3 outlets·3 reports·over 11h
The US Government Is Letting a Key Data Center Regulation Expire
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
The United States government has announced that it will allow the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, which establishes standards for the use and operation of federal data centers, to lapse. The expiration is scheduled for September, ending the regulatory framework that has governed these facilities.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Wired·The US Government Is Letting a Key Data Center Regulation Expire
- TechMeme·Sources: the US government plans to let the Federal Data Center Enhancement Act, which details standards for data center use and operations, expire in September (Wired)
- Hacker News·US Government Reportedly Allowing Federal Data Center Rules to Expire
Related stories
- New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium7 outlets
- New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause4 outlets
- The NY State legislature passes a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, the first statewide ban of its kind if Governor Kathy Hochul signs it into law (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)3 outlets
- New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction4 outlets