US Government Reportedly Allowing Federal Data Center Rules to Expire
Source: Gizmodo
Citing unnamed sources, Wired reports that the U.S. government is set to allow the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act (FDCEA) to expire without any clear plan to renew or replace it.
The FDCEA was passed in 2023, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, before the current AI data center boom really took off. The law set standards for subjects like cybersecurity and sustainability for federally operated (and some contractor-operated) data centers.
In compliance with the law, the Office of Management and Business (OMB) currently requires agencies planning new data centers or major upgrades to arrange an assessment by certified data center energy-efficiency specialists and consider energy and water use in their designs.
The law is set to expire at the end of September, and so far, it appears neither the Trump administration nor lawmakers have made major moves to extend or replace it.
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Read more: https://gizmodo.com/us-government-reportedly-allowing-federal-data-center-rules-to-expire-2000772083
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