A major player in the government’s cloud adoption efforts is headed to the private sector after a decade in civil service.
Matt Goodrich, a senior advisor for the Technology Transformation Service at the General Services Administration, will be stepping down from his post on July 26. Goodrich announced his departure via Twitter on Monday.
Though he held a variety of posts across the executive branch, Goodrich is perhaps best known for spearheading the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program office, or FedRAMP, at GSA. As the program’s director from its inception in September 2011 through August 2018, Goodrich helped lay the groundwork for the broader government’s adoption of cloud services.
The FedRAMP program offers cloud service providers a way to more rapidly ensure their products meet government security standards. Today, more than 220 providers have been authorized under the program, giving some 150 agencies easier access to vetted, secure cloud technology, according to the FedRAMP website.
"FedRAMP has certainly been a game changer for government but what was most impressive was watching Matt drive this big idea, work tirelessly behind the scenes to navigate the intense bureaucracy and stay committed to making it better everyday with extremely limited resources," said Kelly Olson, who formerly led GSA's Technology Transformation Services wing and worked closely with Goodrich on various initiatives for almost a decade. "His leadership, determination and resilience is inspiring and I have no doubt he will continue to serve and transform the cloud security landscape in government for many years to come.”
The office has also worked extensively with agencies to help the ..
Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
