LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Box (NYSE: BOX) today announced that it is working with the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ) to deliver file sharing and information
management to the agency’s workforce. After rigorous assessment, Box
will receive an agency Authorization to Operate this week, allowing the
DOJ to leverage the platform across all its component agencies. DOJ
awarded Box a contract to securely manage agency information, increasing
productivity and improving mission outcomes.
“There is an increasing need to securely connect and enable processes
across agencies and jurisdictions as well as to connect government
employees with their data, content, and stakeholders,” said Aaron Levie,
co-founder and CEO at Box. “Innovative government agencies, like DOJ,
are deeply committed to leveraging emerging cloud technologies to better
serve the American people, while ensuring the security and privacy of
sensitive information. We are thrilled to support the DOJ’s technology
efforts, helping to transform the way they manage and share information.”
DOJ selected Box to:
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Simplify internal and external collaboration between Component
agencies and third party organizations;
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Seamlessly support mobile and offline access to content for employees
regardless of location; and
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Reduce complexity of infrastructure by eliminating fragmented content
and document management tools.
Box has more than 40 federal government customers. Agencies and
departments servicing healthcare, military, educational, judicial,
legislative and regulatory components of the U.S. Federal Government are
using Box to be more efficient, streamlined and agile. The company also recently
announced that they are pursuing FedRAMP compliance through the
Agency Authorization Path with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
as the sponsor and brought on Sonny Hashmi, former chief information
officer for the U.S. General Services Administration, to lead government
strategy. Box makes it easy for more than 34 million users and 45,000
organizations to share and collaborate securely on their most important
content.
For more information on today's announcement, please visit the Box
blog.
To learn more about Box for government, please visit www.box.com/industries/government.
About Box
Founded in 2005, Box (NYSE:BOX) is transforming the way people and
organizations work so they can achieve their greatest ambitions. As the
world's leading enterprise software platform for content collaboration,
Box helps businesses of all sizes in every industry securely access and
manage their critical information in the cloud. Box is headquartered in
Los Altos, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe and Asia.
To learn more about Box, visit www.box.com.
