Slides from Cate Berard, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy, presented at the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council’s 2019 Summit in Portland, OR.

1. Sustainability in Federal
Cloud-Services Procurements
Cate Berard
Team Lead for Sustainability
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Sustainable Environmental Stewardship (AU-21)
Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council Summit
May 21, 2019

2. Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security
Redefining Cloud Computing in
the Federal Government
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Any technology solution:
• Provided by an
outside vendor
Any technology solution:
• Rapid provisioning of
systems or services
• Shared pool of
resources

3. Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security
Federal Strategy
Security
• Trusted Internet Connections
• Data Protection and Awareness
• Federal Risk and Authorization
Management Program
(FedRAMP)
Workforce
• Identifying Skill Gaps
• Reskilling and Retaining
• Recruiting and Hiring
• Communication, Engagement and
Transition
• Removing Bureaucratic Barriers
Procurement • Category Management
• Service Level Agreements
• Security Requirements
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Cloud Smart

4. Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security
Incorporating Sustainability
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Security WorkforceProcurement
• There are no conflicts
with existing, required
procurement tools
• Easy to use, customizable
tools
• There are no conflicts
with security
requirements
• Sustainability ->
resiliency -> security
• Reskilling and retaining
acquisition staff
• Recruiting and hiring
skilled staff
• Engaging all staff

5. Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security
Questions?
Cate Berard
Team Lead for Sustainability
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Sustainable Environmental Stewardship (AU-21)
202-586-2334 (office)
240-477-9384 (cell)
cate.berard@hq.doe.gov
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