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House Republicans Inquire About FCC Server Relocation

House Republicans want to know why the FCC is relocating more than 200 servers to West Virginia from Washington, D.C. “Given the committee’s strong interest in the manner in which the commission is managing its own information technologies, we are…

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writing to seek information to better understand the facts and circumstances surrounding the planned relocation of these servers and the impact, if any, such relocation may have on the FCC’s document management practices,” Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy, R-Pa., wrote the FCC in a letter Friday. They asked for details about the servers themselves and about the contractor responsible for the server relocation. They want to know how the relocation will provide cost savings, and want the FCC to respond by April 10.