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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement regarding the recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the implementation of cloud security practices at selected agencies:

“Increased cloud computing adoption opens the door for the federal government to provide higher quality services at lower costs. But any successful modernization strategy must also have security measures baked throughout. Embracing new technologies cannot sacrifice product quality, cost, or cybersecurity. GAO’s recent cloud security report rightly pushes agencies to bolster their continuous monitoring efforts. As the author of the FedRAMP Authorization Act and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, I encourage all agencies to fully address their FedRAMP requirements. I am also committed to working with the Biden Administration to build upon its current "Cloud Smart” strategy and better incorporate a critical evaluation of agency cloud adoption performance into the FITARA Scorecard.”