The General Services Administration is set to release XML-automated validations allowing vendors to check their security authorization packages for completeness before submitting them to the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, news reports revealed. FedRAMP used Schematron’s rule-based validation for making assertions against XML to automate the process and wants vendors to self-test their packages […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Peraton a potential $497 million contract to provide enterprise-scale infrastructure-as-a-managed-service across its facilities. Peraton said the firm-fixed-price deal has a performance period of seven years. The company will integrate on-premise infrastructure with the VA Enterprise Cloud, an environment that allows the department to take advantage of the full […]
Changes to the Department of Defense’s cloud strategy are brought about by technical advancements and marketplace changes, according to Sharon Woods, executive director of the DOD’s Cloud Computing Program Office. Woods, who spoke with GovernmentCIO Media & Research, was referring to the department’s transition to the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability, a multi-vendor contract serving as […]
Saviynt has announced that its enterprise cloud platform is now available on Deloitte’s Digital Identity+ platform for managed services. Saviynt said its technology was designed to enable control over identity and governance administration, multi-cloud access, third-party access, privileged access management and user life cycle management. Scott Plutko, senior vice president of global partners at Saviynt, […]
The Air Force delivered a software update to an airborne F-16 Fighting Falcon during a recent Advanced Battle Management System demonstration at Nellis Air Force Base. The flight test pilot was able to receive an in-flight mission data file update from the Hill Software Integration Lab through a connection provided by an existing beyond line […]
Deloitte announced on Wednesday that it has formed a strategic alliance with Palo Alto Networks to deliver integrated, end-to-end zero trust and multi-cloud cybersecurity solutions to their mutual enterprise and government customers. The New York-based consulting company said the teaming effort delivers broad solutions designed to help customers simplify complex security infrastructures. Migration to the […]
Customer Value Partners, a management consulting firm, said it has been tasked to provide user-centered product engineering services to the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Work will be done under the agency’s $84 million Services for Product Engineering and Enterprise Delivery, CVP said Tuesday. “This work aligns with our growth strategy […]
The Office of Management and Budget has urged Congress to increase the $50 million it allocated for the Technology Modernization Fund in the newly introduced House appropriations bill. The funding is a fraction of the $500 million fiscal year 2022 discretionary budget requested by the Biden administration for TMF in recognition of the need to […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Peraton a potential $130 million contract to support the Defense Manpower Data Center‘s modernization efforts. DMDC helps the Pentagon resolve human resource issues, serving as a source for identifying and authenticating personnel during their affiliation with the department. It helps assess entitlements for more than 40 million service members, […]
Leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee believe that the National Archives and Records Administration could clear its backlog of records requests by modernizing its information technology systems. One way to achieve this is by obtaining backing from the Technology Modernization Fund, the lawmakers wrote in a letter sent to NARA chief David Ferriero. […]
