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Snowflake Achieves FedRAMP High Authorization on AWS GovCloud US-West and US-East – Snowflake
December 11, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, CIO Corner, Data Analytics, Public Sector, Snowflake
Today Snowflake announced they have received FedRAMP® High Authorization on the AWS GovCloud (US-West and US-East Regions). The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. This authorization enables Snowflake to protect some of the federal government’s most […]
Read MoreExecutive Office of The President Issues Memo Encouraging Federal Agencies to utilize existing contracts such as 8(a) STARS III GWAC to contract with small businesses
July 8, 2022 | Federal IT, GSA, Public Sector, SBA
This June 29th memo entitled “Strategies for Meeting and Exceeding the Small Disadvantaged Business Goal for Fiscal Year 2022”, encourages acquisition professionals and government buyers to take advantage of the 8(a) STARS III GWAC to obtain IT services from firms like CIYIS and the small business federal government contractor community. Last year, the President made […]
Read MoreState and Local Govs Need to Improve Data Sharing, Big Data Use Like the Feds
February 9, 2017 | Big Data, CIO Corner, Federal IT, Public Sector
Like the feds, state and local agencies have improved how they share and use big data, but a new report shows areas that still need improvement. Like their federal counterparts, state and local agencies have made great strides in acquiring and using big data – but they still have a long way to go, according to a […]
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