Amazon Web Services said its cloud computing services are now available for customers on the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s Secret Wide Area Network. In 2020, NIWC Pacific made the AWS Secret Region Impact Level 6 environment available for both internal and external customers in the Department of Defense, AWS said. IL-6 is the Pentagon’s […]
The Defense Intelligence Agency wants to utilize the CIA’s multi billion-dollar Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract to leverage expanded cloud capabilities. While certain details of the contract remain undisclosed, the DIA said it intends to procure services for more cloud storage and edge computing under C2E. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract has already been awarded to five […]
The White House has asked Congress for $500 million in additional funding for the General Services Administration’s Technology Modernization Fund as part of its discretionary funding request for fiscal year 2022. According to the White House, the money would facilitate the modernization of agencies’ antiquated information systems. In particular, the TMF funding would be directed […]
The Department of the Treasury is leaning towards awarding its enterprise cloud contract, dubbed TCloud, to a single vendor. Officials confirmed the Treasury Department’s plan to issue a single award for the $1 billion contract in a clarification document, noting that the move would best advance the rapid adoption of cloud across the organization. TCloud […]
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 […]
