Kratos Cyber Unit Validates Federal Cloud Provider Under FedRAMP; Christopher Fountain Comments
Kratos SecureInfo, a Kratos Defense & Security Solutions company, has served as a third-party assessment organization to help an unidentified cloud service provider secure a federal license to operate. The commercial CSP’s cybersecurity platform meets Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program standards to deliver secure cloud services to U.S. government agencies, Kratos said Tuesday. “We [...]
In a piece analyzing the state of the GovCon M&A market for Executive Mosaic, Bob Kipps, managing director of KippsDeSanto & Co., noted that while the pace of defense and government services deals has declined in the first quarter of 2013 from the end of last year, companies still have “a strong appetite” for firms with depth in the right [...]
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TheNewNewInternet Covers How GovCon Firms Help Agencies Step Into The Cloud
February 28, 2013 No CommentFederal agencies face a mandate to seek cloud computing resources first when searching for avenues to host data and information technology resources. Through its ongoing cloud coverage, TheNewNewInternet keeps readers abreast of how GovCon firms are working with agencies to help them transition into cloud environments and new product releases aimed at helping carry out [...]
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Deloitte has won approval to host the Labor Department‘s litigation data outside of the department’s firewall as DOL intends to move to a cloud computing environment. The professional services firm obtained the authority-to-operate following a review of its information management security policies and information technology infrastructure under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002, [...]
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GSA Plans to Privatize 3PAO Accreditation under FedRAMP, Seeks Industry Feedback
February 22, 2013 No Comment
The General Services Administration has issued a special notice on FedRAMP third party assessment accreditation program requirements updates, according to FedBizOpps. FedRAMP, a risk management program established by the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, created a set of security controls and templates that agencies must use in conducting security assessments of cloud-based products and services. The [...]
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CGI Federal has received approval from a board comprised of federal chief information officers to provide cloud computing services to U.S. agencies under a governmentwide compliance program. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program seeks to help agencies adopt new cloud technology by standardizing the approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud [...]
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Autonomic Resources Unveils Federal Cloud Stack Portfolio; John Keese Comments
February 4, 2013 No Comment
Autonomic Resources will offer agencies private cloud stacks as part of the company’s cloud platform offering for U.S. government customers, the company announced Friday. The company’s ARC-P cloud provides U.S. agencies a government community infrastructure-as-a-service cloud offering, designed to provide agencies both managed and unmanaged virtual machines. “The ARC-P platform will continue to deliver options to [...]
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Vice Chief Information Assurance Executive for the Defensive Information Systems Agency, Henry Sienkiewicz, spoke about the agency’s cybersecurity future to the Northern Virginia chapter of the Air Forces Communications and Electronics Association. According to DLT‘s blog Technically Speaking, Sienkiewicz cited budget decreases, strong demand from the services, and current methods of cybersecurity implementation as three ways cybersecurity is being challenged [...]
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GSA Predicts ‘Steady Rollout’ of FedRAMP Cloud Evaluation Process; Dave McClure Comments
January 4, 2013 No Comment
The General Services Administration predicts a “steady rollout” of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program cloud security evaluation process, Federal News Radio reports. It was reported last week that Autonomic Resources’ cloud solutions were approved under the new FedRAMP standards, the first company to receive certification from the program. (Click Here, to read about Autonomic Resources’ [...]
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Autonomic Resources’ Cloud Solutions Given FedRAMP Approval; John Keese Comments
December 28, 2012 No Comment
Autonomic Resources has been given authority to operate its cloud solution by the Federal Risk Authorization and Management program (FedRAMP), according to a company statement. The award makes Autonomic one of 2 companies approved for cloud computing contracts by FedRAMP. Certification guarantees that the ARC-P complies with security standards for federal information storage. John Keese, Autonomic founder [...]
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