VA Seeks Industry Input on Expanding Cloud Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering expanding its cloud environment and seeking feedback from technology vendors on the potential impacts of adding new cloud service providers.
The VA is conducting research on expanding its Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) to include additional Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) beyond Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, which both have FedRAMP High certifications.
- The VA notes that more CSPs now have FedRAMP High authorization, prompting questions about adding more to the VA's cloud platform.
- The General Services Administration is seeking to speed up the FedRAMP process, the government approval program for cloud products and services.
The agency is taking note of the growing number of cloud services providers cleared at the FedRAMP High level.
Author's summary: VA seeks input on cloud expansion.