As more and more companies obtain accreditation through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), the list of firsts is becoming short. However, four years after the program was established, FedRAMP granted its first approval of a cloud service offered by a woman-owned small business.
NetComm announced on Jan. 28 that its Beacon software-as-a-service offering received an authority to operate (ATO) from the National Institutes of Health. The product brings together several cloud services — primarily data analytics — built on top of Amazon Web Services' GovCloud infrastructure.
"For the past 30 years, it has been our mission to provide solutions and efficiencies to help our customers navigate their HR and financial management processes." said John Graves, chief visionary officer of NetComm. "Since then, we've expanded our services to offer automated e-workflows, online collaboration, digital signature capabilities and property and facilities management. With this new FedRAMP certification, we're now able to offer these services through our Beacon dashboard across the government, allowing users to maximize productivity and workflow efficiencies."
The certification makes NetComm's Beacon the 59th cloud product or service to gain accreditation. The company joins a list of vendors big and small but is the first woman-owned small business with a certified product.
"It is an honor for NetComm to be the first women-owned small business to achieve FedRAMP compliant status for our Beacon SaaS," said NetComm CEO Stella Graves. "We knew when we made the decision to invest in the administration's Cloud First Initiative and the FedRAMP certification program it would mean big changes for NetComm and our customers. With our new FedRAMP certification, NetComm is now positioned to expand our services to help clients across the government manage their data in the government cloud environment."
The review was done by third-party assessment organization (3PAO) Veris Group.
Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.
