Amazon Expands Its Cloud Services to the U.S. Military

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http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/08/amazon-expands-its-cloud-services-us-military/92090/

By Frank Konkel
Nextgov.com
August 21, 2014

Amazon Web Services has become the first commercial cloud provider 
authorized to handle the Defense Department’s most sensitive unclassified 
data.

Today’s announcement that AWS has achieved a provisional authority to 
operate under DOD’s cloud security model at impact levels 3-5 is a major 
win for the company, as it allows DOD customers to provision commercial 
cloud services for the largest chunks of their data.

In technical speak, the provisional ATO granted by the Defense Information 
Systems Agency means DOD customers can use AWS’ GovCloud – an isolated 
region entirely for U.S. government customers – through a private 
connection routed to DOD’s network. DOD customers can now secure AWS cloud 
services through a variety of contract vehicles.

In layman’s terms, AWS is the first company with the ability to take any 
and all of DOD’s unclassified data to the cloud.

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