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Oregon pursuing StateRAMP membership to streamline cloud security vetting

2647571 · March 14, 2025
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State CIO and CISO told the committee Oregon has joined or is engaging with StateRAMP to reduce duplicate vendor security assessments and eventually prefer StateRAMP-authorized vendors in procurement processes.

State Chief Information Officer Terrence Woods and State Chief Information Security Officer Ben Goreski told the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology that Oregon is actively pursuing adoption of StateRAMP, a state-focused security authorization program, to speed procurement and reduce duplicate vendor security reviews.

Woods said one of his first requests after taking office was to "get us on StateRAMP, like get us on there yesterday," and Goreski said the state now participates in StateRAMP membership activities and is working to align…

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