DATA CENTER OPTIMIZATION: Additional Agency Actions Needed to Meet OMB Goals
Abstract
In December 2014, Congress enacted federal IT acquisition reform legislation that included provisions related to ongoing federal data center consolidation efforts. OMBs Federal Chief Information Officer launched DCOI to build on prior data center consolidation efforts; improve federal data centers performance; and establish goals for inventory closures, cost savings and avoidances, and optimizing performance. The 2014 legislation included a provision for GAO to annually review agencies data center inventories and strategies. Accordingly, GAOs objectives were to (1) evaluate agencies progress and plans for datacenter closures and cost savings; (2)assess agencies progress against OMBs data center optimization targets; (3) and identify effective agency practices for achieving datacenter closures, cost savings, and optimization progress. To do so, GAO assessed the 24 DCOI agencies datacenter inventories as of August 2018;reviewed their reported cost savings documentation; evaluated their datacenter optimization strategic plans; and assessed their progress against OMBs established optimization targets. GAO also solicited practices that selected agencies reported to be effective in meeting DCOI goals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1169741
Entities
People
- Carol C. Harris
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office