From Nextgov.com: Agencies progress in identifying, consolidating IT infrastructure

But the line of business needs backup systems and disaster recovery plans to avert shut downs, observers say .

With a deadline looming for agencies to submit plans on how they could consolidate their computer networks and standardize the applications that support agency operations, officials hope the blueprints will lead to lower costs, improve agency collaboration and reduce the government's energy footprint.

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