“It’s not necessarily an inherent core competency of the Federal government to run high-tech data centers,” said Department of Health and Human Services CTO and Acting CIO Ed Simcox.”
“New updates to DCOI metrics are on the way, following a draft and period of public comment at the end of last year. With those updates comes potentially significant changes in how the government tracks the efficiency–and in turn the viability–of the facilities it operates without vendor assistance.”
“… who co-authored the FITARA legislation, noted during the December hearing that data centers left in government’s hands struggle mightily with timely upkeep, patching, OS updates, and everything that contributes to strong cybersecurity.” Read the full article here.
Source: Agency Cloud Migration Plans in Line for Change in 2019 – February 4, 2019. MeriTalk.
