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Casey Coleman, GSA CIO, spoke at our 11th annual IT Day focused on the Army. Ms Coleman discussed GSA’s Leadership in Moving to The Cloud.

In June 2011, GSA moved 17,000 users to the cloud-based Google email and collaboration platform with a projected five year savings of $15 million. This move reduced waste/redundancy including decommissioning 45 servers. The yearly carbon savings is equivalent to taking 60 cars off the road. It also included cost avoidance of roughly $5M to refresh legacy infrastructure.

The move provides improved productivity, collaboration and security. This architecture supports Telework, Mobility, and the New Office Space enabling GSA employees to do their work in a secure environment on any device. GSA’s Drive to the Cloud enables the transformation of the Headquarters at 1800 F Street with the needs of a mobile workforce in mind.

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AFCEA NOVA is pleased to honor Steve Costolo as the Young AFCEAN of the Month for November 2011.

Steve is the Federal Account Manager for Gigamon, LLC - a provider of intelligent Traffic Visibility Networking solutions for enterprises, data centers and service providers. Steve assists DoD and Intel customers with architecting a Traffic Visibility Network that provides their Cyber Security and Network Analysis tools the data they need to support Continuous Monitoring and Situational Awareness missions.

Steve runs the audio-visual equipment for every AFCEA NOVA IT Day. He volunteered to run the audio-visual equipment for all of our luncheons, has served as a Junior Escort at our IT Days, and was an instrumental part of the Luncheon Committee in helping secure corporate table sponsorships. He always volunteers to help and shows up for almost every chapter event to offer his support. AFCEA NOVA is glad to recognize Steve as one of our outstanding Young AFCEANs.

In December, the Honorable Elizabeth A. McGrath, deputy chief management officer for the U.S. Defense Department, addressed the chapter's luncheon attendees. She reminded the audience of approximately 500 people that the managing the Defense Department requires a focus on efficiencies and effectiveness while always looking at the holistic view. One example of improved efficiencies has been to reduce the security backlog from 365 days to 54 days. The strategy for the back office is critical and must support the core mission. There is also a full court press on the auditability requirement.

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In December, Casey Coleman, chief information officer, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), spoke at the chapter's 11th annual IT Day focused on the Army. Coleman discussed GSA's leadership in moving to the cloud. In June 2011, the GSA moved approximately 17,000 users to the cloud-based Google email and collaboration platform with a projected five-year savings of $15 million. This move reduced waste/redundancy including decommissioning 45 servers. The yearly carbon savings is equivalent to taking 60 cars off the road. It also included cost avoidance of roughly $5 million to refresh legacy infrastructure. The move provides improved productivity, collaboration and security. This architecture supports telework, mobility and the new office space, enabling GSA employees to do their work in a secure environment on any device.