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Connolly Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposed Plans to Overhaul FedRAMP Without Consulting Congress

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Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s proposed overhaul of the FedRAMP program: “I championed codification of the FedRAMP program in 2023 to ensure a more efficient, cost-effective security framework for agencies using modern cloud…

Ranking Member Connolly Demands Answers After Reports DOGE is Feeding Americans’ Private Data Into Unapproved AI Systems, Using AI to Slash Programs

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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to 24 federal agencies requesting documentation that any potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) at their agencies complies with federal laws, protects Americans’ sensitive and private data, and does not financially benefit Elon Musk. “I write with serious concerns…

OPM Inspector General Assessing Risks to Agency IT Systems after Oversight Democrats Raise Serious Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns about DOGE

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Deputy Inspector General Vint has informed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the OPM Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will be incorporating into existing work topics of investigation outlined in a February 6th letter from Committee Democrats.  That letter raised concerns about DOGE exposing…

Ranking Members Connolly and Brown Request Answers From OPM on Musk’s Private Server

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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Shontel Brown, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, sent a letter to Acting Director Charles Ezell of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) expressing their concern regarding numerous reports that Elon Musk and…

Ranking Members Demand Information on DOGE Access to Sensitive and Classified Information

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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary…

Connolly Statement on President Biden's Cybersecurity Executive Order

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement on the Biden administration's recently released Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity: "The Biden administration’s recently issued executive order (EO) is a capstone on four years of…

Connolly, Strong Introduce Legislation to Expand and Improve CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congressman Dale Strong (R-AL), Member of the House Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Science, Space, and Technology, introduced the CyberCorps Enhancement Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation to improve and…

Connolly to Host Roundtable on 18th FITARA Scorecard

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and an author of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), will host a roundtable on the 18th iteration of the FITARA Scorecard on Friday, September 20, at 9:00am. WHAT: FITARA Roundtable WHEN: Friday, September 20 at…

Connolly Statement on OMB's FedRAMP Guidance

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement on the FedRAMP guidance announced today by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): “Today’s release of OMB’s official FedRAMP guidance is good news for federal agencies and the stakeholders who rely on the…

Connolly, Garbarino Introduce Bill to Create Chief AI Officers at Every Federal Agency

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, introduced the AI Leadership to Enable Accountable Deployment (AI LEAD) Act. The bipartisan legislation…

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