{"id":12705,"date":"2018-09-24T16:01:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T16:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/24\/white-house-seeks-a-smarter-cloud-strategy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:26:05","slug":"white-house-seeks-a-smarter-cloud-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/it-networks\/cloud\/2018\/09\/24\/white-house-seeks-a-smarter-cloud-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"White House seeks a \u2018smarter\u2019 cloud strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The White House released its new Cloud Smart strategy<\/a> for public comment Sept. 24, the first update on the 2010 Cloud First strategy<\/a> developed during the Obama administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Cloud First strategy was actually released in 2010, and it was part of the 25-point implementation plan to reform federal information technology. But that was at a time when cloud was still new, many agencies were kind of early in their journey and adopting those technologies, and we\u2019ve learned a substantial amount within the federal government, as well as the capabilities within the industry have significantly advanced,\u201d said Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent at a media discussion on the strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis new strategy is the first update in seven years. It defines an integrated approach for agencies to more extensively leverage cloud technologies, and it updates the original approach and closes some gaps in policies that allow faster adoption as well as streamlining some of the activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strategy focuses on three considerations for agencies that look to move to the cloud: procurement, workforce and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\t