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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 |
