OpenGround achieves the US government’s FedRAMP In Process status, with ProjectWise to follow soon.
Infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has announced that OpenGround, its geotechnical information management and reporting software, has achieved Federal Risk and Authorisation Management Programme (FedRAMP®) In Process status and is now listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace under Bentley for Government.
FedRAMP accelerates and supports the adoption and use of secure cloud-based services by the US federal government. Through rigorous standards and controls testing, it ensures solutions from cloud service providers are resilient to cyber threats and effective in mitigating against cyber vulnerabilities.
OpenGround is Bentley’s first software product to go through the FedRAMP process. ProjectWise, part of Bentley Infrastructure Cloud focused on supporting infrastructure project delivery, will follow shortly thereafter. These Bentley for Government offerings are categorized under FedRAMP’s moderate impact level for controlled, unclassified federal information systems and data. US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), a key user of OpenGround and the largest federal user of ProjectWise, is serving as the federal sponsor for Bentley.
Julien Moutte, chief technology officer at Bentley Systems, said: “Bentley is committed to ensuring infrastructure engineers working for US federal agencies and contractors have access to secure, cloud-connected solutions that meet federal standards for confidentiality, integrity and availability. Achieving FedRAMP In Process status for OpenGround, followed by ProjectWise, is an important step in the process toward full FedRAMP authorisation, providing government users with secure digital delivery tools that drive more efficient, collaborative and sustainable infrastructure designs.”
In addition to FedRAMP, Bentley is pursuing Defense Information Systems Agency security authorisation for OpenGround and ProjectWise, which will provide Department of Defense engineers and contractors a more streamlined process, with reduced time and cost, to procure and implement Bentley’s cloud solutions.
To learn more about Bentley for Government, OpenGround, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud and ProjectWise, visit http://www.bentley.com
