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    Palantir Obtains FedRAMP, DOD Accreditation for Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure; Wes Anderson Quoted

    A strategic partnership between Palantir Technologies and Microsoft is bound for expansion, following the completion of Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification of the Palantir Federal Cloud Service. The cloud platform also received accreditation for Department of Defense Impact Level 4 and 5 on Microsoft Azure’s government and commercial environments, Palantir said Wednesday. PFCS […] More

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    SAP NS2 Gets FedRAMP Certification for Cloud-Based ERP Platform; Lillian Chang Quoted

    SAP National Security Services has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based enterprise resource planning platform that could enable government customers to manage their digital transformation efforts. The SAP S/4HANA Cloud, PCE private cloud edition achieved the certification from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board, allowing government clients to deploy […] More

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    VMware Horizon Cloud Service Secures Authorization for Federal, State Agency Use

    VMware has achieved authorization to offer its Horizon cloud service to federal, state, local and tribal government agencies looking to migrate to the cloud. The company said Thursday it secured high authority to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and State Risk and Authorization Management Program for its desktop virtualization service available […] More

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    Navy Taps CORAS to Provide NAVAIR Unit With Program Support

    The U.S. Navy and Coras have teamed up to provide support for Naval Air Systems Command’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office The company said Thursday it will use its FedRAMP High enterprise decision management software-as-a-service platform to help with the mission objectives of PMA-271.  The Patuxent River, Maryland office is responsible for […] More

  • in Executive Spotlights

    V3Gate Principal Guy Nielsen Dissects Everything-as-a-Service, Company Contract Strategy

    An information technology executive with international experience and a career spanning three decades, Guy Nielsen has nurtured a life-long passion for technology. His father worked in the industry and Nielsen developed his own love for the family business as he worked through college, earning a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering at Tulane University and […] More

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    Bill Rowan: Splunk Cloud Platform Receives FedRAMP ‘In Process’ Status

    Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said the company has achieved an “In Process” designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud platform. Rowan wrote in a blog post published Thursday that the designation reflects the company’s commitment to receiving FedRAMP High authority […] More

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    Paperless Innovations: Commercial Software Offerings Could Accelerate Government’s Transition to Electronic Records

    Federal agencies now have until June 20, 2024, to move paper-based records to an electronic environment as mandated by an Office of Management and Budget memorandum released in 2019. OMB Memo M-19-21 initially set a December 31, 2022 deadline for transitioning to electronic records and Paperless Innovations underscored the need to hasten digital recordkeeping implementation […] More

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    Relativity Deploys Cloud-Based SaaS Service for EPA FOIA Requests

    Legal technology company Relativity, with the support of Deloitte, has fielded a software-as-a-service platform to help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handle freedom of information act requests. The Illinois-based company said Wednesday EPA will use the RelativityOne Government platform to process several FOIA requests, litigation and investigations. RelativityOne is a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-approved cloud-based product […] More

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    Paperless Innovations on Integrating Commercial SaaS Platforms Into QSMO Marketplaces

    The Office of Management and Budget designated the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of the Treasury as quality service management offices for cybersecurity services, grant management and core financial management, respectively, as part of efforts to advance shared services modernization. Paperless Innovations said Thursday these QSMOs […] More

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    Paperless Innovations on Use of Commercial Saas Tech to Improve OMB IT Cross-Agency Performance Reporting

    Paperless Innovations has stated that commercial off-the-shelf software-as-a-service platforms could help the Office of Management and Budget address gaps identified by the Government Accountability Office when it comes to reporting on information technology cross-agency performance goals. Paperless said Thursday COTS SaaS platforms certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program could provide OMB and […] More

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    4 Cloud Service Providers Get Priority Access to FedRAMP Evaluation Process

    The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board has decided to prioritize work with four vendors aiming to receive certification for their cloud service offerings. Cisco Systems, Cyxtera‘s federal group, Palo Alto Networks and Project Hosts can pursue the security package assessment process through FedRAMP Connect, the program management office said Tuesday. The board uses a set […] More

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    Steampunk to Continue Supporting FedRAMP Reviews Under Multiyear DHS Contract

    The Department of Homeland Security has extended its contract with Steampunk for technical review and analysis services in support of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Under the multiyear award, Steampunk said Tuesday it will continue conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and information assurance reviews of cloud service providers seeking FedRAMP certification. The information technology […] More