authority-to-operate

Latest stories

  • BlackBerry Crisis Comms Software Receives Army Authority to Operate, Certificate of Networthiness - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in C4ISR News, News

    BlackBerry Crisis Comms Software Receives Army Authority to Operate, Certificate of Networthiness

    The U.S. Army has awarded BlackBerry‘s AtHoc networked crisis communications software a certificate of networthiness and authority to operate through April 2019 to support uninterrupted use of the software by the service branch. BlackBerry said Wednesday the software works to relay information to soldiers and other personnel and coordinate rapid responses during emergencies such as accidents, severe weather, natural […] More

  • VMware Enterprise Mobility Mgmt System Enters FedRAMP In-Process Stage - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    VMware Enterprise Mobility Mgmt System Enters FedRAMP In-Process Stage

    A VMware subsidiary has completed an application for the in-process stage of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program in an effort to achieve full FedRAMP-compliant status for its enterprise mobility management system. VMware AirWatch said Thursday it is working with the FedRAMP program office and the U.S. Census Bureau to receive an “Authority to Operate,” which would facilitate the deployment of the […] More

  • Acquia Obtains FedRAMP Authority to Operate From Treasury Dept - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Acquia Obtains FedRAMP Authority to Operate From Treasury Dept

    Acquia has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authority-to-operate designation from the Treasury Department to offer two of the company’s cloud services in the public sector. Boston-based Acquia company said Monday it will provide its Acquia Cloud Enterprise and Acquia Cloud Site Factory to agencies in a suite of cloud services designed to feature layers of firewall, multi-factor authentication, vulnerability management, security incident response, […] More

  • Chad Woolf: AWS Guidance Aims to Help Agencies Secure Cloud Network Connections - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Chad Woolf: AWS Guidance Aims to Help Agencies Secure Cloud Network Connections

    Amazon Web Services has developed a framework meant to help agencies and vendors architect Trusted Internet Connection-ready cloud computing tools that comply with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s moderate baseline security requirements. The Guidance for TIC Readiness on AWS was produced after the cloud service provider completed its FedRAMP-Trusted Internet Connection Overlay testing program, Chad Woolf, AWS’ director […] More

  • NetComm SaaS Platform Gets FedRAMP ATO From NIH - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    NetComm SaaS Platform Gets FedRAMP ATO From NIH

    The National Institutes of Health has granted NetComm a Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program certification that allows the company to implement its software-as-a-service platform to government organizations. Netcomm said Jan. 28 the FedRAMP authority-to-operate certificate is for the company’s Beacon, a cloud computing SaaS designed to help agencies manage and secure workflows. Veris Group audited the Beacon offering as an […] More

  • QTS to Showcase Gov't-Focused Cloud, Managed IT Services Portfolio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    QTS to Showcase Gov’t-Focused Cloud, Managed IT Services Portfolio

    QTS Realty Trust has announced it will hold a networking reception in Vienna, Virginia, to present the company’s expanded portfolio of managed information technology hosting, data center and cloud migration service offerings designed for federal agencies. The event for QTS channel partners, technology providers and clients will take place at the Tower Club on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to […] More

  • FedRAMP Advocacy Group Proposes Overhaul of Govt Cloud Certification Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    FedRAMP Advocacy Group Proposes Overhaul of Govt Cloud Certification Process

    A MeriTalk-formed industry advocacy group has developed a six-step plan that it believes the U.S. government should adopt to increase transparency and efficiency in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP Fast Forward said Monday it crafted the proposal in a move to encourage the federal government to implement a “do-once-use-many” approach to assess and […] More

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

    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

  • Huddle Cloud Collab Service Gets FedRAMP ATO From USAID; Morten Brogger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Huddle Cloud Collab Service Gets FedRAMP ATO From USAID; Morten Brogger Comments

    Huddle will be able to provide the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies with its U.S. cloud collaboration service after receiving an authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Thursday its service works to support cross-agency file sharing, project management and other collaboration activities through a single cloud platform to […] More

  • Microsoft Obtains FedRAMP Authorization to Deploy Office 365 at HHS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Microsoft Obtains FedRAMP Authorization to Deploy Office 365 at HHS

    Microsoft has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization to provide Office 365 products and services that are tailored for government agencies to the Department of Health and Human Services. The company said Thursday that the authority to operate certifies Microsoft to provide HHS cloud-based email and enterprise collaboration services such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online. Microsoft obtained […] More

  • Verizon Cloud Platform Secures FedRAMP Authority to Operate; Michael Maiorana Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Verizon Cloud Platform Secures FedRAMP Authority to Operate; Michael Maiorana Comments

    Verizon Enterprise Solutions has secured Department of Health and Human Services authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to deploy its cloud platform for the public sector. Kevin Irland, a corporate communications manager at the company, writes Thursday that the authority to operate is for its Enterprise Cloud: Federal Edition infrastructure-as-a-service cloud offering. The report said Verizon intends to leverage the […] More

  • Autonomic Resources Seeks to Help Cloud Providers Get Authorized Through 'FedRAMP Express' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Autonomic Resources Seeks to Help Cloud Providers Get Authorized Through ‘FedRAMP Express’

    Federal cloud service providers that are seeking a FedRAMP authorization have access to Autonomic Resources’ FedRAMP Express service if they want to fast-track the compliance process. Through the express lane, vendors can achieve FedRAMP Authority to Operate status by using an authorized FedRAMP and DoD infrastructure-as-a-service platform to run their software, Autonomic Resources said Tuesday. Autonomic Resources […] More