Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and satellite solutions at Amazon Web Services, said AWS operated compute and machine learning services on a satellite in low-Earth orbit as part of a space experiment meant to test a method for gathering and analyzing space data using the cloud in support of decision-makers. “Providing AWS edge capabilities onboard […] More

Ventech Solutions and the public sector arm of Amazon Web Services have worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help the center for clinical standards and quality under CMS modernize their on-premise computing infrastructure and implement a DevSecOps cloud-based environment. CCSQ oversees medical science, clinical and quality issues, manages policies, surveys and […] More

Paperless Innovations has achieved “Technology Partner” designation within Amazon Web Services‘ Partner Network program. The AWS Technology Partner status will enable Paperless to help clients advance their move to the cloud to facilitate management of procurement workflows, Paperless said Thursday. “I’m excited to broaden our partnership with AWS as we bring procurement programs to the […] More

An Amazon Web Services tool for managing configuration data has been granted authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s high security baseline. AWS AppConfig is available to government customers in the GovCloud U.S. West and East regions and is designed to help users create and update software apps for handling workloads […] More

NASA has partnered with Amazon Web Services to provide free access to climate data for scientific researchers to assess and manage climate change. The collaboration is part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative to launch the NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections dataset on the AWS Cloud, according to a public sector blog entry […] More

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California has licensed a rocket-launching concept to Fenix Space and is in discussions with another company that wants to further develop the new technology for deploying satellites into orbit. The Towed-Glider Air Launch System seeks to employ a private jet that would pull an unmanned sailplane carrying a launch […] More

Amazon Web Services has secured High Authority to Operate certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its omnichannel cloud contact center service. The designation enables AWS customers to use Amazon Connect to operate a cloud-based center service authorized to handle controlled unclassified information, AWS specialists Samuel Frederick and Jason Shaffer said in […] More

The Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum that establishes a maturity model to guide the implementation of event logging requirements with regard to cybersecurity incidents and Amazon Web Services outlined for federal customers the AWS services listed in the M-21-31 memo that require log data capture and storage at the EL1 level. “EL1 […] More

Several companies have been using an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed modeling platform as part of their efforts to make facilities more energy efficient. The AutoBEM software suite has so far simulated energy use for 98 percent of U.S. buildings since its release last year, and has led to collaborative data sharing with private sector organizations […] More

General Dynamics‘ information technology business was awarded its 10th Amazon Web Services competency, provider and partner designation after obtaining an AWS level 1 managed security service provider competency. General Dynamics Information Technology is the first federal systems integrator to secure this designation in all six AWS specialized categories for managed security services, including data privacy […] More

Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and satellite at Amazon Web Services, discussed how the federal government and industry look for ways to improve connectivity in space using cloud computing, which he said has unique capabilities ranging from artificial intelligence to data analytics. He said during a fireside chat aired by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce […] More

Amazon Web Services will offer cloud education and mentorship for startup companies that want to develop infrastructure management tools through the third iteration of the Sustainable Cities Accelerator program. Jeffrey Kratz, general manager of AWS’ worldwide public sector channels and alliances, wrote in a blog post published Monday the company teamed up with venture development […] More