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IT Reform: Task Force Will Drive Data Center Closures

This past February, the Federal CIO Council launched a government-wide Data Center Consolidation Task Force to help meet the overall Federal target of a minimum of 800 data center closures by 2015, and to share progress toward individual agency goals. The Task Force comprises data center program managers, facilities managers, and sustainability officers from 24 agencies.

The Task Force meets monthly to review the progress of each consolidation project and ensure government-wide alignment between agency efforts, where appropriate. As its work evolves, the Task Force will serve as a “community of practice” for agency CIOs and data center program managers to share best practices and enhance consolidation effectiveness. Below are the members of the Task Force: 
 

Co-Chairs

Richard Spires, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security
Bernard Mazer, Chief Information Officer, Department of the Interior

 

Dedicated Agency Data Center Consolidation Program Managers
 
AGENCY NAME
Department of Agriculture Jim Steven
Department of Commerce Tom Meerholz
Department of Defense Sam Kassem
Department of Education David Harrity
Department of Energy Jake Wooley
Department of Health and Human Services David Jenkins
Department of Homeland Security Gerald Warren
Department of Housing and Urban Development Mark Day
Department of Justice Steve Thayer
Department of Labor Steve Wright
Department of State Ray Brow
Department of Transportation Tim Schmidt
Department of Veterans Affairs John Rucker
Department of the Interior Bruce Downs
Department of the Treasury Raghav Vajjhala
Environmental Protection Agency David Updike
General Services Administration Douglas York
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Karen E. Petraska
National Science Foundation Nancy Kaplan
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marvin R. Bell
Office of Personnel Management Bill Cramp
Small Business Administration Eric Won
Social Security Administration Steve Naumann
U.S. Agency for International Development Sukhvinder Singh

 



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