Federal Data Center Consolidation Task Force

Overview
The Federal Data Center Consolidation Task Force was launched by the CIO Council to curb this unsustainable increase in Federal data centers by reducing the cost of data center hardware, software, and operations; shifting IT investments to more efficient computing platforms; promoting the use of Green IT by reducing the overall energy and real estate footprint of government data centers; and increasing the IT security posture of the government.

The Task Force has led ongoing inventory validation and verification mechanisms to ensure the accuracy of this data and monitor the execution of agency consolidation plans. The Task Force is addressing topics such as, but not limited to, cost modeling, the government-wide marketplace detailed in the IT Reform Plan, technical approaches to consolidation, acquisition modalities, and the coordination of the FDCCI with Federal real property and sustainability efforts.

Source

 * Data Center Consolidation (full-text).