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Red River to Deliver Data Services Under CALNET Program; Ross Woodley Quoted

Red River has been awarded a five-year contract with the California Department of Technologyâ€™s (CDT) California Network and Telecommunications (CALNET) Program to deliver next-generation data network and communication services to the State of California. â€œWe are excited to be able to support the State of California with leading edge, cloud-based communications services,â€ said Ross Woodley, Red River's chief programs officer.

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by Sarah Sybert February 5, 2021, 10:48 am
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Microsoft Partners With 11 Companies to Help Secure Microelectronics Supply Chain

Microsoft has teamed up with 11 companies to develop a technology platform that could help ensure the security of microelectronics design and manufacturing using the Azure cloud service.

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by Jane Edwards February 5, 2021, 6:21 am
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Slalom Gets AWS Competency Status in Cloud Security

Amazon Web Services has granted Slalom a security competency status, recognizing the Seattle, Washington-based business and technology consulting firm's ability to support customers' cloud integration and deployment efforts.

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by Christine Thropp February 5, 2021, 4:57 am
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Air Force Issues Update on ‘COMET’ IT Support IDIQ

The U.S. Air Force has announced that the follow-on vehicle for information technology services in support of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center will be a potential 10-year, $778 million multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

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by Jane Edwards February 4, 2021, 5:25 am
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FedRAMP Board Prioritizes Zscaler Web Gateway for High-Impact Level Authorization; Stephen Kovac Quoted

Zscaler has been prioritized by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program's Joint Authorization Board to pursue high-impact level certification for a network security technology offering to handle sensitive and unclassified government data in cloud environments.

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by Nichols Martin February 3, 2021, 12:00 pm
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Viasat Demos ‘NetAgility’ Software-Defined Router for Army’s Cyber Quest 2020; Ken Peterman Quoted

Viasat has showcased the capacity of its software-defined networking router to handle multipath data transmission during a live exercise with the U.S. Army and other stakeholders from the defense, government, academic and private sectors.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers February 3, 2021, 4:51 am
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Microsoft Moves Quantum Azure to Public Preview

Microsoft has transitioned a public cloud ecosystem for quantum computing platforms and services to public preview. Azure Quantum in public preview will provide developers, systems integrators, researchers and other users access to a diverse set of quantum hardware, software and related tools to learn and build quantum applications.

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by Jane Edwards February 2, 2021, 3:28 am
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GSA Clarifies Security Requirements for Potential $7.8B DoD Cloud BPA

The General Services Administration has clarified that vendors interested to pursue the Department of Defense's potential $7.8B blanket purchase agreement for back-office cloud services will not be required to be certified to host classified data priorÂ to the date of award.

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by Darwin McDaniel February 12, 2019, 11:43 pm
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Polaris Alpha Gets AWS DevOps Competency Certification

Parsonsâ€™Â Polaris AlphaÂ subsidiaryÂ has achieved the DevOps Competency certification from Amazon Web Services. The status seeks to recognize Parsonsâ€™ knowledge and experience in helping clients implement continuous integration and delivery, automation, infrastructure provisioning and other DevOps practices in the cloud, the company said Wednesday. Polaris Alpha has over 40 certifications related to cloud and supported efforts to […] More

by Jane Edwards January 4, 2019, 3:15 am
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Coalfireâ€™s Michael Carter: House Bill Aims to Address Redundant Assessments Under FedRAMP

Michael Carter, vice president of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and assurance services at Coalfire, has said Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)Â introduced in July a bill that would propose changes to FedRAMP. â€œOverall, the key benefits of the legislation, from our view, include improved efficiency in the process (through the […] More

by Jane Edwards December 27, 2018, 7:56 am
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DHS Expands CDM Approved Product List With McAfee Data Security Solutions

McAfeeâ€™s device-to-cloud data protection and threat prevention products are now available on the Department of Homeland Securityâ€™s approved product list under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program. The company said Thursday the DHS list now includes the McAfee MVISIONÂ portfolio family of security technologies and the ePolicy Orchestrator on Amazon Web Services. Kenneth Kartsen, vice president […] More

by Darwin McDaniel December 21, 2018, 11:09 am
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GSA Seeks Cloud-Based Audit, Risk Management Tool

The General Services Administration has issued a request for information on ideas intended for the development of a risk management and single audit tool. GSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday that it seeks to incorporate decision management, interagency award trend analysis, financial audit and storage capabilities through a single cloud-based platform with mobile […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 19, 2018, 1:00 am