Is the cloud saving government money?

The U.S. Government Accountability Office published a bullish report on the impact cloud services has had on federal government agency technology savings.

By: GovFresh

Posted: July 10, 2019

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office published a bullish report on the impact cloud services has had on federal government agency technology savings.

Thirteen of 16 agencies reviewed indicated they saved $291 million between 2014 and April 2019 from cloud services use. Because of a lack of reporting standards or guidance, "it is likely that agency-reported cloud spending and savings figures were underreported," GAO wrote in its analysis.

Read more on the GAO blog.

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