Federal IT Solutions

Get the right federal technologies and IT services with Sterling. Our experience, procurement vehicles, and values make us a premier partner for your next solution.

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Mission Success Starts with Sterling

Sterling has been a trusted technology partner of the federal government for over 20 years. In that time, we’ve made tremendous impact toward improving infrastructure, enhancing security, and advancing the state of the art across numerous federal agencies and offices. We’ve continually maintained supply chains and heightened security measures, and we hold numerous certifications that showcase Sterling’s dedication to quality service and trusted deployments.

Our team is comprised of numerous trusted IT professionals with special clearances that allow us to work directly with highly sensitive government technologies and data. Coupled with our catalog of procurement methods, we’re able to provide federal government agencies with the products and services they need to achieve mission success at competitive prices. We’re dedicated to doing things right the first time and strengthening our clients through proof of performance. Experience the Sterling difference and receive the benefits of exceptional technology, today.

5x Dell Technologies Federal Partner of the Year

2025 Intel Solution Provider Public Sector IT Modernization Partner of the Year

2024 NVIDIA Public Sector Partner of the Year

2024 Northrop Grumman Supplier Performance Excellence Award

A Better Approach for Federal Success

Sterling approaches every client problem with extreme care and understanding, from first contact to final deployment (and beyond). We’re dedicated to strengthening technology partnerships, cultivating knowledge, and producing positive outcomes. Every step in our practical, four-pronged solutioning methodology is a milestone along your journey toward mission success.

Discover

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We begin with an informal discussion followed by a series of in-depth assessments to identify vulnerabilities, inefficiencies, and opportunities for growth.

Design

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Based on their findings, our experts develop forward-thinking strategies and blueprints for the ideal solution—with detailed timelines, milestones, and success criteria outlined.

Integrate

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Next, we ensure a seamless integration of our solutions within your environment, verifying everything is running correctly at optimal performance.

Empower

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Throughout the process, we take a consultative approach, providing strategic insights, training, and expert advice from start to finish.

Superior Pricing & Streamlined Procurement

Sterling has been awarded numerous federal contracting vehicles that enable us to simplify and expedite procurement of products and services for the federal government. These contract initiatives are furthered through BPAs and IDIQs that have been expertly compiled to address the multifaceted needs of various agencies, institutions, and organizations. Follow the links below to find the contract vehicle that supports your unique placement in the federal government.

Mission-Driven Federal Capabilities

Sterling has broadened its catalog of advanced IT capabilities to better serve our clients across the federal space. We’re constantly innovating and optimizing federal systems for the highest performance while maintaining strict security practices that lead to mission success. Explore our federal IT capabilities and start getting the right technology solutions for your next mission.

Safeguarded Artificial Intelligence

Experience a comprehensive suite of secure, scalable, and mission-tailored artificial intelligence solutions ranging from LLM/RAG to AI agents. We leverage strategic partnerships with AI leaders to produce highly advanced AI-optimized systems and seamless integrations that promote mission success and streamline operations. Sterling fosters trust through our AI solutions by implementing a Zero Trust architecture along with robust compliance frameworks.

Secure, Powerful Infrastructure

Modernize federal infrastructure with Sterling and broaden technical horizons toward government goals. Through our guidance and support, federal agencies can experience robust modern infrastructure solutions designed to optimize performance, enhance security, and drive IT modernization. Our modern infrastructure offerings include high-performance computing with AI/ML/DL capabilities, hyperconverged infrastructure, advanced data storage, tactical edge computing, and so much more—all supported through our expert teams and nationwide CID centers.

State-of-the-Art Security

Sterling supports federal clients through comprehensive, mission-critical cybersecurity solutions that aid in protection against evolving threats. Advancements, such as next-gen firewalls and endpoint protection, are all underpinned by a strong commitment to Zero Trust architecture and industry-standard frameworks like NIST. Sterling’s federal security posture is further strengthened by continuous CMMC Level 2 compliance and O-TTPS-certified secure supply chain management. Experience tailored strategies, in-depth security assessments, ongoing support, and further solutions that ensure robust defenses that surround sensitive federal data and systems.

