According to StateRAMP’s website, the program has partnered with state-level organizations across 17 states, including Texas.
The way the program works is that governments can join StateRAMP for free. However, vendor certification can cost up to several thousand dollars annually and requires vendors to meet several security requirements based on their services and the data they work with.
As for StateRAMP’s newest members, they include:
- Matthew Kelly, deputy chief information security officer for Security Policy and Governance for the Texas Department of Information Resources — Kelly will serve on the Standards and Technical Committee.
- Earl Crane, adjunct faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin — Crane will serve as a Standards and Technical Committee adviser.
- Adam Mikeal, director of IT Policy, Risk, Identity and Data Management at Texas A&M University Division of IT — Mikeal will serve as a member of the Approvals Committee.
“The Nominating Committee was impressed by candidates’ breadth of experience and humbled by their commitment to StateRAMP’s founding principles,” said Jaime Schorr, chair of the StateRAMP Nominating Committee, in a news release. “Choosing the right candidates to guide the organization took careful consideration, but I am honored to announce the 2023 StateRAMP Board of Directors and Committee Members.”
