Tech group calls for DoD to loosen cloud regulations

C4ISRNET: A prominent government technology trade group sent a letter to Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan March 21 urging the Department of Defense to accelerate its acquisition of cloud-computing services by removing some regulatory barriers for cloud technologies at Defense Department agencies.

The letter from the Professional Services Council (PSC) offers six recommendations for the Defense Department to alleviate regulatory barriers to cloud adoption, including leveraging new funding flexibility provided by the Modernizing Government Technology Act and updating cybersecurity regulations to facilitate the military’s transition to cloud-based technologies.

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