The format for your week 3 discussion is a backgrounder (“briefing paper”). Background papers are summaries of issues provided to help decision-makers/leaders/managers make decisions. Decision-makers use summaries instead of (or in addition to) reading lengthy reports because the summaries only include the pertinent facts and/or the bottom line – meaning each specific point stands alone in the context of the paper topic.
Prepare a set of discussion points (3 to 5 paragraphs) that address the following information request:
How does FedRAMP help agencies ensure the security of digital government services?
Your backgrounder (“briefing paper”) must address the following:
What is meant by “Digital Government services?” (previously called “e-Government” services)
FedRAMP (what it is, how agencies use FedRAMP to deliver Digital Services, and how FedRAMP contributes to improved security for Digital Services)
Additional strategies for improving privacy and security (Play #11) from the Federal CIO Council’s Digital Services Playbook (“Manage security and privacy through reusable processes”) — make sure that you address the “Checklist” and “Key Questions”
Provide in-text citations and references for 3 or more authoritative sources. Put the reference list at the end of your posting.
Note: this assignment asks for paragraphs (containing full sentences), not short phrases or bullet lists.
