US feds save billions through data center consolidation

From: The Register

But agencies fail to meet ‘cut and reinvest’ targets

America’s biggest federal agencies carved out $3.6bn in IT cost savings between 2011-2014 – compared with government “cut and reinvest” guidance of $7.6bn and an annual IT budget of $80bn-plus.

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Of the 26 agencies under the Office of Management and Budget’s IT scrutiny, four – the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Treasury and the Social Security Administration – were particularly proactive, accounting for about $2.5bn (69 per cent) of recorded savings.

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