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DISA Begins Testing New Classified Cloud Capability
The Defense Information System Agency (DISA) plans to begin limited user testing of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) first-ever cloud environment authorized to host classified data, the agency said on Jan. 31.
NGA Seeks Industry Insight for Cloud-Based Architecture Plans
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is looking to industry for insight into how the agency can develop an overarching cloud-based enterprise management system capable of automating its data collection and dissemination, according to a request for information (RFI) issued Dec. 12.
Tagged Cloud, NGA
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USAF CTO: Agency Committed to Becoming ‘Cloud-First’
The Department of the Air Force (USAF) wants to become a “cloud-first” agency and is committed to making continued investments in cloud computing and migration, according to USAF Chief Technology Officer Jay Bonci.
Tagged Cloud, Cloud One, USAF
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JWCC Competitive Task Order Process Begins in Two Weeks
The four vendors selected for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) program – Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft, and Oracle – will duke it out for task orders beginning in about two weeks, DoD leaders told reporters during a Dec. 8 press briefing.
Tagged DISA, DoD JWCC
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DoD Awards JWCC Cloud Contracts to AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle
The Defense Department said late today that it has awarded Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) cloud contracts to the four bidders that have been in the mix for sizable chunks of the contract since the beginning of the process – Amazon Web Services, Google Support Services, Microsoft, and Oracle.
Tagged Cloud, DoD, JEDI, JWCC
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DoD: Software Modernization, Cloud Mission Go Hand in Hand
A senior Defense Department (DoD) technology official this week explained how a robust cloud environment is an essential element to ensuring the successful implementation of the Pentagon’s software modernization strategy.
Tagged Cloud, DoD, Software Modernization, Zero Trust
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Feds Lay Out How Agencies Have Implemented Cloud Technology
Cloud computing is in full swing at various agencies and military branches across the government according to various cloud experts.
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DISA, GSA Break Down Key Cloud Decision Points
Officials from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the General Services Administration talked about key decision points in their agencies’ move to cloud services at the Google Government Summit on Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C.
Tagged Cloud, DISA, Google Government Summit, GSA
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DoD on Track to Award $9B JWCC Contract in December
The Department of Defense (DoD) remains on track to award its $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract by December, DoD CIO John Sherman said during the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Forecast to Industry 2022 event on Nov. 7.
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Cloud Experts: Policy Mandates Should be Paired With Funding
Federal cloud experts from the Department of Justice (DoJ) said this week that while government policy mandates for zero trust migration and cloud adoption are key to advancing IT modernization and security, they should also be paired with funding in order to help agencies get the job done.
Tagged Cloud, DOJ, policy mandates
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