FedRAMP not delivering on promise of standard authorization

Adoption of cloud computing services under FedRAMP has been hampered by many federal agencies’ unwillingness to accept FedRAMP authorization as sufficient or to accept ATOs granted by other agencies.

VMware exec Tony Scott named new Federal CIO

The White House announced on February 5 that Tony Scott will become the new Chief Information Officer for the federal government, filling a position within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that has been vacant…

The right to sue remains an important element of contract-based governance models

Among the gaps a formal governance system for the NHIN is intended to fill is the inability for organizations without a government contract or grant to sue the government; this lack of privity is cited by…

Agency resistance to 2011 TIC deadline driven in part by limited MTIPS options

Despite the increased attention focused on the rollout of the federal government’s Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) initiative since a March 2010 GAO report highlighted the slower-than-expected progress most agencies have made in consolidating their Internet connections…

ONC focus on NHIN governance presents opportunity to establish acceptable security and privacy standards

According to an article yesterday from Government Health IT, the Office of the National Coordinator is getting ready to address a more complete set of rules of behavior and other requirements for participation in the Nationwide…

Federal CISOs appear to trust technology more than Congress

The results of the recently released (ISC)2 sponsored report, The 2010 State of Cybersecurity from the Federal CISO’s Perspective, suggest a pervasive distrust of U.S. legislators by federal Chief Information Security Officers, based in large part…

New ONC Chief Privacy Officer starts with a full plate

When Joy Pritts, the newly appointed Chief Privacy Officer in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, started her job on Monday, she already had a list of pending action items stemming from activities,…