http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2014/04/lawmakers-want-pentagon-clarify-cloud-security-standards/83245/
By William Matthews
Nextgov.com
April 25, 2014
Two House members are proposing legislation they say would ease the way
for cloud computing vendors to sell services to the Defense Department.
The Defense Cloud Security Act would require department officials to set
clearer security requirements for cloud storage and other cloud services
“and give vendors an opportunity to meet those standards,” said an aide to
Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass. Tsongas and Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., are
expected to introduce the legislation April 28.
Although the Defense Department already buys cloud services from a number
of private vendors, Tsongas and Kilmer say that more companies could be
providing more cloud services if the military had clearer security
requirements.
For vendors, the military represents a large and potentially lucrative
market for cloud storage and applications. And for the Defense Department,
the cloud represents a way to reduce the cost of owning and operating its
own servers and software.
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