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DHS signs Cumulus cloud contract with Google
The Homeland Security Department has almost wrapped up awards for the hyperscaler-focused portion of this centralized cloud program with Microsoft's contract still under construction.
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DHS wraps up Oracle's Cumulus cloud contract
The Department of Homeland Security has two more hyperscaler awards to finalize before it can move ahead on a separate competition for this enterprise cloud program.
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DHS finalizes first Cumulus cloud contract with AWS
The Homeland Security Department is working on contracts with the other three major hyperscalers and a separate, multiple-award competition for support services.
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Pentagon consolidates Microsoft software buys into a single $9.7B Dell agreement
The blanket purchase agreement covers defense agencies, the intelligence community and the Coast Guard.
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DHS takes first step in Cumulus cloud award process
The Homeland Security Department is entering into direct contracts with the four major hyperscalers and setting up a separate, multiple-award vehicle as part of this enterprise cloud effort.
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AeroVironment's new CFO, COO and more leadership moves across the market
Key hires and promotions for human resources, technology and corporate development also feature in our new listing. A "WT Top 25" company's board adds two new members as well.
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NASA and Microsoft finalize tool to track Earth’s water changes
The space agency will host the Microsoft and OpenAI-powered Earth Copilot to make analyzing hydraulic data easier.
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Federal courts enter next phase of cloud transition
After completing use case testing with major cloud providers, the judiciary is moving to buy professional and managed services so it can expand adoption and enhance cybersecurity.
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Navy awards Microsoft sole-source cloud contract, admits vendor lock-in risk
The Naval Sea Systems Command believes switching cloud providers would require a "re-engineering" of the solution from the ground up.
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Microsoft hires SAP vet as corporate federal VP
Carmen Krueger joins Microsoft to help oversee its federal strategy focused on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
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Microsoft offers major discounts to government customers in latest ‘OneGov’ deal
The discounts could be worth as much as $3.1 billion in year one, according to the General Services Administration.
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‘High-severity’ Microsoft Exchange vulnerability disclosed on heels of Black Hat talk
Parts of the federal enterprise are likely susceptible to the flaw that allows hackers to hijack on-premises versions of Active Directory. CISA plans to release an emergency directive on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Protester seeks second chance at $1.5B Microsoft support contract
CIYIS claims the Navy did not follow the solicitation when it evaluated and rejected its proposal to be part of the Microsoft Enterprise Services program.
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Microsoft's global public sector chief Angela Heise steps down
Phillippe Rogge, Vodafone Germany's former CEO and a Microsoft veteran, will take over leadership of the group Heise has led for the past three years.
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Navy chooses 8 for $1.5B Microsoft product support pact
This second iteration of the Microsoft Enterprise Services contract was reserved for small businesses and covers work across the entire lifecycle of the brand name offerings.
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Where GSA sees resellers fitting into its unified procurement strategy
One of the General Services Administration's senior IT officials is telling industry that the agency essentially wants OneGov to create a role reversal of who the prime contractor is.
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Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI authorized for all defense operations
Microsoft’s artificial intelligence offerings are now available at the highest impact level classification for the Defense Department.
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With IVAS takeover, Anduril looks to build out human-machine ‘ecosystem’
Microsoft hands over its prime role on the $22 billion Army headset program to a defense tech company that is proclaiming a “new path in human augmentation.”
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Microsoft and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory bring AI to quantum chemistry research
An updated version of Microsoft’s Azure Quantum Elements that combines artificial intelligence and chemistry-specific software tools will be available on Github.
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