Why Choose CGS?

Why Choose CGS as a Provider or Partner?

Clear Government Solutions delivers a unique set of features and benefits for Federal government agencies.  There are three in particular that enable agencies to rapidly implementation high-performance cloud computing and infrastructure services:

  1. Certified for Immediate Federal Agency Orders and Implementations

    CGS, via its CLW business unit, has a permanent Authority to Operate (ATO) in all three functional areas covered by the GSA Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) BPA: Cloud Storage, Virtual Machines and Cloud Hosting.

    What does this mean for Federal agencies? Federal government agencies that need to implement cloud-related initiatives can do so immediately, shaving as much as 12 months off of their implementation timeline.

  1. Application Layer PKI Authentication

    CGS’s ability to provide PKI authentication at the application layer ensuring the identity of the user with non-repudiation and facilitating secure, single sign-on (SSO).

    What does this mean to Federal agencies? The PKI layer authentication means an enhanced user experience through secure, authenticated single sign-on, saving time and resources.

  1. 100% Government Cloud

    Because the Clear Government Solutions cloud serves only government clients, there is no commingling of commercial and government activity.Being 100% government enables hybrid community clouds, allowing resource sharing among a community of shared interests.

    What does this mean to Federal agencies? Agencies within a community of interest (i.e. intelligence, transportation, healthcare) can share a private cloud, keeping them secure and separate from each other and any commercial cloud systems.