GSA to reinstate FedRAMP director, taps Treasury CIO for 3 roles
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ByChristian Robles,
Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
August 25, 2026 04:01 PM ET
The General Services Administration is seeing a string of personnel changes leading up to the federal chief information officer’s departure from government at the end of the month.
FedRAMP Director Pete Waterman will return to work on Thursday after being placed on administrative leave in late July for a social media post on his personal LinkedIn account stating preferences for veterans in federal hiring hampers tech-focused recruiting, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The General Services Administration did not comment on Waterman’s reinstatement.
Waterman became the first director of FedRAMP — the federal government’s cloud security authorization program — in over three years when he was named to the position in August 2024. Waterman has overseen the Trump administration’s new FedRAMP 20x overhaul during his tenure.
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