Sens. Steve Daines and Jacky Rosen have introduced a counterpart to a House bill aimed at securing government use of multi-cloud networks. House lawmakers filed the Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act in August. Both versions of the bill would mandate new guidance on agencies’ cloud usage, a multi-cloud implementation plan and a study on federal […] Read more
Science Applications International Corp.’s chief technology officer said organizations need to pair multi-cloud services with DevSecOps to improve mission delivery. Bob Ritchie, who will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s Integrating for Mission Success Forum on Aug. 10, said agencies’ vision of using the cloud as a data center will not get them far enough […] Read more
The Defense Information Systems Agency Hosting and Compute Center is looking to secure a prototype of a single interface for controlling multiple cloud environments. DISA plans to issue an other transaction authority agreement for the prototype, which it expects to be complete within a year. The agency wants the system to automate asset management and […] Read more
The U.S. Space Force plans to implement a hybrid, multi-cloud approach for the Enterprise Ground Services program as part of the military branch’s satellite command and control modernization efforts. The Space Force indicated in its fiscal year 2024 budget justification documents that it needs $155.8 million for EGS, and part of it will be used […] Read more
Delays to the Department of Defense’s new $9 billion multi-cloud program could be worth it if it means getting it right, a top defense official said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. John Sherman, the DOD’s chief information officer and a 2022 Wash100 winner, defended the Pentagon’s decision to reschedule an award of the […] Read more
Kyndryl, an infrastructure services provider, announced that it has been selected to modernize Raytheon Technologies’ digital technology environment. As part of a strategic partnership, Kyndryl will support Raytheon’s development and implementation of a hybrid multi-cloud computing platform. The partnership is aimed at accelerating Raytheon’s digital transformation and improving its ability to drive business growth, Kyndryl […] Read more
The Department of Defense has formally issued requests for proposals to the companies vying for spots on a new enterprise multi-cloud effort. Hyperscale cloud companies Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft and Oracle received invitations to bid on the DOD’s indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract, FedScoop reported. JWCC is the replacement to the potential […] Read more
The National Archives and Records Administration is harnessing the processing capabilities and storage offered by cloud-based resources to facilitate its transition from paper to electronic records. NARA is pursuing a path to paperless electronic recordkeeping in compliance with a memorandum issued by the Office of Management and Budget in 2019. The OMB proposed the paperless […] Read more
Opus Interactive, a cloud hosting service provider, has partnered with cloud management company Science Logic to offer a hybrid and multi-cloud monitoring and management solution. The partnership will allow federal agencies to acquire the ScienceLogic SL1 solution hosted on OpusGov, which has received the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Moderate-level certification, Opus Interactive said Thursday. “The […] Read more
The U.S. Army has tapped Accenture Federal Services for its Enterprise Application Modernization and Migration program, geared to accelerate the transition of the service branch’s legacy applications to the cloud. According to Accenture, the Army’s EAMM task order has a potential value of $127 million, with a one-year base period and two optional years. Most […] Read more
