Katie Lewin, Chief of Staff, Program Manager, Cloud Computing Initiative GSA Office of the Chief Information Officer - Federal Cloud Initiative

1. Federal Cloud Initiative
Katie Lewin
Chief of Staff
Program Manager, Cloud Computing
Initiative
GSA Office of the Chief Information Officer
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2. How Did We Get Here?
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3. Federal Timeline: the Past 150 Days
May 2009
Cloud Computing
Industry Summit
May 2009
April 2009 Infrastructure-as-a- September 2009
CIO Cloud Service RFI Issued Apps.Gov Launched
Computing Program July 2009
Management Office Infrastructure-as-a-
Established Service RFP Released
March 2009 May 2009 July 2009
Cloud Computing NIST develops initial Software-as-a-
Program Cloud Computing Service RFI Released
Launched Definition
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4. Cloud Computing – Initial
Communications with Industry
Cloud Summit - Sponsored by ACT / IAC
Followed by a Request for Information
– Government and Private Industry Partnership
Shared Problems
Regulatory and Procurement Issues
– Discussion Topics
Security
Pricing
Interoperability
Portability
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5. Current Status
Launch of Apps.gov
– Current MAS 70 Holders with SaaS products
– Social Media
IaaS Request For Quote (RFQ)
– Closed September 16
– BPA Multiple Award in October/November
Future
– Increased Security for Higher Impact Data
– PaaS Offerings
– Case Studies of Successes
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7. A New Viewpoint on Standards
Simplicity and Visibility
Leverage Work of the Industry
Non-Static
Maturity
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8. Simplicity and Visibility
Interoperability between Clouds
– Public and Private
Portability
– Moving Applications and Data From/To Clouds
Security & Data Privacy
– Adherence to existing FISMA and NIST Requirements
Operations Management and SLA’s
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9. Leverage Work of the Private Industry
Competition and Market Based Solutions
– Fosters & Encourages Innovation
Velocity of Market Driven Solutions
– Faster
– More Flexible
Collaboration between Government and Private
Industry
– Dual Need for Solution
– Two Drivers Behind the Wheel
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10. Lifecycle Approach
Maturing, Not Mature
Standardization Across Federal Government
With Age, Comes Wisdom
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11. Katie Lewin
Chief of Staff
GSA Office of the Chief Information Officer
mary.lewin@gsa.gov
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