“For the first time ever, the House Oversight and Reform Committee awarded every agency an ‘A’ grade under this subcategory under the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard. The House Oversight and Reform Committee released the 13th scorecard Thursday…”
“Carol Harris, director of information technology and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office, said since 2010 agencies have closed more than 6,800 data centers and saved or avoided spending more than $6.6 billion.
‘The rate of consolidation has slowed and it will continue to taper down,’ Harris told the subcommittee. ‘Thirteen agencies had zero planned closures in fiscal 2021 and an additional seven agencies are not planning for future closures. Looking at 2022 and beyond, seven agencies plan to close 79 more centers and save a total of $46 million. Consolidation has slowed because we’ve squeezed as much juice as we can from this initiative. ‘…”
“The main reason for the four agencies who saw their grades dropped — GSA, the Agriculture Department, the Department of Housing Urban Development and the Social Security Administration — was due to them struggling with the moving away from the Networx contract and on to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) vehicle…”
“Four agencies have met the goal of moving to EIS: USAID, NSF, NASA and the Transportation Department. The Labor Department received a ‘B’ while HHS and the Veterans Affairs Department received a ‘C’ for this grading period…” Read the full article here.
Source: FITARA 13 scorecard brings truce to data center consolidation debate – By Jason Miller, January 20, 2022. Federal News Network.
