Pentagon Faulted for Not Having a Clear Definition of Cloud Computing
January 7, 2016
Grazed from FedTech. Author: Phil Goldstein.
The Defense Department does not have a consistent definition for cloud computing or a complete list of cloud computing service contracts, according to a report from the DOD’s inspector general. That makes it impossible for the department to assess the effectiveness of its cloud computing contracts, the report says.
The inspector general’s office, which issued the report in late December, had sought to find out whether its armed services branches and departments “performed a cost-benefit analysis before acquiring cloud computing services” and whether they had “achieved actual savings as a result of adopting cloud services.”…
“Due to the limited number of cloud computing service contracts identified, we could not provide a sufficient answer to our announced objective,” the report states. “However, we addressed the need for a standardized cloud computing definition and an integrated repository for cloud computing service contract information to help determine whether DOD is effectively using cloud computing services.”…
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