DOD Tech Chief Talks Data Centers, Modernization and Cyber Workforce

Nextgov: The Defense Department’s top techie discussed the Pentagon’s most pressing IT issues in a conversation with reporters on Friday, sounding off on data center consolidation, modernization and the future of its cyber workforce.

The Defense Department won’t meet its own goals for data center consolidation, according to a recent inspector general report. Still, Halvorsen said shuttering data centers remains a priority. Even more than real estate and power savings recouped by consolidated data centers, labor costs are driving the Pentagon’s push to close data centers, he said.

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