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  • Oracle Gets DoD Accreditation for SaaS Cloud Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle Gets DoD Accreditation for SaaS Cloud Offering

    Oracle has received a Defense Department Authority to Operate for its Oracle Service Cloud software-as-a-service offering under security impact Level 4 of the DoD Cloud Security Model. The company said Tuesday Oracle Service Cloud is a customer service platform that is part of its U.S. DoD Cloud portfolio. “[DoD] can now procure commercial cloud services in order to meet dynamic […] More

  • Billy Maynard: Health Net Federal Services Gets BenchmarkPortal, HIPAA Certifications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Billy Maynard: Health Net Federal Services Gets BenchmarkPortal, HIPAA Certifications

    Health Net Federal Services has received a certification from BenchmarkPortal in recognition of the company’s work to improve its call center operations. “The BenchmarkPortal Center of Excellence certification demonstrates Health Net Federal Service’s commitment to complement the military’s health care system and help ensure we are performing at our highest capabilities and delivering exceptional service,” Billy Maynard, […] More

  • Curt Kolcun: Forbes-Microsoft Cloud Report Looks at 'Real-World' Gov't Adoption Stories - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Curt Kolcun: Forbes-Microsoft Cloud Report Looks at ‘Real-World’ Gov’t Adoption Stories

    A new report from Forbes Insights and Microsoft predicts a surge in the adoption of cloud-based technologies among government agencies driven by scalability and potential cost savings. Forbes said Thursday the report titled From Promise to Reality: How Local, State and Federal Government Agencies Achieve Results in the Cloud shows familiarity with the technology, accreditation and the […] More

  • Three Wire Systems Buys Hardware Hosting Cage in San Diego - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Three Wire Systems Buys Hardware Hosting Cage in San Diego

    Three Wire Systems has acquired a so-called “AIS Cage” or hardware hosting site at the San Diego-based AIS Data Center from DefenseWeb Technologies as Three Wire aims to support applications in an accredited IT environment. The company said Thursday the acquisition is part of its efforts to expand its application development and delivery services. It will work with its […] More

  • LexisNexis Lands SAFE-BioPharma Association Certification for ID Credentials; Kim Little Sutherland Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LexisNexis Lands SAFE-BioPharma Association Certification for ID Credentials; Kim Little Sutherland Comments

    LexisNexis‘ risk solutions practice has earned certification from SAFE-BioPharma Association on the capability of its identity credentials to manage access to personal and sensitive information. Kim Little Sutherland, senior director for identity management at LexisNexis, said Monday that this highlights the company’s identity management and multifactor authentication solutions for both government and healthcare organizations. The accreditation covers LexisNexis Instant […] More

  • Manju Bewtra: CCSi Becomes an Accredited Cloud Assessor for FedRAMP Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Manju Bewtra: CCSi Becomes an Accredited Cloud Assessor for FedRAMP Program

    Creative Computing Solutions Inc. has received an accreditation to perform independent reviews of cloud computing offerings for federal agencies through the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program. CCSi will evaluate if a government cloud service provider adheres to security and control standards as a FedRAMP third-party assessment organization, the company said Monday. “As a 3PAO, we […] More

  • NSA Accredits 7 Companies for Cyber Incident Response Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Accredits 7 Companies for Cyber Incident Response Services

    The National Security Agency has issued cyber incident response assistance accreditation to seven companies under the National Security Cyber Assistance Program, the Defense Daily Network reported Wednesday. Following an assessment of 21 focus areas, such as incident analysis and network traffic data collection, the NSA accredited Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton, CrowdStrike Services, FireEye, Mandiant, Maddrix and Verizon. NSA’s information assurance directorate also evaluated the […] More

  • Brad Medairy: Booz Allen Receives NSA Recognition for Cyber Response Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brad Medairy: Booz Allen Receives NSA Recognition for Cyber Response Service

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a cyber incident response certification from the National Security Agency for the firm’s work to provide cyber response aid to national security systems customers. The firm went through 21 reviews to demonstrate the incident response processes of its CyberReady Incident Response technologies for the NSA’s National Security Cyber Assistance Program CIRA accreditation, Booz […] More

  • Chandra McMahon: Lockheed Met NSA Criteria for Incident Response Accreditation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chandra McMahon: Lockheed Met NSA Criteria for Incident Response Accreditation

    Lockheed Martin has been certified by the National Security Agency to offer incident management services designed to help government agencies respond to attacks at the network layer. The company received the accreditation from NSA’s information assurance directorate through the agency-run Cyber Incident Response Assistance program, Lockheed said Tuesday. “Our intelligence driven defense approach to securing […] More

  • Ken Asbury: CACI Digital Forensics Lab Receives Industry Accreditation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Asbury: CACI Digital Forensics Lab Receives Industry Accreditation

    CACI International‘s computer and audio forensics laboratory in Alexandria, Virginia, has received accreditation from the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors and the Laboratory Accreditation Board-International based on testing and calibration requirements as well as industry standards. The company said Tuesday the accreditation covers CACI Digital Forensics Laboratory’s management, personnel, facilities, equipment, quality systems and procedures. “The accreditation . […] More

  • BAE Security Platform Accredited for Cross-Domain Information Sharing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Security Platform Accredited for Cross-Domain Information Sharing

    A BAE Systems technology designed to secure data exchange across multiple networks has obtained accreditation from the Cross Domain Technical Advisory Board. BAE’s XTS Guard has also been added to the Unified Cross Domain Services Management Office’s list of baseline products for U.S. defense and intelligence customers, BAE said Monday. The platform is built to […] More

  • General Atomics Earns UK Unmanned Aircraft Design Certification; Frank Pace Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Earns UK Unmanned Aircraft Design Certification; Frank Pace Comments

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has completed a U.K. certification program designed to help organizations meet aircraft design standards. GA-ASI has been accredited by U.K’s military aviation authority through the Design Approved Organization Scheme., GA-ASI said Jan. 30. The DAOS accreditation provides safety requirements for unmanned aerial systems and equipment. Frank Pace, GA-ASI president of […] More