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FEMA Seeks Info on Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Support Sources

The Federal Emergency Management AgencyÂ has extended the deadline for submission of responses to its sources sought notice that seeks to obtain industry information on cloud management and hosting services in support of FEMAâ€™s cloud infrastructure modernization efforts. US Federal Contractor RegistrationÂ said ThursdayÂ that FEMA wants potential contractors to submit information on a scalable cloud platform based […] More

by Jane Edwards December 30, 2016, 6:45 am
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Microsoft Gets FedRAMP Board Approval to Add 8 Services to Azure Govt Cloudâ€™s P-ATO Certification Scope

Microsoft has added eight service offerings to the Azure Government cloud platformâ€™s provisional authority-to-operate certification coverage under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Wednesday it secured clearance from FedRAMPâ€™s Joint Authorization Board to add the services to the cloudâ€™s P-ATO at the â€œhigh impact level.â€ The addition of the services brings […] More

by Jane Edwards December 16, 2016, 8:11 am
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Utah State Govt Awards Carahsoft Cloud Tech Reseller Contract

Carahsoft has secured a contract fromÂ Utah’s stateÂ government to offerÂ participatingÂ states, educational and local government agenciesÂ access to cloud technologies from the company and its authorized resellers such as SAP and ePlus. Carahsoft said Tuesday theÂ potential 10-year NASPO ValuePoint Cloud Solutions contract was awarded throughÂ a competitive solicitation and evaluation process launched by the state of Utah. “Carahsoft and […] More

by Scott Nicholas December 14, 2016, 9:30 am
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MobileIron Cloud Platform Gets FedRAMP ATO From Postal Service; Barry Mainz Comments

MobileIron has received aÂ Federal Risk and Authorization Management ProgramÂ authority-to-operate designation from the U.S. Postal Service for the company’sÂ cloud-based enterprise mobility management platform. TheÂ FedRAMP Agency ATO statusÂ recognizes that the MobileIron CloudÂ platform has met security standard requirements inÂ the program’s federal risk management process, the company said Monday. “MobileIron has helped government agencies secure their mobile deployments […] More

by Jay Clemens December 13, 2016, 10:00 am
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Deltekâ€™s Alex Rossino: DoD Recorded $19M in Cloud Spending in First Half of FY 2016

A newÂ Deltek report saysÂ the Defense Department spent nearlyÂ $19 million on cloud computing platforms and services during the first two quarters of fiscal year 2016. Deltekâ€™s analysis of easily identified cloud contracts at DoD also showed that the U.S. Air Force landed the top spot when it comes to cloud spending from Oct. 1, 2015 through […] More

by Jane Edwards December 9, 2016, 12:00 pm
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HyTrust Survey: Nearly 20% of Govt Agencies Lack Public Cloud Data Security, Encryption

A newÂ HyTrust survey has revealedÂ thatÂ nearly 20 percent of government agencies do not implement data security or encryption technology in the public cloud. HyTrust said Tuesday its government cloud adoption survey includes responses fromÂ 59 government and military organizations and explores theÂ use of public cloud vendors as well as efforts to protect data in such cloud environments. […] More

by Ramona Adams December 9, 2016, 10:55 am
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eGlobalTech to Deploy EPAâ€™s Data Collection System on AWS Cloud

The Environmental Protection Agency has selected consulting firm eGlobalTech to deploy the agencyâ€™s information collection system on Amazon Web Servicesâ€™ cloud platform. EGlobalTech said WednesdayÂ it will work to update, restore, operate and maintain EPAâ€™s Information Collection Request, Review and Approval System under a new task order. The electronic system is used to prepare, monitor, report […] More

by Jay Clemens December 9, 2016, 3:00 am
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Amazon Web Services Adds ClearDATA to Public Sector Partner Program; Darin Brannan Comments

ClearDATA has joined the Amazon Web Services Public Sector Partner Program in a move to help government and nonprofit healthcare organizations access Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant cloud platforms. AWS added ClearDATA to the partner network for the healthcare cloud platform and managed services providerâ€™s ability to help customers store, process, transmit and analyze […] More

by Jay Clemens December 7, 2016, 9:09 am
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Informatica Joins New AWS Public Sector Partner Program; Ronen Schwartz Comments

InformaticaÂ has joinedÂ Amazon Web Services‘ new partner program to provide data management services to public sector customers through connected data in AWSâ€™ cloud environment. Amazon Web Services launched the Public Sector Partner Program at the companyâ€™s AWS re:Invent 2016 event and Informatica will collaborate with the cloud provider to deliver hybrid data management platform configured for […] More

by Jay Clemens December 2, 2016, 8:18 am
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Palo Alto Networks Integrates Firewall Product With AWS Load Balancer, Auto-Scaling Platforms

Palo Alto Networks has integrated itsÂ virtualized firewalls with the auto scaling and elastic load balancing platformsÂ ofÂ Amazon Web ServicesÂ in an effortÂ to help joint customersÂ secure their workloads. The companies seek to help clients automatically scale cyber breach prevention tools as their cloud-based workloads fluctuate through the useÂ ofÂ VM-Series firewalls in conjunction withÂ AWS Lambda, CloudFormation Templates and Amazon CloudWatchÂ services,Â Palo […] More

by Jay Clemens December 1, 2016, 10:29 am
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Alfresco Software Named to AWS Public Sector Partner Program; Austin Adams Comments

Alfresco Software has been added to Amazon Web Services‘ new Public Sector Partner ProgramÂ in a moveÂ to develop and advance the former’sÂ government sector business with AWS. The San Mateo, California-based open source technology contractor said Tuesday itÂ was selected as a partner for its efforts to bolster its open source offerings for federal, education and non-profit clients […] More

by Dominique Stump November 30, 2016, 11:56 am
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KeyW Chosen for AWS Public Sector Partner Program; Doug Worthington Comments

KeyWÂ will join Amazon Web Services‘ Public Sector Partner Program to support the former’s information collection, processing, evaluation and dissemination offerings for the intelligence, cyber and counterterrorism sectors. The companies have previously partnered to transfer a specialized system from an intelligence community customer to the commercial AWS cloud platform, KeyW said Tuesday. Doug Worthington, vice president […] More

by Dominique Stump November 30, 2016, 11:01 am