Last week, Google Public Sector’s cloud computing platform, Google Distributed Cloud, achieved a major milestone, meeting the Defense Department’s Impact Level 6 security accreditation.
This accreditation means Google’s cloud suite and a growing number of its AI tools are available to all feasible government customers. Everything from the least sensitive public data to the most sensitive, classified national security data exchanged over air-gapped defense and intelligence networks can now run on and through Google Cloud.
“This authorization comes at a crucial time, as the digital landscape is becoming increasingly complex, and the need for robust security measures is growing more urgent,” Leigh Palmer, vice president of technology, delivery and operations for Google Public Sector said in a May 28 blog post. “Google Public Sector is now able to provide DOD customers with a secure, compliant, and cutting-edge cloud environment at IL6, enabling them to leverage the full power of GDC for their most sensitive Secret classified data and applications.”
The latest accreditation represents the culmination of nearly three years’ worth of work led by Google Public Sector Chief Executive Officer Karen Dahut. No stranger to government contracting — she formerly led Booz Allen Hamilton’s $4 billion defense portfolio — Dahut was charged with building up the new business line, and she is unofficially the Google face perhaps most responsible for rebuilding the company’s rela ..
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