Document Library

Below is a comprehensive list of published documents from the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative.

Public Speaking Presentations

State of Public Sector Cloud Computing This report provides details regarding NIST's efforts to facilitate and lead the development of standards for security, interoperability, and portability; Federal budget guidance issued to agencies to foster the adoption of cloud computing technologies, and an overview of the approach to data center consolidation; and 30 illustrative case studies at the Federal, state and local government levels.
The Economic Gains of Cloud Computing This is the transcript of the address that Vivek Kundra gave at the Brookings Institution event, The Economic Gains of Cloud Computing (April 7, 2010)
Cloud Computing Discussion: CIO Council Initiative This is a general briefing on the FCCI given by Casey Coleman in Spring, 2009.
Federal Cloud Computing Initiative Fact Sheet This is a general FCCI fact sheet prepared for a speech Katie Lewin gave in March, 2010 (information is not event-specific)
Cloud Now: Priorities, Tools, Lessons Learned These are the presentation slides for a speech given by Casey Coleman on March 5, 2010 for a Meritalk session entitled "Cloud Now"
Cloud Computing Services Status Report
This is a status report for the FCCI prepared for Vivek Kundra to present on March 24, 2009

Security Documents

Cloud Computing from the Security Perspective This white paper is a primer for federal IT managers .
Effectively and Securely Using the Cloud Computing Paradigm This is a presentation prepared by Peter Mell and Tim Grance of NIST. (October 29, 2009)
Federal Risk and Authorization Management (FedRAMP) Program This is the high-level overview of the FedRAMP program, authored by Peter Mell.

FCCI PMO Documents

FCCI Executive Steering Committee Charter This is the Cloud Computing Executive Steering Committee charter, approved November 6, 2010
Cloud Computing Initiative Briefing Book This is the briefing book prepared after the May 6 Cloud Computing Summit (May 13, 2009)
Cloud Computing Working Groups Mission and Goals This is a single powerpoint slide showing the mission and goals for each of the four CCAC working groups.

General Cloud Documents

NIST Definition of Cloud Computing This is the full NIST definition of cloud computing and includes definitions of the deployment models (June 01, 2009)
Federal Cloud Computing Strategy The U.S. CIO outlines how the Federal Government can accelerate the safe and secure adoption of cloud computing, consistent with the “Cloud First” policy discussed in the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management (February 8, 2011)
25 Point Implementation Plan To Reform Federal Information Technology Management A report from the United States CIO details 25 steps to addressing persistent, pressing problems in Federal IT. (December 9, 2010)
Federal Cloud Computing Training This is the presentation deck for the OMB Cloud Computing training session on August 12, 2009

Cloud Computing Quicksheets