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Securitymindersâ€™ George Moraetes: Risk Assessment Could Help Evaluate Cloud Providers for FedRAMP Compliance

George Moraetes, vice president, chief security officer and architect at Securityminders, has said federal agencies should take several measures to evaluate cloud service providers for compliance with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management ProgramÂ and one of those is through cloud risk assessment. Moraetes wrote in aÂ guest piece published Thursday on IBMâ€™s Security Intelligence that agencies […] More

by Jane Edwards February 2, 2018, 8:21 am
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Microsoft Receives Air Force, ICE FedRAMP Authorizations for Azure Govt Cloud

Microsoft has obtained separate Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certifications from theÂ U.S. Air Force and theÂ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the company’sÂ Azure Government cloud platform. Tom Keane, a general manager at Microsoft, wrote in a blog entry posted Jan. 24 that the Air Force gave Azure Government theÂ Defense Department‘s Impact Level 4 ATO […] More

by Ramona Adams February 1, 2018, 9:45 am
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CenturyLink, collab9 Partner to Offer Cloud-Based Unified Comms Platform to DNFSB

CenturyLink has teamed up withÂ collab9Â to offer the latterâ€™s cloud-based unified communications-as-a-service system to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under a potential three-year contract. CenturyLink said Wednesday it secured the award through a General Services Administration contract held by its Level 3 Communications subsidiary. The contract has a one-year base term and two option years. […] More

by Jane Edwards February 1, 2018, 3:05 am
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Koniag Subsidiary to Support DoD Enterprise Cloud Migration Initiative

The Defense Department has selected aÂ KoniagÂ subsidiary to help DoD’s Executive Steering GroupÂ and Defense Digital Service manage an enterprise cloud initiative. Eagle Harbor Solutions will assist CESG in efforts to implement a strategy to accelerate the department’s adoption of cloud-based architectures and services, the companyÂ said Jan. 16. EHS,Â which operates under Koniag’s government services sector, will also […] More

by Joanna Crews January 24, 2018, 2:03 am
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Booz Allen Receives AWS Security Competency Designation; Mickie Bolduc Comments

Amazon Web ServicesÂ has granted an AWS Partner Network Security Competency designation toÂ Booz Allen HamiltonÂ in recognition of the latter’s efforts to develop cloud-based products that work to help clients manage various information technology functions. Booz Allen said Thursday the APN Security Competency status also represents the company’s capacity to offer specialized software platforms for customers to […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 19, 2018, 7:25 am
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AWS Renews CSRA’s Managed Service Provider Partner Status

CSRA has been re-certified as a partner under Amazon Web Services‘ Managed Service Provider program. TheÂ MSP Partner designation allows CSRA to offerÂ proactive monitoring, automation and management of customers’ cloud environments, the company said Thursday. CSRA initially obtained the designation in February 2017 following an assessment of the firm’s application migration and cloud infrastructure offerings. An […] More

by Ramona Adams January 19, 2018, 3:27 am
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AWS Team Helps Air Mobility Command Simulate Cloud Transition Events

The Air Mobility Command andÂ Amazon Web ServicesÂ have collaborated to simulate events of an organization’s transition to cloud infrastructure in a move to help AMC leaders prepare for non-technical issues that may arise during the initial years of cloud migration. The U.S. Air ForceÂ said Tuesday theÂ experiential activity occurred Jan. 8 at Scott AF Base in Illinois […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 18, 2018, 4:44 am
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NIST Eyes E-Commerce Systems Consolidation Via Salesforce-Based Cloud Platform

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked vendors for information on a cloud platform that will work to consolidate the agency’s e-commerce portals into a single system in an effort to facilitate business processes and build up user experience, MeriTalk reported Tuesday. NIST wants to field a cloud system that complies with the […] More

by Jane Edwards January 17, 2018, 4:23 am
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Report: CSRA Eyes February Launch for DoD’s milCloud 2.0

CSRAÂ announced that it aims to introduce the second version of theÂ Defense Department‘s cloud computing platform on February 1, three months ahead of the initially scheduled launch date.Â The unclassified sections ofÂ MilCloud 2.0 will be rolled out at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma and Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, the Washington Business Journal reported Saturday. […] More

by Jane Edwards January 16, 2018, 5:05 am
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Koniag Subsidiary Gets DOI Contract for IT Review, Cloud Migration Planning Support

A KoniagÂ subsidiary has received a contract from the Interior Department to help DOI’s Office of the Special Trustee for American IndiansÂ develop a blueprint to migrate information technology systems to a cloud platform. Eagle Harbor Solutions will evaluate the office’s IT assets, network architecture and systems as part of cloud migration planning efforts, KoniagÂ said Monday. The […] More

by Joanna Crews January 9, 2018, 2:55 am
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Oracle to Dramatically Cut Sales Team, Grow Cloud

Oracle is reducing its sales to make more money from its fastest growing sector: cloud. While theÂ exact size of the cuts are uncertain, one report says Oracle is preparing to cut up to two-thirds of its current sales force as soon as this summer, and layoffs are expected to start after the end of this […] More

by Barbara Boland December 29, 2017, 12:18 am
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Deltekâ€™s Alex Rossino: White House IT Modernization Report Cites Cloud Adoption Challenges

Alex Rossino, a principal research analyst atÂ Deltek,Â has saidÂ the federal information technologyÂ modernization report issued by the White House American Technology Council has named the use of enterprise cybersecurity platforms and the Trusted Internet Connections policy as some of the barriers to cloud adoption. The White House report calls for an update of the TIC policy and […] More

by Jane Edwards December 28, 2017, 8:08 am