cloud

Latest stories

  • Commerce Dept Reuses FedRAMP Authorizations for AWS GovCloud, East/West Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Commerce Dept Reuses FedRAMP Authorizations for AWS GovCloud, East/West Systems

    The Commerce Department has approved two Amazon Web Services cloud computing platforms for use in the agency’s big data projects under a pair of existing authority-to-operate designations. Commerce Chief Information Officer Steve Cooper and Deputy Chief Data Officer Tyrone Grandison said Wednesday AWS GovCloud and AWS East/West hold ATOs under the government-wide Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and the department has determined […] More

  • SolveBio to Continue Variant Explorer System Development Through NIH Grant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Healthcare IT, News

    SolveBio to Continue Variant Explorer System Development Through NIH Grant

    The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded SolveBio a phase one Small Business Innovation Research Grant to continue development work on a genetic variation analysis and visualization system. SolveBio said Tuesday it built Variant Explorer as a cloud-based data integration and visualization system designed to help medical professionals such as clinical geneticists, molecular pathologists and scientists conduct clinical interpretation of […] More

  • A2LA Accredits Sunera as Third-Party Cloud Assessor For FedRAMP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    A2LA Accredits Sunera as Third-Party Cloud Assessor For FedRAMP

    Sunera has been accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation to serve as a third-party assessment organization under the federal government’s cloud computing program. The company said Tuesday cloud service providers that aim to obtain Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification can now employ the help of Sunera’s subject matter experts and RMS compliance platform. “With so much overlap among security controls, […] More

  • Cloud Constellation Unveils Space-Based Cloud Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Cloud Constellation Unveils Space-Based Cloud Network

    Cloud Constellation has launched a space-based cloud storage network that works to store and transport data without the use of the internet. The SpaceBelt cloud infrastructure is designed to protect information from hijacking, theft, monitoring and sabotage through a private architecture that connects space-based data centers, Cloud Constellation said May 17. The company added SpaceBelt offers its services for organizations in industries […] More

  • Northrop, NEC, Mitsubishi to Offer Cyber Training Product in Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity News, News

    Northrop, NEC, Mitsubishi to Offer Cyber Training Product in Japan

    Northrop Grumman and NEC Corp. have worked to deploy a private, cloud-based cyber range system in the country as part of efforts to help customers create a testing and training environment. The J-CORTEX is designed to imitate situations to prepare cyber professionals to detect and effectively deal with cyber threats, Northrop Grumman said Wednesday. Jack Dorsett, […] More

  • Cubic to Unveil Microsoft Cloud-Based Transportation Mgmt Tool at ITS European Congress; Toni Townes-Whitley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Cubic to Unveil Microsoft Cloud-Based Transportation Mgmt Tool at ITS European Congress; Toni Townes-Whitley Comments

    A Cubic Corp. business unit will unveil a cloud-based platform designed to manage traffic and transportation systems at the four-day ITS European Congress that will run through Thursday in Glasgow, Scotland. Cubic Transportation Systems’ NextTraffic is based on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and works to facilitate data collection and sharing in order to help cities […] More

  • CEO Kevin Robinson on MTSI's Unmanned Technology Partnerships & Full Employee Stock Ownership Goal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

    CEO Kevin Robinson on MTSI’s Unmanned Technology Partnerships & Full Employee Stock Ownership Goal

    Kevin Robinson succeeded Modern Technology Solutions Inc. co-founder Phil Soucy as president and CEO of Alexandria, Virginia-based government services contractor in early 2014. Started in 1993, the employee-owned MTSI with 700 workers on its current roster focuses on technical and engineering services in areas such as unmanned aircraft, missile defense, intelligence research-and-development and cybersecurity. Robinson recently […] More

  • SOSi Subsidiary to Develop Social Media Analytics Tool for US Embassy in Iraq - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Big Data & Analytics News, News

    SOSi Subsidiary to Develop Social Media Analytics Tool for US Embassy in Iraq

    SOS International’s subsidiary Exovera will develop a social media analytics tool for the U.S. embassy in Iraq under a three-year contract with the State Department. Exovera’s news desk and customer support center will work to track and analyze traditional and social media and provide analytical products to the embassy, SOSi said Wednesday. Jeremy Davis, Exovera president, said the company’s […] More

  • SolarWinds: Public Sector Organizations Shift to Hybrid IT - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    SolarWinds: Public Sector Organizations Shift to Hybrid IT

    A report by SolarWinds indicates that a majority of government agencies have transitioned to hybrid information technology platforms from on-premise environments. Its annual IT Trends Report is based on a December 2015 survey of 116 IT practitioners and leaders from small, midsize and large public sector organizations in the U.S. and Canada, SolarWinds said May 24. “The […] More

  • Level 3 Receives 3-Year Extension to GSA Networx Enterprise Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Level 3 Receives 3-Year Extension to GSA Networx Enterprise Contract

    Level 3 Communications will continue to provide internet, virtual private network and cloud services to federal agencies as part of a three-year extension to its Networx Enterprise contract with the General Services Administration. GSA extended the company’s Networx Enterprise contract, which is scheduled to expire in May 2017, through May 2020 in order to provide […] More

  • Cisco Executive Chair John Chambers Joins OpenGov Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    Cisco Executive Chair John Chambers Joins OpenGov Board of Directors

    John Chambers, executive chairman and former CEO of Cisco, has joined the board of directors of OpenGov and invested in the latter company’s cloud-based financial intelligence and planning services. OpenGov said Thursday the company seeks to draw on Chambers’ experience in work with local and county governments, special and school districts as well as state and federal public […] More

  • Donald Brown: Interactive Intelligence Cloud Offerings Meet Data Center Compliance Requirements - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Donald Brown: Interactive Intelligence Cloud Offerings Meet Data Center Compliance Requirements

    Interactive Intelligence Group‘s customer engagement platforms have passed compliance programs that work to validate internal controls for security, availability and confidentiality of data center cloud operations. The company said Thursday its PureCloud offering attained a statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements and International Standard on Assurance Engagements SOC2 Type II from the auditing standards board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. PureCloud is […] More