The document discusses government cloud computing initiatives in several countries and organizations. It outlines the US Federal government's plans to transition more IT services and data centers to cloud computing models in order to reduce costs. This includes initial pilots starting in 2009 and a goal of major agency capabilities being migrated to cloud platforms by 2012. Barriers to adoption like security, interoperability and governance are also covered. The economic benefits of transitioning to cloud computing are estimated to be savings of 5.7 to 15.4 times initial investments over a 10 year period.