Your only federal consolidation news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Federal Agencies Realizing Data Center Consolidation Benefits, Challenged to Demonstrate Quantifiable Savings read story Since the Office of Management and Budget launched the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative in 2010 agencies have scrambled to meet the 2015 deadline of closing 1,200 data centers.   Three years later, the federal government is still clueless about consolidation read story The five-year federal datacenter consolidation program still lacks metrics to measure actual cost savings.   Building a better student loan read story Inflexible lenders, limited repayment options and high rates have made private student loans a poor choice for many borrowers. Now, however, people who have exhausted available federal student loans -- or those who already have private loans, and want to refinance -- may have better options.   Riverbed Strengthens Commitment to Federal Market; Achieves Common Criteria Certification for Network Performance ... read story Riverbed Technology , the application performance company, today announced that its Cascade® Profiler 9.6, Cascade Shark 9.6, Cascade Gateway 9.6, and Cascade Pilot 9.6, from its Riverbed® Performance ...   GAO: Metrics, leadership leave savings unclear in data center consolidation read story Congressional committee leaders seeking insight into the ongoing effort to reduce the number of federal data centers were unhappy over OMB and GSA officials' absence at field hearing.   The Federal Government Learns to Love Twitter read story Washington gets all casual with the public on social media   Eurocastle Announces Passing of Written Resolution for Consolidation of the Ordinary Share Capital read story   EUROCASTLE INVESTMENT LIMITED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: International Administration Group (Guernsey) Limited Company Administrator Attn:  Mark Woodall Tel:  +44 1481 723450 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION ...   Federal Budget 2013: Complete coverage of Wayne Swan's budget read story Find out if you are better off or worse off in Wayne Swan's budget.   Survey highlights FDCCI uncertainty read story The people involved in the effort to close and consolidate data centers are not confident of meeting their goals, despite showing some progress, survey suggests.   Lipitor Lawsuit Update: Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation of Federal Cases, Rottenstein Law Group Reports read story Plaintiffs in Lipitor lawsuits across the country have petitioned the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate all federal lawsuits for pretrial proceedings, according to court documents, (In re Lipitor (Atorvastatin) Litigation, MDL No. 2459 (JPML)). The Rottenstein Law Group, a national Lipitor law firm, has been monitoring activity in Lipitor lawsuits in federal and state ...