Federal Data Center Consolidation Has Saved $2.8 Billion, with More Coming

Mar 23

Just four agencies — the departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security and the Treasury — account for the vast majority of the savings to date.

by Phil GoldsteinThe federal government has achieved substantial savings since it started consolidating its data centers in 2010, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). However, the government watchdog thinks that the government could save even more than agencies are currently projecting by fiscal year 2019, because some agencies have not yet fully developed their cost-savings goals.

As FedTech reported, agencies have been making steady progress under the Office of Management and Budget’s data center consolidation program, officially known as the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI). The goals of the FDCCI include cutting data center hardware, software and operating costs; moving more applications and services to the cloud; promoting energy efficiency in federal IT; and boosting security. The GAO looked at agencies’ closures and evaluated their progress in achieving their goals. The GAO also assessed agencies’ progress against the OMB’s data center optimization targets.

Making Clear Progress

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