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An update today (This is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. content. Please get on the mailing list and really read it.)

• FedRAMP Publishes Draft Rev. 5 Baselines
• Readiness Assessment Report (RAR) Templates and Guide Updates for 3PAOs
• FedRAMP Releases Updated CSP Authorization Playbook
• FedRAMP Connect Business Case Deadline Extended
• FedRAMP FY21 Annual Survey Recap

FedRAMP Publishes Draft Rev. 5 Baselines for Public Comment

On December 21, 2021, FedRAMP released draft Rev. 5 baselines for public comment and we want your feedback. In 2020, NIST released SP 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, Revision 5 (Rev. 5) catalog of security and privacy controls and SP 800-53B, Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations. The FedRAMP PMO worked with the Joint Advisory Board to develop the FedRAMP baselines in alignment with NIST’s Rev. 5 update.

We Want Your Feedback!

FedRAMP anticipates that a more strategic control selection will result in a better focused security authorization process, and your feedback is critical in continuing to provide the best guidance possible. To learn more about the Rev. 5 updates and provide your feedback, check out the blog post.

Next FedRAMP Connect Due Date

Are you a CSP inserted in working with the JAB? The next due date for FedRAMP Connect Business Cases will be January 21, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET. CSPs interested in working with the JAB should review the JAB Prioritization Guidance and Criteria document in its entirety and reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions or to set up a coaching call. If you are an agency customer that would like to see a CSP prioritized to work with the JAB, please share the above information with your cloud service provider and reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. expressing your interest.

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