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Casepoint Gets DISA Impact Level 5 Authorization for Cloud-Based eDiscovery Software

Casepoint has received authorization for its cloud-based legal hold and eDiscovery software to host Department of Defense data at Impact Level 5. The Defense Security Information Systems Agency’s IL5 authority to operate allows Casepoint’s Legal Hold and eDiscovery platform to handle controlled unclassified information for DOD while enabling the department to meet deadlines for investigations, […] More

by Jane Edwards June 23, 2022, 11:56 am
in News, Technology

Zoom’s Matt Mandrgoc: Agencies Need Tools to Protect Sensitive Information During Meetings

Matt Mandrgoc, head of U.S. public sector at Zoom Video Communications, said agencies should secure government communications by implementing platforms that could help safeguard the exchange of sensitive data during meetings and one of those tools is the Zoom for Government platform. Mandrgoc wrote in a blog post published Friday that Zoom for Government comes […] More

by Jane Edwards June 20, 2022, 11:49 am
in Contract Awards, News

Gerry Fasano: GAO Affirms Leidos’ DISA IT Services Contract

The Government Accountability Office has denied General Dynamics’ protest of the Defense Information Systems Agency’s potential 10-year, $11.5 billion contract awarded in February to Leidos, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Gerry Fasano, president of Leidos’ defense group and a three-time Wash100 winner, said the company could move forward with contract initiation meetings and review efforts for […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 17, 2022, 11:52 am
in News

Pega Cloud for Government Secures DISA Impact Level 4 Provisional Authorization

Pegasystems has received Impact Level 4 provisional authorization from the Defense Information Systems Agency for its cloud offering designed for federal government customers. Pega Cloud for Government is a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant platform that works to enable federal agencies to develop and deploy cloud-based applications in support of their digital transformation initiatives, […] More

by Naomi Cooper June 15, 2022, 12:00 pm
in News, Technology

General Dynamics IT Unit Helps Pentagon Implement Software-Defined Network

General Dynamics‘ information technology business has finished setting up a software-defined network for the IT and cybersecurity services provider at the Pentagon. GDIT said Thursday it collaborated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Aruba subsidiary and Arista Networks to build the SDN platform for the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Service Provider to automate and secure the […] More

by Kacey Roberts June 10, 2022, 11:52 am
in Contract Awards, News

DISA Selects Forcepoint Federal to Install Monitoring Software Under $89M Contract; Sean Berg Quoted

Forcepoint’s federal business has won a potential four-year, $89 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop a user activity monitoring technology. The contract, which comes via meritorious election by the General Services Administration, tasks Forcepoint Federal with equipping the Department of Defense Combatant Commands and Fourth Estate entities with the user activity […] More

by Charles Lyons-Burt June 6, 2022, 11:58 am
in Contract Awards, News

GDIT Awarded DEOS Cloud Support Task Order; Leigh Palmer Quoted

General Dynamics’ information technology business will provide cloud and on-premises support services for a suite of Microsoft Office 365 products to support the U.S. Marine Corps in contested battlefield networks under a task order awarded through the Defense Enterprise Office Solution blanket purchase agreement. General Dynamics Information Technology said Thursday it will also team up […] More

by Jane Edwards May 27, 2022, 11:55 am
in News, Technology

VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) Granted FedRAMP High JAB Authorization

VMware has secured a certification from the Joint Authorization Board of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for a hybrid cloud service it co-developed with Amazon Web Services. Matt, director of product management at VMware, wrote Friday that a FedRAMP High JAB authorization was granted to VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US), a secure […] More

by Christine Thropp May 9, 2022, 11:54 am
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Bluescape’s Virtual Collaboration Tool Granted IL5 DOD Authorization

Bluescape Software‘s virtual workspace platform has attained an impact level 5 authorization for use across the Department of Defense. The IL5 designation allows agencies, DOD personnel and contractors to leverage Bluescape virtual workspace and collaboration tools for sensitive, unclassified data, the company said Wednesday. Federal integrator Bridge Core helped Bluescape achieve the IL5 authority to […] More

by Nichols Martin April 7, 2022, 11:32 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Events, News

AI Critical in Processing ‘Plethora’ of Federal Data, Cyber Experts Say

Artificial intelligence can be a helpful and efficient tool for organizations to use in sifting through massive amounts of data. However, the adoption of AI and machine learning technology is a continuous journey, not an endpoint, cybersecurity experts say. AI/ML algorithms have to be trained by human operators and specifically tailored to the organizations they’re […] More

by Summer Myatt March 11, 2022, 11:55 am
in Contract Awards, News

Deltek’s Ashley Sanderson on 3 Contract Opportunities for Women-Owned Small Businesses

Ashley Sanderson, senior manager for research at Deltek, said there are top three contract opportunities for women-owned small businesses in the next 18 months and one of those is a potential $1 billion contract to provide information technology services for the Defense Information Systems Agency, Federal News Network reported Thursday. Deltek said a solicitation for […] More

by Jane Edwards March 11, 2022, 11:52 am
in General News, Technology, Wash100

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner Named to 2022 Wash100 for Leading Strategic IT Modernization Efforts; Driving U.S. Warfighter Capabilities

Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for his visionary leadership and drive for innovation for DISA as the agency works to implement the most significant strategic growth changes to focus on cybersecurity and cloud computing capabilities as well as command and […] More

by William McCormick March 9, 2022, 11:47 am

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