Government Perspectives on Mobility and the Cloud
Mobile technology and anytime, anywhere access to information is changing how we work in live. In government it's impacting overall operations, from how citizens...
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Our topic today of cloud and mobility–it’s kind of like the chicken or the egg debate–did cloud beget mobility or did mobility force the issue with cloud? Hopefully our panelists can shed some light on that never ending debate. But we do know that the two concepts are intertwined. Dawn Leaf, the deputy CIO at Labor, said earlier this year at a conference on cloud and mobility that the cloud model is very much driven by the end user. And what does the end user want to do? Reach their applications and data through their smartphones and tablet computers. The National Institute of Standards and Technology recognizes this intersection. NIST published its Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap identifying high priority requirements to fully adopt cloud. Now, NIST is working on the next version that adds interoperability and portability. So with NIST addressing the technical issues, OMB is helping out with the policy angle, not just the cloud first or mobile strategy, but the convergence of the two to improve citizen services and agency efficiency. OMB’s digital strategy is now two years old. It lays out three objectives, including operationalizing an information-centric model to architect systems for interoperability and openness and deliver better service at a lower cost– seems like cloud and mobile by another name. Other agencies like Interior, like the FTC and like the SEC are using the cloud and mobility to spark innovation. Take the FTC, for example, they are modernizing their networks by leveraging cloud and establishing a mobile computing platform because so many of their employees work outside the office. So what are the considerations agencies need to take into account as they integrate cloud and mobility? We have to talk security because that remains– even with FedRAMP–a huge issue. We also have to talk about legacy applications as agencies still spend more on the operations and maintenance of older apps and systems, then on modernization, which many times includes moving them to the cloud.
Moderator
Jason Miller, Federal News Radio
Jason Miller is an executive editor and reporter with Federal News Radio. As executive editor, Jason helps direct the news coverage of the station and works with reporters to ensure a broad range of coverage of federal technology, procurement, finance and human resource news.As a reporter, Jason focuses mainly on technology and procurement issues, including cybersecurity, e-government and acquisition policies and programs.
Panelists
Sylvia Burns, Chief Information Officer, Department of the Interior
In August 2009, Ms. Burns officially assumed the position as the Division Chief for Portfolio Management within Interior’s Departmental Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). As the Division Chief, Ms. Burns was responsible for the management and oversight of the Department’s approximately $1 billion information technology (IT) investment portfolio and Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) activities. She was the team leader for the DOI Innovations and Efficiencies Team (DIET) that triggered a grassroots effort to improve the operational efficiency of the Department’s highly fragmented IT infrastructure. This contributed significantly to the Department’s decision to centralize all IT under the Department’s CIO in December 2010. In October 2010, Ms. Burns was certified by the Office of Personnel Management for appointment to the Senior Executive Service following her completion of Interior’s Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program. In 2006, Ms. Burns graduated from the Council in Excellence in Government’s eGov Fellowship program and has been a senior fellow since that time. Her experience includes private sector research and data analysis consulting, as well as work in international trade.
Susie Adams, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Federal
Susie Adams is the Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Federal’s Civilian business. In her present role she oversees and implements the technical strategy for Microsoft’s IGO, Finance and Land Management and Civilian Agency Federal Government business. Prior to joining Microsoft she held numerous leadership positions at Washington DC area consulting organizations including work at McGladery and Pullen, Booz Allen Hamilton and Financial Dynamics where she was the Director of Web development.
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