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DoD IG report reveals ongoing struggles in IT acquisition reform

IT-acquisition reform remains an area of ongoing concern for Federal agencies and government contractors. 

Indeed, as we previously discussed, the GAO has added IT Acquisitions and Operations to its bi-annual list of programs it identifies as posing a high risk for fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement.  Strengthened by Congress’ passage in December 2014 of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (“FITARA”), OMB has implemented several initiatives to reduce redundancy, improve efficiencies, and lower costs with respect to the government’s procurement and management of IT resources.

If DoD responds to the IG's report by stepping up its efforts under the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, one result could be increased opportunities for IT contractors offering cloud computing and other services.
If DoD responds to the IG’s report by stepping up its efforts under the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, one result could be increased opportunities for IT contractors offering cloud computing and other services. (Click on the image above to see the full memorandum.)

However, a recent Department of Defense (“DoD”) Inspector General (“IG”) audit report analyzing one of these initiatives—the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (“FDCCI”) —highlights the ongoing struggle that Federal agencies face when seeking to execute IT reform.  Through the FDCCI, OMB set a goal of closing 40 percent of Federal data centers by the end of FY 2015 in order to reduce Federal agencies’ energy and real estate footprints and to achieve cost savings by streamlining data management systems.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.insidegovernmentcontracts.com/2016/04/dod-ig-report-reveals-ongoing-struggles-in-it-acquisition-reform/#more-6753 

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Feds could save $20 billion with better IT infrastructure initiatives, study finds

Perhaps data center consolidation, virtualization, cloud computing, remote access and infrastructure diversification aren’t the sexiest terms in the federal repertoire, but they do hold the keys to as much as $20 billion in annual savings, according to a study by Meritalk.

The study, underwritten by Brocade, is based on survey results from 300 federal network managers who estimate that if the government were to fully leverage all five initiatives, it could save about 24 percent of the government’s $80 billion information technology budget.

The survey’s results sound promising, but there’s a caveat: Two-thirds of the surveyed network managers reported their networks are ill-equipped to meet current mission needs, and much further away from being able to fully embrace newer tech initiatives like cloud computing. If network managers could magically flip a switch and significantly increase network speed by approximately 26 percent, the survey claims the government could cash in $11 billion in savings in one year.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2014/05/feds-could-save-20-billion-better-it-infrastructure-initiatives-study-finds/84925

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