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Feds Now Plans To Close 1,200 Data Centers

Posted by timothy on from the hand-the-keys-to-carl-malamud dept.

1sockchuck writes "The U.S. government now expects to shutter at least 1,200 data centers by the end of 2015 in its data center consolidation project. That's about 40 percent of the IT facilities identified in the latest update from federal CIO Steven VanRoekel. The number of government data centers has grown steadily — jumping from 1,100 to 2,094 and now to 3,133 — as the Obama administration has identified more facilities than expected, and expanded the initiative to target telecom closets. The CIO's office says it is on track to close 525 facilities by the end of this year, and has published a list of data centers targeted for closure."

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  1. Re:Figures by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Don't forget that every single one of those economic stupidities that you attribute to Bush was actually passed by Democrats in Congress. Bush was far from perfect, but Obama would destroy the constitution if he could.

    They need to actually LOWER the budget (those "cuts" you hear about are cuts off the yearly increases, not cuts in relation to last year's numbers)

    Economic "stimulus" funding big business was the dumbest idea ever. Want to stimulate the economy? Put that money into tax refunds instead. When that money goes to corporations, the people still don't have any money to spend.

    I'm a "small gov't republican", but it will take massive change to shrink gov't. And I assure you there will be much resistance from Congress and corporations (who actually run the country). I think the best chance we have at shrinking gov't lies with Ron Paul.

    *ducks*