Government Cloud

Learn about the latest technologies that drive the rapid adoption of cloud services by the public sector. This section focuses on offerings for public, private, hybrid and multi-cloud environments specifically tailored for federal agencies.

Latest stories

  • Oracle's Cloud Service Gets DISA Impact Level 5 Authorization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Oracle’s Cloud Service Gets DISA Impact Level 5 Authorization

    Oracle‘s federal managed cloud services business has received an 18-month provisional authorization from the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s risk assessment and certification office. DISA said Tuesday it granted the conditional approval to the company’s cloud service offering for impact-level 5 data workloads. Oracle CSO is platform-as-a-service delivery model that employs shared service zones intended for a […] More

  • CBP to Adopt Salesforce Cloud, Analytics Tech Platforms; Dave Rey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

    CBP to Adopt Salesforce Cloud, Analytics Tech Platforms; Dave Rey Comments

    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has chosen Salesforce to provide cloud computing and analytics platforms to support the agency’s digital modernization effort. CBP will implement Salesforce’s Analytics, Community Cloud and Service Cloud products to update agency personnel management process, manage activities along U.S. borders and engage citizens, the company said Tuesday. “There is a huge opportunity […] More

  • CSRA Gets DoD Provisional Authorization for milCloud 2.0 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    CSRA Gets DoD Provisional Authorization for milCloud 2.0

    CSRA has received a provisional authorization from the Defense Department to deploy and operate a cloud platform. The provisional Impact Level 5 Systems certification from DoD allows CSRA’s milCloud 2.0 to host military applications and national security platforms that store mission critical data and controlled unclassified information, the company said Tuesday. Larry Prior, CSRA president […] More

  • Microsoft to Integrate Azure Stack Hybrid Cloud With Azure Government; Steve Harris, Nick Michaelides Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

    Microsoft to Integrate Azure Stack Hybrid Cloud With Azure Government; Steve Harris, Nick Michaelides Comment

    Microsoft has announced plans to integrate its Azure Stack hybrid cloud offering with the Azure Government cloud platform in mid-2018. Natalia Mackevicius, director of Azure Stack, wrote in a blog entry posted Monday the planned integration seeks to establish connectivity with Azure Marketplace as well as Azure Government subscription, identity, billing, backup and registration functions. The […] More

  • Microsoft Launches 365 Package for US Govt Cloud Environments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Microsoft Launches 365 Package for US Govt Cloud Environments

    Microsoft has made its Microsoft 365 package available for U.S. government cloud environments. Josh Rice, general manager of Microsoft’s worldwide modern workplace, wrote in a news release published Monday the Microsoft 356 package includes Windows 10, Enterprise Mobility + Security and Office 365 offerings designed to help government agencies meet U.S. security and compliance requirements. Microsoft […] More

  • DoD to Outline Cloud Acquisition Plan With Interested Providers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, Industry News, News

    DoD to Outline Cloud Acquisition Plan With Interested Providers

    The Defense Department is scheduled to host an event on March 7 to discuss a cloud procurement effort with interested parties in the private sector, DoD News reported Thursday. DoD’s Cloud Executive Steering Group will facilitate the industry day for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud program at the Sheraton Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. Army Lt. Gen. […] More

  • CBP Seeks Info on Cloud Migration Services Vendors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    CBP Seeks Info on Cloud Migration Services Vendors

    The Customs and Border Protection has posted a request for information on cloud services providers that can help the agency migrate its applications out of a data center. CBP said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice that it aims to move all of its on-premises applications from the office of information and technology’s National Data Center complex […] More

  • TalaTek Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Enterprise Compliance Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    TalaTek Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Enterprise Compliance Mgmt Platform

    TalaTek has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer the company’s enterprise security compliance management platform to government agencies. Enterprise Compliance Management Solution is designed to help customers manage risks and comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act, FedRAMP and other security requirements, TalaTek said Monday. ECMS works to provide real-time risk management assistance and visibility into […] More

  • FedRAMP Grants 5 Companies Priority Status to Offer Cloud Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    FedRAMP Grants 5 Companies Priority Status to Offer Cloud Services

    Five companies have gained priority status to work with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Joint Authorization Board to offer cloud products to the federal government. FedRAMP’s program management office said Feb. 15 it chose the five cloud service providers as part of the FedRAMP Connect program based on existing and potential government customer demand for their products […] More

  • FBI Releases Cloud Computing Service RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Big Data & Analytics News, Government Cloud, News

    FBI Releases Cloud Computing Service RFI

    The FBI has issued a request for information on potential vendors of cloud-based  infrastructure as-a-service, platform as-a-service and software as-a-service offerings. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the bureau plans to acquire PaaS and SaaS platforms from a cloud service provider with a large-scale commercial offering in an effort to comply with the government’s “Cloud First” policy. The […] More

  • Globecomm Joins AWS Partner Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Globecomm Joins AWS Partner Network

    Globecomm has been designated as a “Standard Technology Partner” within Amazon Web Services‘ Partner Network. The partnership authorizes Globecomm to integrate its global satellite and fiber network with AWS’ storage, computing and cloud content delivery services, Globecomm said Tuesday. The telecommunications company can also provision clients’ content, work processes and network connectivity into AWS and give existing […] More

  • Xerox Achieves FedRAMP 'In-Process' Status for Managed Print Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Cloud, News

    Xerox Achieves FedRAMP ‘In-Process’ Status for Managed Print Services

    Xerox‘s suite of managed printing services has been pre-vetted and approved to continue pursuing certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The cloud-based MPS offering obtained “in-process” designation that represents a step prior to full FedRAMP authorization, Xerox said Wednesday. Ted Dezvane, senior vice president of Xerox’s managed document services business, said the company’s MPS toolset […] More