Federal agencies continue to face challenges in consolidating data centers, GAO says

FedScoop: Only 13 of 24 participating federal agencies met or planned to meet the Office of Management and Budget’s goals for closing data centers to save money by the end of fiscal 2018, according to a recent report.

The Government Accountability Office found that with reported and future closures, 4,716 federal data centers will continue to operate. That number, in general, puts the 24 CFO Act agencies collectively behind on OMB’s Data Center Optimization Initiative, launched in 2016 with the goal of reducing outdated or duplicative facilities.

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