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GAO: Agencies Could Save Millions With More Green IT Guidance

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The Government Accountability Office has identified a number of leading green IT practices used by federal, state, and local government and private-sector organizations that could save millions of dollars if implemented by additional agencies.

According to a GAO report released last week, several agencies have taken steps to implement federal green IT requirements but aren’t able to effectively measure the results of those efforts.
GAO recommended the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in conjunction with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, direct agencies to implement the leading practices as well as develop baselines for their green IT-related goals and, where possible, targets that measure energy or cost savings or other quantifiable benefits. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM

How A Federal Data Center Cut Its Energy Needs By 80 Percent

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When the New York Times reported on July 20, 2011 that the federal government plans to close 800 data centers by 2015, you would think that would be new news.

Federal agencies and those in the federal information technology community, however, have been grappling with the news for more than a year–and in particular, an ambitious set of energy efficiency requirements. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 9, 2011 at 7:00 AM

Department Of Energy To Save $10 Million With New Web Site

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The Department of Energy has completed an overhaul of its web site that offers consumers and businesses better access to money- and energy-saving information and resources and department officials.

The redesign makes Energy.gov a cutting-edge, interactive information platform that will save taxpayers more than $10 million annually, according to a department statement released today. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 4, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Cutting Federal Energy Costs: Power Up Your Strategy

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Reducing energy costs at federal agencies will take a lot more than getting employees to power down their computers at night and installing motion sensors to control the office lights.

It requires planning and a very specific strategy, says Rebecca Ranich, co-lead of Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Federal Government Energy Management initiative. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 27, 2011 at 11:01 AM