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

Government business leaders at Amazon Web Services and ServiceNow, said education programs and flexible work arrangements are among the ways for agencies to develop and retain information technology professionals, FedTech Magazine reported Monday. Max Peterson, vice president of the worldwide public sector unit at AWS and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, emphasized the importance for […] More

Ventech Solutions, a technology and health care service provider, has been awarded government competency status in the Amazon Web Services partner network for supporting federal customers through the delivery of workloads and applications on AWS.  The AWS government competency designation underscores the Columbus, Ohio-based company’s capability to assist civilian agencies, national defense and intelligence communities, […] More

Twenty additional Amazon Web Services offerings have received provisional authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The services are now available on the FedRAMP Marketplace and on the company’s Services in Scope by Compliance Program page, according to a blog post published Monday. The services that secured certification from FedRAMP’s Joint […] More

Amazon Web Services helped the Department of Justice’s tax division develop an application in less than two months to streamline the process for employees seeking approval for their telework requests and enable DOJ to implement a hybrid work arrangement as part of their return-to-office policy. The development team at DOJ’s tax division tapped AWS Professional […] More

Amazon Web Services and Red River have agreed to expand the companies’ business relationship in a push to help government and enterprise clients transition information technology operations to cloud infrastructure. Red River said Thursday it looks to expand its cloud migration and platform development experience through the new multiyear collaboration pact. The Claremont, New Hampshire-based […] More

Amazon Web Services has made the Wickr recall, alert and messaging service available on a cloud hosting service and platform for the Department of Defense in an effort to enable the military services to exchange controlled unclassified information. The encrypted full suite collaboration application works to allow Cloud One users to send messages, transfer files, […] More

Clint Crosier, director of aerospace and satellite solutions at Amazon Web Services, said AWS is introducing cloud computing tools and other technologies to meet the space industry’s need for data processing capabilities, SiliconANGLE Media reported Wednesday. “Decision-makers need to make real-time decisions,” Crosier, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, told the publication in an […] More

Amazon Web Services‘ global infrastructure was selected by Japanese space technology developer Warpspace to support the development of an optical inter-satellite communication relay network service. Warpspace said Thursday it uses AWS’ Kubernetes conformant service, relational database platform and other related offerings to help create workloads for WarpHub InterSat, which will provide communication service for low-Earth […] More

Government agencies are facing information technology workforce challenges when it comes to implementing cloud modernization efforts and Dave Levy, vice president of U.S. federal government, nonprofit and healthcare at Amazon Web Services, said AWS helps address that through free cloud computing skills training and other education programs, FedScoop reported Wednesday. “By 2025, AWS will help […] More

Amazon Web Services has completed a readiness assessment for Wickr, a technology offering designed to help government users exchange encrypted messages, under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Wickr for Government has been granted the FedRAMP Ready designation in the moderate baseline after the platform underwent an evaluation against a set of federal security […] More