Data centers Archives

(Handout photo courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Energy seeks proposals for AI data centers at Oak Ridge

The RFP opens the door for companies to enter into long-term leases on the national lab’s land for data centers and energy generation infrastructure.

Oct 20, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Oct. 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Lawmakers to Energy secretary: Canceled projects won’t help AI data center demands

Congressional Democrats from Colorado want answers from Chris Wright after the cancellation of billions in funding for projects amid surging energy costs from AI data centers.

Oct 15, 2025 By Matt Bracken

The Environmental Protection Agency flag flies outside the EPA headquarters in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

EPA nominee says chemical reviews won’t be compromised for AI data centers

Administrator Lee Zeldin previously said the agency would “get out of the way” on chemical reviews to speed up construction of data centers.

Oct 8, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Aerial shot of a data center for cryptocurrency mining, cloud services and AI computing in a large, temperature controlled warehouse in a remote location in Stutsman County, North Dakota. (Getty Images)

House bill targets rising rural utility costs from AI data centers

The bipartisan legislation calls for a study from the departments of Energy, Interior and Agriculture into the impact AI data centers are having on rural areas.

Sep 11, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Gas turbines are visible at an xAI data center in Memphis, Tenn., on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Energy agenda for Trump AI plan: Build data centers, cut clean air, water regulations

The White House’s AI Action Plan seeks to accelerate permitting and upgrade the grid to power data centers, chipping away at environmental protections along the way.

Jul 23, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Abstract art of data modernization — Image: Giannina Vera, Scoop News Group

Transforming government IT modernization and cloud migration with AI

How AI can help agencies modernize smarter, migrate faster, and reclaim "minutes on mission."

Jul 23, 2025 By Luis Benavides

President Joe Biden discusses AI and other topics during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Oct. 2, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden issues last-minute order to advance AI infrastructure in US

The executive order focuses on collaboration with industry, advancing economic competitiveness, and building next-generation data centers to support AI.

Jan 14, 2025 By Madison Alder

The White House is pictured on the night of Nov. 8, 2016, in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas / AFP via Getty Images)

White House pushes AI infrastructure following meeting with tech CEOs

Plans to launch a task force on data center infrastructure were revealed after a White House meeting that included the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia and others.

Sep 13, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

Drivers for on-prem vs. cloud investments

A new report highlights government leaders’ assumptions and expectations about where they plan to concentrate their infrastructure investments and what factors shape those strategies.

Apr 26, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

The National Science Foundation building (Wikimedia Commons)

NSF to invest $37M in next-gen networks, computer systems

The foundation's investment in next-generation networks is its largest public-private partnership to date.

Apr 19, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir