On November 4, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it is expanding its Global Security and Compliance Acceleration (GSCA) partner program to AWS Secret Cloud and AWS Top Secret Cloud, streamlining the process of bringing cutting-edge capabilities to national security missions.
When commercial technology companies develop new capabilities in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), they face compliance hurdles when trying to deploy in classified environments. The complexity of security frameworks like Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Level 6 (DoD CC SRG IL6), Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, and Joint Special Access Program Implementation Guide (JSIG) can create months- and years-long delays.
“Our AWS GSCA partners have demonstrated the ability to reduce the classified compliance preparation timeline for commercial AI companies, from over a year to just a few months” explained Amy Belcher, director of worldwide public sector global ISV sales and GTM at AWS. “This means mission-critical solutions can be deployed in classified environments while they still represent a technological advantage for the country.”
AWS is expanding the GSCA program to classified security and compliance frameworks with six initial partners: Kratos, Fortreum, SMX, CACI, Strategic Business Systems (SBS) , and Second Front (2F).
Source: AWS
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