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Cyber

Agencies Falling Behind On Federal CIO’s Data Consolidation Initiative

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

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Agencies Falling Behind On Federal CIO’s Data Consolidation Initiative

More than 70 percent of agencies report that they have either maintained or increased their number of data centers, despite a federal initiative calling for reductions with a 2015 deadline, according to a recent survey. The study from Alexandria, Va.-based MeriTalk and data storage company Actifio estimates that agencies will spend $16.5 billion simply storing non-productive data copies in the next decade. The Federal Chief Information Officer launched the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) in 2010 to prevent these…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]