Government Cloud

The Data Incubator, a member of Amazon Web Services‘ partner network, is training U.S. warfighters on how to manage data at all classification levels with cloud computing technology. AWS said Tuesday the U.S. Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command tapped The Data Incubator six months ago to develop and create a long-term delivery course in the […] More

PlanetRisk has received a 30-month contract to support the Army Department‘s requirement for a global threat information sharing system for web and mobile platforms. The company said Monday it plans to field the Joint Analytics Real-time Virtual Information Sharing System across the Army’s enterprise by the third quarter of fiscal year 2018. Paul McQuillan, president and […] More

The General Services Administration has sought information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based, software-as-a-service platform designed to facilitate collaboration among individuals and teams within the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says GSA is looking for an enterprisewide collaboration tool that adopts transport layer security protocols with encryption and two-factor authentication methods. The […] More

Amazon Web Services has added a search option for public sector contract vehicles to an online portal designed to help government customers search and connect with the company’s partner organizations. The AWS Partner Solutions Finder system now includes a tool for users to find AWS Partner Network members that hold positions on various government procurement vehicles through […] More

Microsoft’s cloud offerings have received certification in Australia to host data at the protected level. The company said Tuesday the Australian government’s signals directorate has added its Azure and Office 365 platforms to the Certified Cloud Services List. Steven Worrall, managing director of Microsoft’s Australian arm, said the Protected Level certification for Office 365 and […] More

A new report by P&S Market Research says the government cloud market in North America is estimated to generate more than $15 billion in revenue by 2023. Increased demand and investments in cloud-based systems from government agencies will drive the projected revenue growth in the region, P&S Market Research said Monday. Key players in the government cloud market […] More

Amazon Web Services has concluded an independent evaluation that would allow Australian government agencies to perform self-accreditation to host data at the protected level on the AWS cloud platform within the Sydney region, CRN reported Thursday. The completion of the Information Security Registered Assessors Program assessment comes as AWS continues to work with the Australian […] More

L3 Technologies and Microsoft have signed a five-year strategic collaboration agreement that lets L3 use the Azure Government cloud platform to optimize its information technology processes worldwide. L3 said Tuesday it will implement the technology in an effort to address the defense company’s computing, storage power, compliance and security requirements. Microsoft designed its cloud system for U.S. government customers […] More

Raytheon is using Amazon Web Services‘ government cloud platform to meet the security needs of the former’s national defense customers. AWS said Thursday Raytheon has worked to speed up tests of information technology systems through the AWS GovCloud (US) offering. GovCloud (US) is compliant with the Defense Department‘s cloud security information impact levels 2, 4 and 5. Steve […] More

Google has received a provisional authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its suite of cloud computing services and underlying common infrastructure. FedRAMP’s Joint Authorization Board issued Rev. 4 P-ATO approval to the Google Cloud Platform at the moderate impact level, Jennifer Lin, director of product management for Google’s GCP security and privacy […] More

A new F5 Networks report has shown that 42 percent of government information technology professionals said digital transformation helps advance the delivery of cloud-based applications. F5 said Tuesday it polled approximately 300 government IT personnel worldwide for the 2018 State of Application Delivery report and found that 79 percent of respondents said digital transformation drives IT infrastructure optimization […] More