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CACI Joins AWS Public Sector Partner Network

Amazon Web Services has includedÂ CACI InternationalÂ in a partner networkÂ that recognizes companies that utilizeÂ AWS practices to support missions of government, education and nonprofit customers. CACI said WednesdayÂ it has been added to the AWSÂ Public Sector Partner ProgramÂ because of the company’s efforts to deliverÂ cloud-based platforms and services to clients with the use of AWS technology. The Arlington, […] More

by Scott Nicholas November 30, 2016, 9:15 am
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Transcom Seeks Industry or Academia Partners for Cloud Migration Research Initiative

The U.S. Transportation Command seeks partners fromÂ the academic and commercial sectorsÂ to study the cloud migration process through cooperative research and development agreements. AÂ notice posted Nov. 16 onÂ FedBizOpps stated the studies will utilize the Global Air Tranportation Execution System‘s information technology architecture as a baseline case to examineÂ risks and migrate an existing government system to a […] More

by Scott Nicholas November 29, 2016, 4:00 am
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IBM to Open Four Cloud Data Centers with Infused Cognitive Intelligence in the UK

IBM will add four new cloud data centers that possessÂ cognitive intelligence capacities in the U.K. toÂ meet a growing client demand. IBM said Monday the new facilities will triple the U.K.’s cloud center capacity as well as support the company’s commitment to deliver new products and services to the country’sÂ market. The new facilities will provide users […] More

by Scott Nicholas November 22, 2016, 11:50 am
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Qualys’ Cloud Platform Receives FedRAMP Authority-to-Operate From HHS

Qualys‘ cloud platform has received anÂ authority-to-operate from the Department of Health and Human Services under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management ProgramÂ as the company seeks to expand its footprint in federal civilian agencies. The company said Thursday the Qualys Cloud Platform providesÂ more than 9,200 organizations an integrated suite to supportÂ asset discovery, compliance monitoring, network security, […] More

by Scott Nicholas November 18, 2016, 7:25 am
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GSA Selects Distributed Solutions for Contract Writing-as-a-Service BPA

Distributed Solutions Inc. has secured a potential $10.5 million blanket purchase agreement from the integrated technology services branch of the General Services Administration‘s Federal Acquisition Service to developÂ a contract writing system-as-a-service platform for GSA andÂ its customer agencies. DSI said Wednesday the agreement calls for the company to provide a software-as-a-service, cloud-based enterprise-grade system for government […] More

by Scott Nicholas November 17, 2016, 10:55 am
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CGI Awarded GAO Financial Mgmt System Cloud Migration Contract

CGI has received a potential five-year, $7.2 million contract to help the Government Accountability OfficeÂ transition GAO’s financial management, budgeting and procurement systemsÂ to a cloudÂ infrastructure. The company said WednesdayÂ it will use theÂ Momentum enterprise platform within the Legislative Branch Financial Management System shared services environment to support GAO’s cloud migration effort. Momentum is part of the government’s […] More

by Ramona Adams November 17, 2016, 7:34 am
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Cecile Willems: Cisco Unveils New Cloud-Based Data Stream Mgmt Tool

Â Cisco has launched a new cloud-based tool designed to provide a centralized mechanism that will manage data streams and help cities capture, analyze and share data across organizations, sectors and residents. Cecile Willems, a director at Cisco’s global public sector business, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday, the Smart+Connected Digital Platform uses integrated smart […] More

by Scott Nicholas November 17, 2016, 3:10 am
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Project Hosts Adds Birst’s Business Intell, Analytics Platform to FedRAMP Cloud Service

Project Hosts will offer a business intelligence and analyticsÂ platform fromÂ Birst to government agencies through aÂ Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-authorized cloud service. The Birst Networked BI and Analytics platform works to connect centralized and decentralized BI applications through a shared analytical data structure and to virtualize analytics and data ecosystems, Birst said Tuesday. Scott Chapman, […] More

by Jay Clemens November 16, 2016, 6:42 am
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Peloton Joins Purdue Team to Apply Truck Platooning Tech to Powertrains; Josh Switkes Comments

Peloton Technology has joined an Energy Department-funded program to apply the companyâ€™s truck platooning technology and concepts to cloud-connected powertrains as part of an effort to help reduce tractor-trailer fuel use by 20 percent. DOEâ€™s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy will invest $5 million in the Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles program […] More

by Jay Clemens November 15, 2016, 10:58 am
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Vormetric’s Wayne Lewandowski: Cloud Encryption Gateways Can Help Agencies Address Cloud Security Issues

Wayne Lewandowski, vice president of federal operations atÂ Vormetric, has said that cloud encryption gateways can help address security concerns on the delivery of agencies’Â sensitive data to third-party cloud service providers. Lewandowksi wrote in guest pieceÂ published Monday on GCN he also believes cloud encryption gateways can help drive rapidÂ deployment of cloud technology in the government. […] More

by Scott Nicholas November 15, 2016, 8:30 am
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Carahsoft Offers Terra Pixel’s Geospatial Data Streaming Tech via AWS Cloud Marketplace for Intell Community

Carahsoft TechnologyÂ and Terra PixelÂ have partnered to offer the latter company’s geospatial data streaming platform throughÂ anÂ online cloudÂ marketplaceÂ Amazon Web ServicesÂ runs for the U.S. intelligence community. Terra Pixel’s Streamap uses cloud computing technology to index, share and search Open Geospatial Consortium standards-based geospatial data sets, Carahsoft said Thursday. Matt Rattigan, manager of AWS marketplace solutionsÂ at Carahsoft, said intelligence […] More

by Jay Clemens November 11, 2016, 2:55 am
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Deltek Report: FedRAMP, IT Modernization Efforts to Drive Federal Cloud Computing Demand

A Deltek report has predicted that federal demand for vendor-furnished cloud computing services will reachÂ $6.35 billion by fiscal year 2021 fromÂ $3.1 billion in FY 2016 at a 15 percent compound annual growth rate. The “Federal Priorities: Cloud, Big Data, Mobility, and Data Centers 2016-2021” report also forecasts that federal demand for big dataÂ products and services […] More

by Ramona Adams November 11, 2016, 2:50 am