Monday, December 15, 2025

Nextgov: Poor Leadership Set Back VA Data Center Consolidation Efforts, Watchdog Says

“The Veterans Affairs Department fell far short of data center consolidation requirements set by the Office of Management and Budget, according to an internal watchdog.”

“The Veterans Affairs Inspector General found the agency never set cost savings goals for data center consolidation and failed to report potentially hundreds of centers to the Office of Management and Budget, both of which violate FITARA requirements.”

“In a report published Wednesday, the IG also said department lacks a plan for optimizing data centers at existing facilities and meeting OMB consolidation requirements.”

“Auditors attributed…” Read the full article here.

Source: Poor Leadership Set Back VA Data Center Consolidation Efforts, Watchdog Says – January 30, 2019. Nextgov.

[related-post]

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Innovation in Action: Advancing Government Health with Philips

FORUM is proud to partner with Philips for a series of articles on their groundbreaking innovations in health technology that serve public- and private sector citizens and service members. Please take a look to learn more about how Philips is advancing modern and efficient health care, while improving lives for generations to come.

Don’t Miss A Thing

Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert
Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required