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    Skyhigh Cloud Access Security Broker for Government Achieves FedRAMP Certification

    Skyhigh Networks can deploy its cloud security and government policy compliance platform to federal agencies after its certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Skyhigh said Tuesday its Skyhigh Cloud Access Security Broker for Government platform works to provide a software-as-a-service offering to help agencies meet security requirements and achieve U.S. “cloud first” policy compliance. CASB for Government is designed to facilitate […] More

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    Vivek Kundra: Salesforce Releases ‘Cloud Lightning’ Platform for Govt Clients

    Salesforce has introduced a technology platform that seeks to help public-sector organizations build applications intended to connect agencies with their employees, partners, suppliers and customers. Government Cloud Lightning has been developed as part of the company’s multitenant public cloud infrastructure and is designed for organizations at all levels of government as well as federally funded research-and-development centers and contractors, Salesforce said Thursday. Vivek Kundra, […] More

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    Dell Collaborates With InfusionPoints to Get FedRAMP Provisional Authorization for Cloud Platform; George Newstrom Comments

    A Dell business unit partnered with InfusionPoints to develop operations and security controls necessary to achieve a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for a cloud offering. Dell Services Federal Government received the provisional authorization-to-operate from FedRAMP’s joint authorization board for the Dell Cloud for U.S. Government platform following an audit conducted by J.D. Biggs and Associates as an […] More

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    Dell’s IaaS Cloud Offering Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization

    Dell Services Federal Government has received a provisional authority-to-operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Joint Authorization Board to offer an infrastructure-as-a-service cloud to public sector customers. FedRAMP JAB granted the Dell Cloud for US Government platform a moderate impact level P-ATO on Thursday. DCG is designed for federal, state, local and tribal agencies as well as higher education organizations, government […] More

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    QTS, Virtustream Enter Cloud Hosting & Compliance Services Partnership

    QTS will host two Virtustream Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant cloud platforms in QTS data centers in Texas and Virginia as part of a newly formed agreement between the two companies. QTS said Thursday it will also deploy Virtustream’s Viewtrust system, which works to provide risk identification, mitigation and compliance automation as part of the former’s portfolio. Virtustream has […] More

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    VMware Enterprise Mobility Mgmt System Enters FedRAMP In-Process Stage

    A VMware subsidiary has completed an application for the in-process stage of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program in an effort to achieve full FedRAMP-compliant status for its enterprise mobility management system. VMware AirWatch said Thursday it is working with the FedRAMP program office and the U.S. Census Bureau to receive an “Authority to Operate,” which would facilitate the deployment of the […] More

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    Microsoft, AWS, CSRA Near FedRAMP High Baseline Certifications for Cloud Platforms

    Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and CSRA are in the process of securing high baseline certifications for their cloud platforms under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Federal Times reported March 21. Aaron Boyd writes the cloud service providers are scheduled to receive their authorizations in April following their involvement in a pilot program that seeks […] More

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    GSA Picks Unisys Cloud Platform for FedRAMP Accelerated Pilot Program

    The General Services Administration has selected a Unisys-built government cloud offering to participate in a pilot program that aims to expedite the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification process. The FedRAMP Accelerated pilot initiative seeks to shorten the FedRAMP approval process to less than six months from the current time frame of six to 18 […] More

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    Acquia Obtains FedRAMP Authority to Operate From Treasury Dept

    Acquia has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authority-to-operate designation from the Treasury Department to offer two of the company’s cloud services in the public sector. Boston-based Acquia company said Monday it will provide its Acquia Cloud Enterprise and Acquia Cloud Site Factory to agencies in a suite of cloud services designed to feature layers of firewall, multi-factor authentication, vulnerability management, security incident response, […] More

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    Vasco, Project Hosts to Offer E-Signature Service on FedRAMP Compliant Cloud Network

    Vasco Data Security International has teamed up with Project Hosts to use the former company’s ‘s electronic signature service in a cloud network that is certified under the U.S. General Services Administration‘s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for cloud computing services. ESignLive will work to help GSA, U.S. Army and Agriculture Department to sign documents through a secure cloud electronically with the use of a personal […] More

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    Scott Burns: GovDelivery’s Cloud-Based Digital Comms Tech Certified by FedRAMP Board

    GovDelivery has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer a cloud-based digital communications technology across the government. The company said Monday its Communications Cloud Platform passed moderate security-level requirements of the program’s joint authorization board. “We’re proud to be FedRAMP compliant so that our digital communications platform can help public sector organizations connect even […] More