The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has begun migrating the ground systems of its environmental satellites to the cloud. In its first major move, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service transitioned to the cloud a portion of the Joint Polar Satellite System‘s operational data processing ground system, Nextgov reported Wednesday. NESDIS is tasked […]
Perspecta has been accredited as a third-party assessment organization for the State Risk and Authorization Management Program, a nonprofit that offers cloud security verification services. As 3PAO, Perspecta can now evaluate cloud-based solutions for state and local government agencies. The accreditation status of becoming a StateRAMP 3PAO was received in February, Perspecta said Wednesday. Like […]
AvePoint, a data management solutions company, announced that its AvePoint Online Services cloud platform has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization. FedRAMP is a program created to standardize the government’s approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. Authorization entails that a product has been rigorously evaluated and […]
The Indian Health Service seeks help from industry to publish a strategic plan that will guide its future modernization efforts. In a solicitation notice posted on SAM .gov, IHS said it needs quotes for professional services to help draft an organizational information technology strategic plan. The document is expected to serve as a roadmap for […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency has released the second minimum viable product under its Machine-assisted Analytic Rapid-repository System initiative. MARS is an effort to use cloud and other emerging technologies to upgrade the existing systems that house foundational military intelligence, DIA said Monday. The new minimum viable product was designed to depict foreign military unit hierarchy, […]
The Department of State plans to roll out a new $4 billion contract vehicle to replace its set of information technology contracts that are nearing their expiration dates. The department’s Information Resources Management office manages a collection of contract vehicles collectively referred to as Vanguard, Nextgov reported. The upcoming contract vehicle will be focused more […]
Two federal government departments are working to streamline the cybersecurity process to accelerate the fielding of mission-ready capabilities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to establish a software factory integrated with cybersecurity, while the Department of Energy is experimenting with a new rapid authority to operate processes for risk management, Federal News Network reported. Venice […]
The General Services Administration’s Office of Government-wide Policy is set to release federal guidance on single sign-on, cloud identities and a digital identity risk management process. Ken Myers, a chief identity, credential and access management architect at GSA, said the guidance will address agencies’ questions related to infrastructure modernization and remote access for cloud migration, […]
The Army announced on Tuesday that its Enterprise Cloud Management Office has become a full-fledged agency. The new Enterprise Cloud Management Agency now serves as a field operating agency under the Army’s Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. “The formation of the ECMA as a new field operating agency represents the Army’s […]
A report published by the National Academy of Public Administration offers recommendations to address the challenges faced by the Office of Personnel Management. The NAPA report came after a proposal by the previous administration to transfer the OPM’s policy functions to the Office of Management and Budget and move the remaining functions to the General […]
