“Even in a mix of on-premises and cloud environments, agencies should be able to assess and monitor everything as though they are operating on a single platform,” Rucker wrote. “Otherwise, they will end up with disjointed chunks of information that cannot be manually correlated at the size and scale of the government environment.”
He discussed how a unified platform provides agencies a “centralized control” of on-premises and cloud environments and assurance when it comes to security.
“Having a unified platform for validating security controls while making sure that data is protected against vulnerabilities gives agencies a high level of assurance that all their systems are secure,” Rucker noted.
Rucker also cited the need for agencies to establish strong partnerships with industry to meet their missions in a speedy and efficient manner.
The Transportation Security Administration has announced a contract opportunity with an estimated value exceeding $100 million for enterprise-wide IT support…