James Andrew Lewis
The CSIS Commission on Federal Cloud Policy examined federal cloud computing. It produced a report which highlights the critical need for U.S. government agencies to adopt private sector best practices and accelerate the adoption of cloud technologies. Despite the widespread use of cloud services in the private sector, federal agencies remain significantly behind in the modernization of their information technology (IT) infrastructure, which has created problems for citizen service delivery and cybersecurity.
The next administration should prioritize cloud adoption as essential to enabling new AI software tools and improving government services, national security, and technological competitiveness. The benefits of greater federal cloud use are significant, including potentially lower spending, improved cybersecurity, and more efficient government services. A hesitant and incomplete acceleration of cloud computing in the public sector leaves the United States vulnerable and citizens inadequately served. To help lay the groundwork for progress in government cloud use, this report makes a number of recommendations on how to move to a more secure and efficient government cloud environment.
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