# Defense Agencies Consider Accredited Cloud Platforms

A vendor-sponsored DefenseScoop interview argues that defense agencies can accelerate enterprise modernization by adopting cloud platforms with DISA Impact Level 5 accreditation, built-in cybersecurity controls, and standardized ERP architectures. It cites the Defense Logistics Agency’s management of approximately 5 million assets and more than 10,000 daily transactions to illustrate the scale of logistics operations these platforms may support. The article announces no solicitation, contract value, or procurement contact, so it is a market signal rather than a current contract opportunity.

- Procurement teams can use the article’s focus on pre-accredited platforms, security controls, and standardized ERP architectures to inform market research for defense modernization needs; it does not establish a new requirement or mandate.
- SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2) and SAP are presenting platform capabilities to defense buyers. Contractors offering competing solutions can assess how their accreditation status, security features, and ERP approach compare with the capabilities highlighted.
- DLA’s reported operational scale provides context for potential enterprise logistics use cases, but the signal does not identify a specific DLA acquisition or funding plan.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cloud Services, Cybersecurity
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Department of Defense (DoD)

### Vendors
- SAP National Security Services (SAP NS2) (Defense enterprise modernization and cloud platform provider)
- SAP (ERP platform provider)

### Key Quotes
> Instead of waiting years for an accreditation to be able to move forward, you can start day one and feel secure about the fact that these applications can store and process your data at the sensitivity level the mission requires.
> — Jeremy Perkins, Senior Vice President, SAP National Security Services

### Sources
- [How pre-accredited enterprise cloud platforms speed up defense modernization | DefenseScoop](https://defensescoop.com/video/how-pre-accredited-enterprise-cloud-platforms-speed-up-defense-modernization) - DefenseScoop