[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E36]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




FEDERAL RISK AND AUTHORIZATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
                                  2021

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                               speech of

                           HON. JODY B. HICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 5, 2021

  Mr. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 21, 
the FedRAMP Authorization Act.
  As Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee, it's my 
focus to ensure the American taxpayer enjoys the benefit of efficient, 
effective, user-friendly I.T. systems.
  We all know the appropriate use of cloud computing technologies can 
help achieve all of those goals, and I thank Subcommittee Chairman 
Connolly for his work on this legislation.
  As we work to understand and respond to the recently discovered 
SUNBURST cyberattack, the underlying purpose of the FedRAMP program--
the security of cloud operations--has never been more important.
  But as we also continue to respond to the ongoing pandemic, the 
demand for constituents and federal employees to interact remotely has 
never been greater. Thus, the flexibility that comes with cloud 
technologies has also never been more important.
  I am pleased the FedRAMP authorization includes provisions that will 
reduce the time required for companies to be certified as FedRAMP 
compliant at a given agency after they have already been certified 
elsewhere in the federal government. This provision will go a long way 
towards giving agencies the cloud-based tools they need in these trying 
times.
  Codifying FedRAMP is an important step in realizing the savings 
offered by cloud adoption and the savings offered by a more efficient 
security authorization process.
  I urge my colleagues to support the bill and look forward to 
continuing to work to improve government services for the American 
people.

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