ActiveState, the leading provider of solutions for securing the software supply chain, and Carahsoft Technology, The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, today announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as ActiveState’s Master Government Aggregator®, making the company’s unified open source management platform available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2) contracts.
ActiveState’s Open Source Security Posture Management platform enables DevOps, InfoSec and Development teams to improve security status to deliver secure applications faster.
The unified platform offers advanced tools for the Public Sector, including:
- Continuous software supply chain security
- Secure, custom containers
- Real-time visibility and observability
- Robust vulnerability management
- Automated, continuous upgrades
- Governance support that increases collaboration
The company’s platform reduces software supply chain risks by providing Government agencies with full visibility and control over open source components while improving developer productivity. ActiveState helps companies reduce or eliminate the vulnerabilities they need to address as part of their FedRAMP certification and GovCloud standards through comprehensive auditing, automated vulnerability detection, and controlled build processes.
ActiveState’s solutions are available through Carahsoft’s SEWP V contracts NNG15SC03B and NNG15SC27B and ITES-SW2 Contract W52P1J-20-D-0042.
Steve Ruggieri, Chief Revenue Officer at ActiveState
Partnering with Carahsoft allows us to expand our platform’s reach in the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s network of reseller partners and contract vehicles. Our unified Open Source Security Posture Management platform is a one-of-a-kind solution that combines Intelligent Remediation with secure open source management, enabling agencies to simplify, secure and scale open source adoption, builds and deployment.
Natalie Gregory, Vice President of Open Source Solutions at Carahsoft
ActiveState’s platform manages the entire life cycle of open source languages and dependencies, helping agencies maintain modern, open source-driven development.
