The General Services Administration is taking applications from cloud service providers for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, according to a June 4 FedBizOpps post. Commercial and government providers may start applying for FedRAMP security assessment process once application form is available via FedRAMP website on June 6, 2012. FedRAMP provides standard security assessments [...]
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General Dynamics Releases New Smart Information Displays for Military Vehicles
May 30, 2012 No CommentGeneral Dynamics‘ C4 Systems’ Canada subsidiary announced Tuesday it has introduced a New SD8010 Smart Display for rugged terrain vehicles. The new device operates on a flexible platform while enabling processing of both classified and unclassified information on one display. General Dynamics said the display’s compact design makes it ideal for ground combat vehicles that [...]
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Carahsoft To Offer Collaboration Tools On GSA Schedule; Michael Shrader Comments
May 16, 2012 No CommentCarahsoft Technology has added a second company this week to its General Services Administration schedule for purchasing information technology products and services. The Reston, Va.-based company announced Wednesday that it will offer solutions from Belmont, Ca.-based Actiance, which also holds a position on NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement vehicle. Carahsoft announced earlier this week that [...]
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Red Hat-IBM Solution Receives Federally-Recognized Open Source Approval; Paul Smith Comments
May 10, 2012 No CommentA Red Hat’ virtualization solution and an IBM server have achieved a new security clearance level through an internationally-recognized and government standard-based evaluation, the companies announced Wednesday. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, jointly developed with the National Security Agency, runs with IBM’s KVM hypervisor achieved common criteria certification evaluation assurance level 4+. Paul Smith, Red Hat’s public [...]
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Federal agencies are increasingly using mobile operating systems other than Blackberry, a trend that is matched outside government as well, NextGov reports. According to research by the Government Business Council, the 77 percent of federal managers that used Blackberry phones in 2009 has since reduced to less than half. The research group also found iPhone [...]
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Federal Aviation Administration inspectors are taking advantage of the open policy the agency has embraced for using iPads in order to conduct safety checks on airline carriers, AOL Government reports. Fifty of the agency’s 3,300 inspectors are partaking in a six-month pilot program through which inspectors use mobile devices to conduct their daily responsibilities [...]
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