If H.R. 2938 is not enacted and the Nation is able to move forward with their proposed plans to open a fourth casino, current gaming compacts could be nullified.

Shouldn't we be looking to increase our capacity with domestic data centers on U.S. soil, especially as we talk about the security of U.S. information?

It's essential that we find a way to ensure the security and privacy of the cloud so that the federal government can reap the full benefits of this emerging technology.

In order for cloud computing to be successful and deliver the full benefits envisioned, it needs to be trusted and it needs to be secure.

recently there was a conversation in New Mexico that someone described the smart grid as the Internet for electricity.

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has been established to provide a standard approach to Assessing and Authorizing (A&A) cloud computing services and products.

Thank you, Chairman Quayle. I yield back the balance of my time.

I hope that is an area that we might be able to work together with colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about the Administration's efforts and what we here in Congress can and should do to ensure progress continues.

I would like to extend my appreciation to each of our witnesses for taking the time and effort to appear before us today.

The cloud also has the potential to drive innovation not only by changing the way businesses operate, but also how research is conducted.

The industry should develop a service catalog (or service catalogs) for various categories of information, using industry standard language and metrics.