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DISA Closes Another DoD Enterprise Data Center As Part Of Federal Initiative

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has closed another defense enterprise data center, following government-wide guidance, the agency said July 14. DISA shuttered the Defense Enterprise Computing Center (DECC) in Huntsville, Ala., on May 30, which it expects to save the Pentagon’s IT budget $3.2 million annually. The agency began realigning the DECC’s responsibilities, including DoD enterprise email, to other data centers in March. The closure and realignment may seem like a minor reduction, but it is part of a…

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