NEW YORK, July 7, 2020 ‒ Wickr, Inc., the secure collaboration platform known for its robust end-to-end encryption and the ability to securely operate on Zero Trust Networks (ZTN), announced the company (in partnership with ARMA and GDIT) has been awarded a new IDIQ contract with a $35 million ceiling by the United States Air Force with to provide its Wickr-based recall, alert and messaging (Wickr RAM) throughout the United States Department of Defense (DoD).
With this new Air Force contract, Wickr further extends its services across all three major DoD departments, expanding to provide secure communications for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force with end-to-end encrypted file, video, chat, text and voice services for end-users.
“Providing secure communications to the tactical edge and higher on government & personal devices for data up to IL4 FOUO to include PII & PHI is greatly improving situational awareness and enabling commanders to have more complete decision making data,” said Dan Skinner Head of Federal Operations, Wickr.
To meet Department of Defense (DoD) security requirements, Wickr RAM enables full administrative and compliance controls. The IDIQ contract names Wickr RAM as a DoD approved Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) certified application suite, and is currently installed in a government cloud with a government approved Authority To Operate. Wickr is undertaking its own FedRAMP certification – we anticipate achieving, at a minimum, FedRAMP “ready” in early 2021.
“Wickr is honored to be the recipients of this contract that will be used to enhance Air Force security and meet the government’s needs for their most essential, private communication with the utmost secure communication and collaboration tools,” said Joel Wallenstrom, CEO of Wickr. “We hope that this partnership will continue to inform the global encryption discussion and highlight the need for true security in government agencies.”
Wickr RAM, the self-hosted end-to-end encrypted collaboration platform designed for and accredited by the DoD, is the only collaboration service with full functionality to meet all security criteria of the National Security Agency (NSA), and require an Air Force Cloud One and Air Force Special Operations Command cloud certified fully managed service provider.
The application suite, built for secure communication and collaboration control and deployed to address the requirements to serve recall, alert, and messaging, includes servers that run in a DOD approved cloud data center and client applications that run on government issued, personal, and temporary computers and mobile devices with a DoD validated secure mobile application. Combined with its end-to-end encryption and zero trust infrastructure, Wickr RAM ensures privacy for the Air Force, Navy, and Army in the harshest environments.
The Air Force is obligating over eight million dollars for fiscal operations and maintenance funds to be performed at the Air Force Installation Contracting Center in Hurlburt Field, Florida and is expected to be completed May 31, 2022.
To learn more about Wickr RAM, visit https://wickr.com/secure-communication-for-the-military/
About Wickr:
Wickr’s mission is to secure the world’s most critical communications. Wickr provides the highest standard of encryption trusted by millions worldwide. In the workplace and out in the field, Wickr enables end users to communicate securely and protect their privacy while providing IT organizations the administrative controls needed to deploy at scale and provides flexible options and controls for information governance and compliance for regulated industries. To learn more, visit www.wickr.com.
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