Senate lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that seeks to reform the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The FedRAMP Authorization Act was referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs earlier in November. If it becomes law, the bill would require FedRAMP to have a board that would oversee […]
The Linux Foundation has partnered with Rancher Government Solutions to support cloud- and DevSecOps-enabled technology modernization efforts by the U.S. government and the military. Under the partnership, The Linux Foundation will provide open-source training and certifications while RGS will share its expertise in Kubernetes, DevSecOps and cloud-enabled modernization. Government and military organizations will also be […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is preparing to implement the DOD365 Integrated Phone System across the military services and 77 agencies and combatant commands by the end of November. DIPS is a cloud-based infrastructure meant to provide call-making and receiving capabilities through Microsoft Teams. The system includes audio conferencing and commercial call features, DISA said. […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded ICF two contracts to make public health data more accessible to health care professionals and the public. Under a $25 million task order, which includes a six-month base and four 12-month option periods, ICF will enhance, operate and maintain the agency’s health data-sharing website. The second […]
The Intelligent Technology Management System by WidePoint has received In Process status from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Fairfax, Virginia-based cybersecurity firm said that efforts are underway to attain FedRAMP authorization at the Federal Information Security Management Act Moderate level. WidePoint has a six-month window to receive certification, collaborating with a third-party […]
Mobile Mentor has won a General Services Administration contract enabling it to offer modernization and cybersecurity services to federal, state and local governments. According to CEO Denis O’Shea, offerings to customers include zero trust and passwordless authentication. The New Zealand-based information technology services company secured small business vendor status from GSA in October. Recognition as […]
Red Hat has announced that its OpenShift Service has received an “in-process” designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, indicating that the company is working to achieve proper authorization in collaboration with a federal agency or the Joint Authorization Board. OpenShift is an Amazon Web Services GovCloud platform for creating, modernizing and deploying […]
Rep. Matt Cartwright has led the introduction of the House of Representatives version of the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act, which he said would simplify how the government acquires software. The proposed SAMOSA Act would require software licenses to be unified across federal agencies and compel cost and volume reviews by […]
Agencies at the federal, state and local levels can now directly tap Thoughtworks Federal to support their modernization efforts, made possible through a five-year multiple-award schedule contract the General Services Administration awarded to the Thoughtworks subsidiary. According to Jonah Czerwinski, Thoughtworks Federal’s head of growth, the MAS contract allowed the company to secure the preferred […]
The Department of Defense has awarded artificial intelligence solutions provider Accrete a five-year production operational technology software licensing contract for its Argus software. Argus is an AI-enabled, dual-use, open-source threat detection software product. It supports national security analysis, including supply chain risk management, vulnerability research, insider threat detection and intellectual property theft. The software ingests […]
