- Module 1: Understand government and how it is organized.
After completing this module, you'll be able to describe:
- The levels of government, including federal, state, local and tribal. U.S. sovereign clouds aren't limited to only federal government entities, and may be leveraged by government entities at multiple levels.
- The branches of government and the role each branch plays in determining the government's cloud strategy. While each branch serves differing purposes, each has its own ways to influence the cloud computing adoption by the government.
- U.S. government entity types, how are they structured, and the authority they have toward governmental cloud strategy.
- U.S. Government entities that have the most influence over government cloud strategy and adoption.
- Module 2: Understand legislation, memoranda, executive orders, and policies that significantly set the government's cloud computing approach.
After completing this module, you'll be able to describe:
- The government's desire and approach to leveraging cloud computing technologies.
- The government's security requirements when planning, designing, implementing, and deploying cloud computing technologies.
- The government's intentions to ensure cloud computing technologies comply with its standards.
- How and why the government seeks to govern the usage of cloud computing technologies.
- Module 3: Understand a cloud business case analysis through a business case analysis, analysis of alternatives, and non-financial operational benefits.
After completing this module, you'll be able to describe:
- How to perform a Business Case Analysis (BCA).
- How the analysis of alternatives (AoA) process works.
- How Non-financial operational benefits (NFO) work.
- How to perform a risk analysis.
- How to plan an adoption strategy for cloud computing technologies.
Overview
Syllabus
- Module 1: Module 1: Describe the government and its structure
- Introduction
- Define the levels of government
- Identify the branches of government
- Describe the executive branch
- Describe the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Describe the Department of Defense (DOD)
- Describe the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
- Describe Department Homeland Security (DHS)
- Describe the General Services Administration (GSA)
- Describe the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Describe the Federal Government Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council
- Knowledge check
- Summary
- Module 2: Module 2: Describe significant government strategy actions
- Introduction
- Understand the e-Government Act of 2002
- Describe trusted internet connections
- Understand the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)
- Describe the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy of 2011
- Understand the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program (CDM)
- Understand the Department of Defense's designation of DISA as the DOD enterprise cloud service broker in 2012
- Describe supplemental guidance for the Department of Defense's acquisition and secure use of commercial cloud services
- Describe the Department of Defense's use of enterprise information technology standard business case analysis
- Describe the Department of Defense's instruction 8500.01 on cybersecurity
- Describe the Department of Defense's updated guidance on acquisition and use of cloud computing services
- Describe Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.301 (FAR 301)
- Understand the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) of 2016
- Describe the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-130
- Understand Executive Order (EO) 13800
- Describe the Federal Government IT Modernization Report of 2017
- Understand Memorandum M-19-03: Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Agencies by Enhancing the High Value Asset Program
- Describe the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
- Understand the Department of Defense Cloud Strategy of 2018
- Describe the Department of Defense's Digital Modernization Strategy of 2019
- Describe the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act of 2018
- Describe OMB Memorandum M-19-13: Making Smarter Use of Common Contract Solutions and Practices of 2019
- Understand the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act
- Explain cybersecurity maturity model certification (CMMC)
- Knowledge check
- Summary
- Module 3: Module 3: Describe Cloud Business Case Analysis
- Introduction
- Perform a business case analysis (BCA)
- Describe an analysis of alternatives (AoA)
- Explain non-financial operational benefits (NFOs)
- Perform a risk analysis
- Describe cloud adoption strategy planning
- Knowledge check
- Summary