Advanced Networking

Sterling brings future-ready networking solutions into the federal government, allowing for seamless connectivity, enhanced performance, and heightened security assurance that can all scale to meet the increasing needs of federal environments. Through our partnerships and expert professionals, we can help ensure federal networks are automated for troubleshooting and important updates, and can react immediately to potential threats. With Sterling’s support, federal clients will gain the insights and optimizations to their network that drive mission success.
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Safe, Reliable Cloud

Sterling offers federal clients comprehensive and secure cloud capabilities, providing end-to-end solutions from initial assessments to strategic expansion across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. Our expertise includes multi-cloud solutions, cloud migrations, hybrid cloud deployments, and cloud optimizations focused on efficiency and cost, with a proven track record of delivering mission-critical workloads for civilian, defense, and intelligence communities. Additionally, Sterling enables on-premises cloud solutions that accelerate AI adoption within federal agencies, ensuring scalable, resilient, and compliant digital transformations while adhering to strict federal security and regulatory requirements.

An Empowered Workforce

Sterling provides federal clients with comprehensive digital workspace capabilities, leveraging our master competencies in virtual machines to enhance productivity, foster collaboration, and ensure robust data security for distributed workforces. Through our digital workspace solutions, we provide secure, efficient access from any device, alongside cloud-based government solutions. Sterling leverages AI-powered workforce augmentations that are automated for client support and training. We help agencies procure the latest AI PCs with built-in NPUs to boost local AI processing, supporting agile task handling and highly secure mission-critical operations.

Revolutionize Digital Interactions

Transform digital interactions across the federal government with Sterling’s Digital Personalities. These empathetic AI entities act as conversational ties to data that assist with support, training, education, and general knowledge tasking. Maintain security and compliance while integrating a customized digital ambassador for your specific federal agency.

Groundbreaking Connectivity

SkyWave™ is Sterling’s revolutionary developer private-cloud service solution designed to establish and manage private 5G/6G wireless networks. Built on the NVIDIA Aerial RAN CoLab Over-the-Air (ARC-OTA) platform, clients are able to experience fully programmable, containerized, secure, and open-sourced cellular network test beds. This unique solution can enhance federal defense communications, automate drone coordination, advance robotics, and accelerate AI/ML applications to operation. Contact Sterling today or find us on the CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.

Proven Success in the Federal Space

Federal Splunk Residency

A federal agency enlisted Sterling for a Cisco Splunk Residency, allowing us to support the client directly with optimizing and maintaining their Splunk networking interfaces. Sterling is one of the few companies globally authorized to sell both Splunk licenses and deliver services as a Certified Splunk Service Partner. With this capability, Sterling is uniquely positioned to support customers directly and through OEM channels, addressing all their Splunk needs with unparalleled expertise.  

Sterling, alongside Dell Technologies and NVIDIA, was named a 2025 Corporate Partner of the Year by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Foundation. This recognition highlights their leadership in deploying advanced simulation and AI ecosystems. Specifically, Sterling and Dell delivered the essential hardware, storage infrastructure, and systems integration to implement NVIDIA’s Omniverse platform at NPS. This included the physical setup of Dell PowerEdge R760XA servers and core NVIDIA software deployment. This recognition highlights our combined leadership in deploying advanced simulation and AI ecosystems., establishing a first-of-its-kind capability within the Department of the Navy to accelerate AI adoption and innovation.

Sterling worked with NVIDIA and Dell to deploy HGX systems for a federal agency to enable secure generative AI experimentation. Sterling played a pivotal role in bridging the partnership between Dell and NVIDIA to operationalize the unique system configurations, overcoming conflicts between the two entities’ frameworks. Our expert engineers deployed Dell XE9680 servers with NVIDIA H200 GPUs and Mellanox networking, alongside PowerScale storage and full infrastructure for the customer, leading to the successful deployment of the HGX system. Sterling’s integration and engineering expertise were crucial for delivering this advanced AI solution.

Sterling collaborated with Carahsoft to scope all AWS services for a federal entity interested in cloud capabilities. Initially, marketplace pricing appeared lower than the actual needs that were perceived. We worked closely with the client to validate and adjust consumption costs for each line item, ensuring accuracy, which resulted in a more precise, though higher, price. This process also authorized Sterling to utilize NetApp as an AWS Marketplace reseller. NetApp then provided a private offer, which Sterling extended to the federal client, significantly reducing their AWS on-demand consumption expenses.

Your Trusted Federal Technology Partner

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Experience the Sterling difference and receive the benefits of exceptional technology, today.