Today, more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies use cloud computing services. The federal government, in contrast, still relies on 1,700 expensive and outdated data centers. The advantages of cloud computing are clear. Companies that have migrated to the cloud see better productivity, improved customer experience, and better product and service innovations. They also realize significant cost savings.

Cloud systems are vastly more secure than on-premises data centers. They are more effective at safeguarding sensitive information—like intelligence related to national security or citizens’ personal information. Cloud systems are also flexible. They can be quickly scaled up or down as needs change, and they make it easier to unleash the full power of AI and other data analysis tools. 

Although many in government recognize the cost-saving and data-sharing benefits of migrating to the cloud, they fear the implementation process might disrupt the services they provide to Americans. 

Booz Allen has the technology to transition agencies to the cloud without inconveniencing citizens. We’ve partnered with agencies to deliver more than 1,000 cloud computing projects over the past decade. Here are three examples of how our work has saved taxpayer money and made government more efficient.

• Creating $1.2 Billion in Federal Revenue: Hundreds of millions of people visit America’s National Parks each year, and they expect the process of reserving the necessary passes and permits to be intuitive and fast. Booz Allen joined with 14 federal partners, including the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the National Park Service, to build Recreation.gov—a cloud-based app and website—that makes these visits easier to coordinate and more fun.
  
  Since 2019, Recreation.gov has generated over $1.2 billion in revenue for the federal government while handling up to 11 million reservations a year. The platform has been described as “impressive and decidedly un-government-like,” and it is improving the user experience: Since the site went live, the customer call volume has decreased by 75%, and the app has a 4.9 rating (out of 5) in the Apple App Store.
  
  
• Delivering Faster Services for Veterans: When more than 5 million veterans became eligible for expanded benefits in 2022, Booz Allen developed an AI-powered capability that has made processing their claims, which average 1,300 pages, faster and easier.
  
  Hosted in a secure cloud environment, the technology makes the work of finding specific data points in veteran documentation nine times more efficient. It also pre-completes sections of required forms, which allows veterans to file paperwork faster and has saved the VA 675,000 hours annually, or about 77 years.
  
  
• Driving Cost Savings at Treasury: When the Treasury Department needed a cloud environment to host its most sensitive mission workloads, Booz Allen delivered. In just six months, our team implemented a resilient, high-impact hybrid-cloud environment that meets the government’s most stringent security assessments for cloud environments.
  
  The new system doubled the size of Treasury’s cloud environment while saving the agency $10 million. It facilitates 99.9% uptime, meaning it is virtually always operational and available for use. It also enables secure public-facing applications to securely operate alongside sensitive data, such as Federal Tax information.