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Feds Discover 1,000 More Government Data Centers
1sockchuck writes "The US government has 2,094 data centers, nearly 1,000 more than previous estimates, according to an updated inventory by federal agencies. The finding underscores the scope of the challenge facing the Obama administration as it seeks to streamline the government's IT infrastructure in a massive data center consolidation."
A few quick points:
A) New people are more likely to do as they're told.
B) There's zero reason the Federal government needs to employ millions of people, and likewise zero expectation for the President to run each and every State and municipality.
1A) - See B
2A) Irrelevant, really. I could be making the same argument in favor of growing departments and making them do more. The Chief can exert a lot of influence.
3A) Congress has no Constitutional authority over how the executive branch is structured. E.g. 'czars'.
Ha! Have you ever actually managed anyone? I have and what you just said is complete nonsense.
If so I'm certain you've experienced first hand the 'honeymoon period'. Otherwise, you can always google it.
Perhaps but the fact is that they do employ that many people and that isn't likely to change.
Don't change the subject. We're discussing the mechanisms to make it happen, not necessarily the likelihood of someone utilizing the mechanisms.