Government Cloud

Learn about the latest technologies that drive the rapid adoption of cloud services by the public sector. This section focuses on offerings for public, private, hybrid and multi-cloud environments specifically tailored for federal agencies.

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  • VMware’s Bill Rowan: DoD, DOJ IT Execs Agree on Hybrid Cloud’s Value - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VMware’s Bill Rowan: DoD, DOJ IT Execs Agree on Hybrid Cloud’s Value

    Bill Rowan, vice president of federal sales at VMware, has said information technology leaders from U.S. service branches and the Justice Department agree when it comes to the value of hybrid cloud technology, WTOP reported Wednesday. He participated in a Federal News Radio-hosted panel discussion with Daniel Corbin, chief technology adviser at the U.S. Marine Corps‘ C4 Headquarters; Randall Conway, […] More

  • CSRA to Test Navy HR Mgmt System on AWS Cloud - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA to Test Navy HR Mgmt System on AWS Cloud

    CSRA has obtained authorization from the U.S. Navy to test a new integrated pay and personnel system for the service branch on Amazon Web Services‘ cloud platform. The Interim Authorization to Test permits CSRA to assess the viability and flexibility of running a commercial off-the-shelf human resource management platform on AWS cloud, CSRA said Wednesday. The COTS HRM system will […] More

  • Navy Adopts Rubrik Cloud Data Management Tool to Streamline Backup Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Adopts Rubrik Cloud Data Management Tool to Streamline Backup Operations

    The U.S. Navy has begun to implement Rubrik’s software-defined converged platform in an effort to automate backup operations and manage data across public and private cloud environments. The service branch’s Commander, Navy Installations Command reported a reduction in the total cost of ownership and achieved cost savings after it deployed Rubrik’s Cloud Data Management platform, […] More

  • Tiag Obtains AWS Consulting Partner Accreditation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tiag Obtains AWS Consulting Partner Accreditation

    Amazon Web Services has designated tiag as a consulting partner under the AWS Public Sector Partner Program, which is comprised of companies that support the cloud operations of government, education or non-profit customers. Reston, Viginia-based tiag said Friday it has been authorized to support customer missions in all program categories including government; nonprofit; primary and K-12 education; […] More

  • CA Technologies' Project, Portfolio Mgmt Offering Achieves FedRAMP Ready Status - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CA Technologies’ Project, Portfolio Mgmt Offering Achieves FedRAMP Ready Status

    CA Technologies‘ project and portfolio management platform has achieved a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Ready status which validates the system’s compliance with security and quality standards required for cloud-based services. Vinod Peris, senior vice president of engineering in the Agile management business unit of CA Technologies, said in a post published Wednesday that the […] More

  • FCC Grants DocuSign FedRAMP ATO for Cloud-Based Electronic Transaction Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FCC Grants DocuSign FedRAMP ATO for Cloud-Based Electronic Transaction Service

    DocuSign has obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification from Federal Communications Commission to offer a cloud-based electronic transaction service in support of the government’s digital transformation efforts. The company said Tuesday it aims to help customer agencies automate and digitize paper-based workflows that need signatures. “Federal agencies are looking for cloud computing technology to help deliver the […] More

  • AWS Debuts Software Marketplace for GovCloud US Region - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Debuts Software Marketplace for GovCloud US Region

    Amazon Web Services has launched an online marketplace in the company’s GovCloud U.S. region to help independent software vendors customize, maintain and update products for government clients that require regulatory compliance. The new AWS Marketplace is designed to also help customer agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to identify and procure software that can support regulated workloads, AWS […] More

  • Telos Offers Automated Risk Mgmt Software to AWS Govt Cloud Users - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos Offers Automated Risk Mgmt Software to AWS Govt Cloud Users

    Telos has begun to offer its automated risk management platform to government users of Amazon Web Services‘ GovCloud isolated cloud region. Xacta 360 is now available in the AWS GovCloud Marketplace and the AWS Marketplace for commercial buyers, Telos said Friday. Richard Johnson, manager of cloud information system security at the Department of Homeland Security, said DHS […] More

  • IBM to Help Arizona Implement Cloud Managed Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Help Arizona Implement Cloud Managed Services

    IBM has been chosen by the state of Arizona to help its government agencies manage information technology operations with cloud technology. The Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology organization will deploy IBM cloud services in an effort to establish a statewide IT strategy and offer services and infrastructure to other local agencies, the company said Thursday. ASET will oversee […] More

  • Trend Micro to Offer Security Platform via AWS GovCloud - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Trend Micro to Offer Security Platform via AWS GovCloud

    Trend Micro has made its cloud security platform available to federal customers via Amazon Web Services‘ U.S. government public cloud to help agencies maintain continuous compliance with security requirements. The Deep Security offering is designed to help customers secure workload and increase operational efficiency in the cloud, Trend Micro said Thursday. The XGen-powered platform also features the […] More

  • VA Issues Mobile Cloud Services Infrastructure RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Issues Mobile Cloud Services Infrastructure RFI

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a request for information on potential contractors that can support the development of a mobile cloud services infrastructure for VA. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the VA MCS system will replace the department’s mobile infrastructure services platform that works to facilitate common controls sharing and management across […] More

  • CSRA Adds Microsoft Azure Platform to GSA Schedule; George Batsakis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Adds Microsoft Azure Platform to GSA Schedule; George Batsakis Comments

    CSRA has begun to offer Microsoft‘s suite of Azure cloud computing products and services via the General Services Administration‘s IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle. Azure is now listed under the 132-40 special item number for cloud service offerings under the government-wide acquisition contract, CSRA said Tuesday. George Batsakis, CSRA executive vice president for growth, said the company is […] More