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'Cloud first' good intentions could backfire

Many federal agencies, it appears , are reacting to the Office of Management and Budget "cloud first" mandate by checking a box--and a wasteful one, at that. In a March 22 blog posted on the Federal

No easy path in IT systems consolidation

When wondering why it's difficult to get federal agencies to share common information technology systems, we luckily have recent examples from the Homeland Security Department. A recent report from

Feds consolidate 26 payroll systems to four

The federal government has finished the consolidation of its payroll systems, from 26 to four--a new infrastructure that could save agencies more than $1 billion over the next 10 years. It was a

Half of all agencies slash IT power bills

Nearly half of all federal agencies have cut their energy costs for running computers and other IT devices, a jump from 2008 when only about one-third were saving energy costs, according to a new

SSA plugs into VoIP

The Social Security Administration is taking its complex phone system and turning it into a simple one. Until now, SSA was using more than 1,600 different phone systems. The agency is transitioning