[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 60503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25573]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Request for Comments on Update to Data Center Optimization 
Initiative (DCOI)

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking public 
comment on a draft memorandum titled ``Update to Data Center 
Optimization Initiative (DCOI).''

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should provide comments at the following 
link: https://datacenters.cio.gov/. The Office of Management and Budget 
is located at 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Hunt at [email protected] or the 
Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer at 202-395-3080.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is 
proposing an update to M-16-19 Data Center Optimization Initiative. The 
Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) passed 
in 2014, and required the Federal Government to consolidate and 
optimize agencies' data centers until October 1, 2018. The Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) responded by issuing M-16-19 Data Center 
Optimization Initiative (DCOI), which set priorities for data center 
closures and efficiency improvements through the end of Fiscal Year 
2018. The FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017 extended the data center 
requirements of FITARA until October 1, 2020. As a result, OMB is 
updating and extending the Data Center Optimization Initiative for 
another two years.
    This Memorandum contains requirements for the consolidation and 
optimization of Federal data centers in accordance with FITARA. It 
establishes consolidation and optimization targets and metrics for 
Federal agencies, as well as requirements for reporting on their 
progress. This policy will be available for review and public comment 
at https://datacenters.cio.gov/.

Suzette Kent,
U.S. Federal Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25573 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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