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GSA announces 7 members named by OMB to FedRAMP Board

Brian Conrad, a cloud computing and cybersecurity expert, has joined Zscaler as director of global compliance and authorizing authority liaison. He will bring to the role his extensive experience in the military, federal government and industry to help the company's clients meet compliance priorities and advance zero trust implementation in support of their digital transformation goals, Zscaler said in a news release published April 4.

Relias, a North Carolina-based healthcare services provider, has attained an "In Process" designation for its workforce education and enablement services under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Tuesday the designation signifies its ongoing pursuit of a FedRAMP Agency authorization for its services.

Cloud security platform provider Wiz has been made part of Carahsoft's Distributor Seller of Record Program. Carahsoft said Thursday that, as master government aggregator, it will work to make Wiz's offering available on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace via the DSOR Program.Cyber experts, government leaders and industry visionaries will speak about the dynamic and evolving role of cyber in the public sector at the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Cyber Summit, which will take place...

Tiffanny Gates, a more than two-decade federal cybersecurity executive and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of directors of Washington, D.C.-based data-centric security platforms provider Virtru. “As the Department of Defense modernizes its digital infrastructure to a zero trust architecture, innovative data security tools like Virtru enable our service members to securely collaborate and share sensitive information across domains,” Gates said in a statement published Thurs...

U.S. state and local government agencies to adopt ‘A to F’ letter grades to measure and improve cybersecurity resilience.

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Looking for the latest Government Contracting News? Read about GAO Cites Gaps in Agencies' Compliance With FedRAMP Process for Cloud Services.

William Santana Li says Knightscope will be focusing on growth, margin improvements, acquisitions and potentially beginning pre-orders for its K7 robot in 2025.

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