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Proposal to Put Federal Government on a Cloud

Amazon, Microsoft, and other companies are seeking to become Federal government cloud computing service providers. Last year, Google opened a local Washington DC office to sell cloud computing services to federal government employees. The Federal Privacy Act which provides privacy protection for the data the federal government agencies hold, does not extend to privacy companies.

Tech Firms Seek to Get Agencies on Board With Cloud Computing , Kim Hart, Washington Post, March 31, 2009