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+title: Implementation Guidance for the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act
+description: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued Memorandum
+  M-25-03 to guide federal agencies in enhancing the reliability and resiliency
+  of their data centers, in line with the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of
+  2023. This guidance emphasizes the importance of secure and highly available
+  computing infrastructure, especially as agencies increasingly rely on digital
+  services and artificial intelligence. It supersedes the previous Federal Data
+  Center Consolidation Initiative, focusing now on cybersecurity, resiliency,
+  and availability standards. Agencies are directed to centralize data center
+  investment decisions and apply this guidance to both agency-operated and
+  contractor-operated data centers, excluding facilities solely supporting
+  commercial cloud services.
+url-link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/M-25-03_Implementation-Guidance-for-the-Federal-Data-Center-Enhancement-Act.pdf
+publication-date: January 14, 2025
+reading-time: 15
+type: PDF
+gov-only: false
+is-external: true
+filter: technology
+audience: program-operations
+resource-type: guidance
+branded-offerings: market-it-data-intelligence
+---