SIIA: Software & Information Industry Association

SIIA Public Sector Innovation Group: Where Innovation Meets Government

PSIG is the leading voice for government technology innovation and a well-respected thought leader in the public sector IT space. The division is comprised of innovative software and IT services firms seeking to take advantage of the evolving Federal investment in Cloud-related technologies. The PSIG builds off the themes of SIIA's annual Cloud/Gov Conference that has tracked the transformation of Government IT procurement over the past six years.

Benefits of Membership

• Stay informed and ahead of the curve: PSIG members stay abreast of the latest developments in the federal procurement landscape and receive advanced market intelligence and detailed policy analysis to help them make better business decisions.

• Meet the decision makers: Through PSIG Executive Roundtables, SIIA members network with key stakeholders - OMB, NIST, GSA, DHS - as well as Federal CIOs and Congress lending their voice to the ongoing cloud debate and ensuring that new procurement rules make sense in an On Demand world of computing

• Promote sound public policy: SIIA PSIG maintains a strong and robust policy agenda addressing a wide range of issues specific to the challenges doing business with the federal government. Current policy initiatives are focused on the advancement of cloud and shared services initiatives, successful implementation of FedRAMP and any changes to the federal acquisition regulation (FAR) that improve the government's ability to procure cloud services quickly and efficiently.

• Business Development and Networking: From startups to established global companies, we offer extensive opportunities to strengthen existing partnerships - and build new ones - for the cloud service providers who have joined the PSIG. In addition to conferences and member-only forums, SIIA organizes one-to-one business connections for our PSIG members.

• Visibility, Brand Awareness and Thought Leadership: PSIG member companies are front and center at SIIA's Cloud Gov Conference, the oldest and leading event on cloud for the federal government. SIIA PSIG members have a wide range of opportunities to position their companies and senior executives as industry thought leaders, and to highlight their latest technology offerings at our trade shows.

Recent SIIA Cloud Computing Policy Work