I have security and ROI concerns over this. The security concerns stem from not having control over every piece of hardware. Granted, there are companies with this complete control that are still not secure, so perhaps this isn't a valid concern. The ROI concerns center around cost. Will this system cost more to operate than housing your own hardware and hiring your own IT dept? It's the US government, so chances are there will still be a huge bureaucracy involved with or without owning their own equipment.

I want it to work, but to me it feels like throwing money at a problem without solving any of it.