Microsoft announced new updates to the Azure Government Secret cloud that could help it in its bid for the JEDI contract against Amazon Web Services.
contract, a winner-take-all Pentagon contract to move its sensitive data to the cloud.
Microsoft announced that Azure Government Secret — its government cloud for storing classified information — now has two new data centers in the U.S. that were built to meet the requirements of IL-6 , the highest security certification from the Department of Defense. In addition, Microsoft announced it meets the requirements for the Director of National Intelligence .
However, while these new facilities meet the requirements, they're not yet actually accredited yet. Microsoft is currently in the process of"working closely" with its government partners for achieving both of these accreditations, it says. "From our facilities, to our systems, to our personnel, we followed the strictest adherence to the requirements to support data at Impact Level 6," a Microsoft spokesperson told Business Insider.that has a product that's certified at IL-6, thanks to its Secret Region cloud product. Given that this advantage puts Amazon in a better position to win the deal, there's a lot riding on whether or not Microsoft can officially get itself accredited before the deal is awarded.
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