Rob Carey, president of Cloudera Government Solutions, said he believes the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Data Strategy Implementation Plan should include measurable goals, a competent workforce and prepared organizational culture. In a commentary published Wednesday on Defense News, Carey recommended that the agency directly involve C-suite executive leadership to ensure the success of IPlan. The […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a security technical implementation guide to ensure the secure installation of the Tri-Lab Operating System Stack 4.  The TOSS 4 STIG outlines requirements to guide the installation of the production simulation environment in compliance with the Defense Department’s security requirements, the DoD Cyber Exchange said Thursday. TOSS is […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has cleared the automated benchmark for a security technical implementation guide that provides cybersecurity requirements for Microsoft’s Windows Server. A notice posted Friday on the DOD Cyber Exchange said the benchmark is effective immediately upon release and available for Department of Defense personnel with a common access card.  The Windows […] More

A Motorola Solutions suite of camera and video management software offerings has passed the evaluation process run by the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Joint Interoperability Test Command. DISA certified the Avigilon H5A Series and Control Center products for compliance with standards meant to ensure information technology systems can interoperate to support Department of Defense missions, the company said Tuesday. Joe […] More

Science Applications International Corp. will handle Unisys Operating System 2200 capacity services work at the Defense Information Systems Agency’s data centers under a $50.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Department of Defense said Monday the contract has an 11-month base period until Nov. 30, 2023, as well as two one-year option periods that will extend work […] More

American Systems will provide test, evaluation and certification services to the Defense Information Systems Agency under a potential 10-year, $1.01 billion contract. The company said Monday it will deliver a full spectrum of joint test and evaluation services to DOD’s Joint Interoperability Test Command at Fort Huachuca in Arizona and Fort George G. Meade in […] More

Google Cloud’s service offering has received a Defense Information Systems Agency provisional authorization to host Department of Defense data at Impact Level 5. DISA said Tuesday the IL5 provisional authorization covers several services, including BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage, Cloud Hardware Security Module, Cloud Key Management Service, Google Compute Engine, Identity and Access Management, Persistent Disk […] More

Inmarsat‘s government business arm has received a potential five-year, $410 million blanket purchase agreement from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide the U.S. Army Blue Force Tracker network services. Inmarsat Elera-powered, L-band satellite communications will be used to enable connectivity between BFT platforms and satellite earth stations, the company said Monday. The new work […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has cleared and issued the Security Technical Implementation Guide for Rancher Government Solutions’ RKE2 offering. RKE2, also known as RKE Government, is RGS’ next-generation Kubernetes distribution platform designed to adhere to security requirements of federal government agencies by regularly scanning components for common vulnerabilities and exposures, among other functions. DISA […] More

Lumen Technologies will supply necessary network transport and communication services to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command under a potential 10-year, $1.5 billion contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of high-capacity, end-to-end services in support of the Defense Information Systems Network, the telecommunications and tech company said Tuesday. “We’re delivering the always-on […] More

CoSo Cloud has secured authorization from the Defense Information Systems Agency to handle military data at Impact Level 4. The IL4 certification enables CoSo to deploy Adobe Connect to help military agencies create immersive virtual learning and training programs in a secure private cloud environment, the company said Tuesday. CoSo is now authorized to deliver […] More

SOSi announced on Tuesday that the industry leader in transformational technology solutions for the Department of Defense has received two new task orders worth $31.3 million through the $385 million Mission Partner Environment Network Engineering Services or MPE-ES contract provided by the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Information Systems Agency. “We’re proud to apply […] More