federal Register at a later time, but expected to be in December.
Eric then opened up the floor for questions from the FSCAC membership. Some of the main questions sought additional clarification on definitions listed in the memo, the new authorization paths and continuous monitoring processes, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, and the timeline for execution.
The committee welcomed comments from members of the public. There were no public comments.
Michelle White, FSCAC DFO, provided an overview of the process and the topics for discussion and called on members as they raised their hands to provide their input, which was directly captured live during the meeting in the draft FSCAC letter to the GSA Administrator. Ann Lewis, FSCAC Chair, led the discussion to further improve and refine the draft letter summary.
FSCAC members provided additional input in the summary. Individual comments submitted prior to the meeting were captured in the appendix. Branko Bokan clarified that the comments included do not represent all FSCAC members and proposed a clarifying statement to include. Additional summary sections and bullets were added in the areas of standards/process changes, small business concerns, budget implications, potential benefits, items missing from the draft OMB memo, and clarifications needed from the draft OMB memo.
The Committee continued their deliberations and discussion. Membership further refined, edited, and finalized the draft FSCAC letter to the GSA Administrator to prepare it for a Committee vote.
Michelle reviewed the voting procedures. Ann Lewis made a motion to approve the deliverable as it is written and deliver it to the GSA Administrator by November 20, 2023. Bo Berlas, seconded the motion. A roll call vote was completed with the majority in favor of the motion.
Ann thanked everyone for joining the meeting, taking the time, and providing their expertise. Michelle
adjourned the meeting at 3:00 p.m.
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