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  • Acendre Gets FedRAMP Authorization for Talent Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Acendre Gets FedRAMP Authorization for Talent Mgmt Platform

    Acendre has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer cloud-based technology built to help organizations manage human resources. Prior to approval, an accredited third-party assessment organization and FedRAMP’s program management office assessed Accendre’s talent management software offering for government agencies, the company said Wednesday. The company also offers people analytics, recruitment and performance management platforms […] More

  • DISA Issues RFI on Automated Cloud Migration Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Issues RFI on Automated Cloud Migration Technologies

    The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks industry comments on available technologies for the development of a potential automated military cloud migration effort. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the agency is looking for migration systems that can duplicate servers used with an application from their current environment into a cloud platform built on an Apache […] More

  • DHS Seeks Software Upgrade Services for USCG's Data Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Software Upgrade Services for USCG’s Data Mgmt System

    The Department of Homeland Security is looking for modernization services for the U.S. Coast Guard’s web-based system that manages reports on mission activities such as safety patrols, public affairs and search and rescue operations. The Coast Guard aims to award a firm-fixed-price contract to upgrade its AuxData system into a commercial-off-the-shelf or software-as-a-service platform to streamline […] More

  • USCIS Releases Cloud Cybersecurity Service RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USCIS Releases Cloud Cybersecurity Service RFI

    The U.S. Citizen Immigration Services‘ information technology office seeks information on providers of IT security services in a cloud computing environment. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says USCIS currently explores the availability of cybersecurity as a service in the risk management, microservice architecture and emerging technology areas as part of efforts to secure and update IT applications. The […] More

  • Unisys Lands Potential $219M Georgia Cloud IT Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Lands Potential $219M Georgia Cloud IT Contract

    Unisys has received a potential eight-year, $219M contract to provide a hybrid cloud platform meant to help government agencies in Georgia manage citizen services delivery efforts across the state. The contract with the Georgia Technology Authority has a base term of five years and six months and three one-year options and calls for Unisys to serve […] More

  • AWS, VMware Plan 2019 Release of Joint Cloud Service in GovCloud Region; Pat Gelsinger Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS, VMware Plan 2019 Release of Joint Cloud Service in GovCloud Region; Pat Gelsinger Quoted

    Andy Jassy and Pat Gelsinger, respectively CEOs of Amazon Web Services  and VMware, announced at a recent industry event that both companies will debut a hybrid cloud service intended for government customers in the AWS GovCloud region by the end of 2019. Both executives spoke about the planned release of VMware Cloud on AWS and other joint offerings at the […] More

  • DoD Seeks Industry Questions About Revised JEDI Cloud RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Seeks Industry Questions About Revised JEDI Cloud RFP

    The Defense Department has launched a second round of comment period for industry to submit questions about DoD’s revised request for proposals for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud procurement program, Nextgov reported Friday. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says cloud service providers should send their questions about the amended JEDI cloud RFP through Tuesday, […] More

  • AWS Launches Cloud Evaluation, Training Program for Public Sector Partners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Launches Cloud Evaluation, Training Program for Public Sector Partners

    Amazon Web Services has introduced a 110-day training program that aims to help public sector partners further develop their skills as they work to support government, nonprofit and education clients in their cloud migration efforts. AWS said Thursday the Public Sector Partner Transformation Program is a two-phase initiative that seeks to help participants assess their cloud […] More

  • Kratos Completes Second Phase of Air Force Enterprise Ground Services Study - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Completes Second Phase of Air Force Enterprise Ground Services Study

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has completed the second phase of a nearly three-year, four-phase study that aimed to migrate a military satellite communications ground system to the U.S. Air Force’s Enterprise Ground Services architecture. The company said Wednesday it offered its EPOCH telemetry and command server and TAO-DSI platform, among other things, to automate […] More

  • AWS to Host DLA's Cloud-Based Learning Mgmt System Through SAP NS2 Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS to Host DLA’s Cloud-Based Learning Mgmt System Through SAP NS2 Partnership

    SAP National Security Services has updated a learning management system for the Defense Logistics Agency and selected Amazon Web Services to host the cloud-based training information technology application as part of a partnership between the two companies. AWS said Monday it will support the Defense Department-authorized platform DLA uses to manage online training and education courses through the GovCloud (US) infrastructure. […] More

  • BAE, Splunk to Integrate Cloud, Security Platforms for Gov't Sector; Peder Jungck, Gary DePreta Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Splunk to Integrate Cloud, Security Platforms for Gov’t Sector; Peder Jungck, Gary DePreta Quoted

    BAE Systems has partnered with Splunk to incorporate a security technology into a cloud computing platform designed to help federal civilian, defense and intelligence agencies monitor networks. The federated secure cloud BAE developed with Dell EMC will employ the Splunk Enterprise platform equipped with security features and machine learning algorithms, BAE said Wednesday. Peder Jungck, vice president and […] More

  • DISA, NIST Seek Industry Feedback on Uniform Metrics for Commercial Cloud Acquisition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA, NIST Seek Industry Feedback on Uniform Metrics for Commercial Cloud Acquisition

    The Defense Information Systems Agency’s Procurement Services Directorate and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are seeking information on standardized metrics to streamline service level agreements for commercial cloud contracts. DISA posted a request for information Friday calling for industry feedback on efforts to create a catalog of metrics for accessibility, availability, performance, service reliability, […] More