Country : USA
Year Published: 2019
Language: English
Sector: Improving Implementation of Cybersecurity Initiatives
Issue: Federal agencies operate thousands of data centers and since 2010 have been required to close unneeded facilities and improve the performance of the remaining centers. Across the government, agencies have closed 6,250 centers to date and saved $2.7 billion. However, only 2 agencies in GAO's review planned to meet September 2018 government-wide optimization goals that include, for example, a target for how much time data servers sit unused. GAO recommended that agencies improve data centers' operational efficiency and identify further savings