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Cloud Computing Initiative Vision and Strategy Document
Cloud Computing Vision Statement
Establish secure, easy to use, rapidly provisioned IT services for the Federal Government, including:
• Agile and simple acquisition and certification processes;
• Elastic, usage-based delivery of pooled computing resources;
• Portable, reusable and interoperable business-driven tools;
• Browser-based ubiquitous internet access to services; and
• Always on and available, utility-like solutions.
Cloud Computing Mission Statement
Drive the government-wide adoption of cost effective, green and sustainable Federal cloud computing solutions.
 Establish and Manage Governance
 Manage Cloud Computing Executive Steering Committee and Cloud Computing Agency Advisory Council
 Establish and Manage Communities of Practice and Working Groups
 Coordinate Policy and Strategy Development and Participation in other Governance bodies related to Cloud Computing activities (e.g. Security, Records Management, eDiscovery)
 Establish a Federal C&A Process
 Provide Procurement Leadership
 Develop Acquisition Vehicles to Ease Agency Procurement of Cloud Computing Solutions
 Coordinate across the Federal Acquisition community to ensure adoption and implementation of cloud-related procurement policies and processes
 Facilitate Adoption of the Cloud Computing Storefront
 Drive Cloud Technology Innovation
 Identify Common Cloud Services and Foster Standards Development and Security Policies
 Develop Architectures that Allow Agencies to More Effectively Implement and Leverage Cloud Computing Services
 Establish, Manage and Coordinate Cloud Computing Developer Communities and Application Libraries
 Enable the Reuse, Modularity and Interoperability of Cloud Computing Services
 Enable Implementation and Adoption
 Assist and Guide Agencies to Implement and Roll out Cloud Solutions (e.g. Service Provisioning)
 Facilitate Identification of Agency Partners for Pilot Activities
 Develop Methodologies to Effectively Assess and Implement Services
 Develop and Disseminate Cloud Services Operating and Business Models
 Enable Sustainable & Cost-Effective Computing (Green IT, TCO)
 Develop and Manage Business Case Templates
 Identify Core Evaluative Criteria
 Identify Cloud Computing Performance Metrics (Enterprise and Technical)
 Develop Case Studies, Best Practices/Lessons Learned to Specifically Demonstrate Support of Sustainability and Cost Effective Computing
 Operate as a Service Provider
 Identify and Offer Government Wide Services (e-mail, instant messaging, Web 2.0 tools, etc)
 Assist Agencies in Determining Their Role in Developing/Hosting Services
 Facilitate Common Interfaces to Integrate Existing Federal Cloud service environments
 Conduct Outreach Activities
 Develop the Cloud Services Communications Plan
 Design and Implement a Central Information Portal for Federal Cloud Computing
 Develop and Manage Content for Communications
 Manage Cloud-related Wikis, Blogs, Portal, and other collaborative media
 Develop and present Training
 Cloud Computing Program Management Office
 Security Working Group
 Identify Functional Leader and Membership
 Develop Objectives for Cloud Computing Advisory Council Security Working Group (e.g. Establish a Federal C&A Process)
 Define Intended Deliverables
 Develop Security Roadmap
 Standards Working Group
 Identify Functional Leader and Membership
 Develop Objectives for Group
 Define Intended Deliverables
 Develop Standards Roadmap
 Operational Excellence Working Group
 Identify Functional Leader and Membership
 Develop Objectives for Group
 Define Intended Deliverables
 Develop Operational Excellence Roadmap
 Assist and Guide Agencies to Implement and Roll out Cloud Solutions
 Develop Case Studies, Best Practices/Lessons Learned
 Facilitate Identification of Agency Partners for Pilot Activities
 Develop Methodologies to Effectively Assess and Implement Services
 Develop and Disseminate Operating Models and Business Processes
 Communications Working Group
 Identify Functional Leader and Membership
 Develop Objectives for Group
 Define Intended Deliverables
 Develop the Cloud Services Communications Plan
 Design and Implement a Central Information Portal for Federal Cloud Computing
 Develop and Manage Content for Communications
 Develop and Conduct Training