Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Nov. 2, 2023 public meeting agenda and minutes

Nov. 2, 2023, 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. Eastern time

Virtual location: Zoom

Agenda

Call to Order: Welcome and Roll Call

Michelle White, Designated Federal Officer

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.

Deep Dive Briefing: Automation Initiatives and Opportunities

Brian Conrad, Acting Director/Cybersecurity Program Manager of FedRAMP

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.

Deep Dive Briefing: Committee Q&A

Brian Conrad, Acting Director/Cybersecurity Program Manager of FedRAMP
FSCAC Membership

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.

Public Comment

Members of the Public

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.

Committee Initiative Discussion: Automation Initiatives and Opportunities

FSCAC Membership

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.

Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Ann Lewis, Chair, and Michelle White, DFO

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.

Committee Members in Attendance

• Ann Lewis (Chair)
• Bill Hunt
• Bo Berlas
• Branko Bokan
• Jackie Snouffer
• John Greenstein
• Joshua Cohen
• LaMonte Yarborough
• Marci Womack
• Matt Scholl
• Michael Vacirca
• Nauman Ansari
• Ravi Jagannathan
• Victor Brown

Guest Speakers and Presenters

• Brian Conrad, FedRAMP

FSCAC Support Staff Present

• Michelle White, Designated Federal Officer
• Theresa West, FSCAC Support Team
• Taylor Juneau, FSCAC Support Team
• Theresa West, FSCAC Support Team
• Ashley Kimbell, FSCAC Support Team
• Maggie McKenna, FSCAC Support Team

Members of the Public Present

• Daniel Aiken
• Rob Gill
• Gayle Berkeley