Review - NTIA Publishes Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security RFI

Today the DOC’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published a request for information (RFI) notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 71890-71893) on “Request for Comments on Bolstering Data Center Growth, Resilience, and Security”.  The Summary notes that:

“The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hereby requests comments on the challenges surrounding data center growth, resilience and security in the United States amidst a surge of computing power demand due to the development of critical and emerging technologies. This request focuses on identifying opportunities for the U.S. government to improve data centers' market development, supply chain resilience, and data security. NTIA will rely on these comments, along with other public engagements on this topic, to draft and issue a public report capturing economic and security policy considerations and policy recommendations for fostering safe, secure, and sustainable data center growth.”

Public Comments

NTIA is soliciting public comments on these questions. Comments may be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal (www.Regulations.gov; Docket # NTIA-2024-0002). Comments should be submitted by November 4^th, 2024.

 

For more information on this RFI, including a list of supply chain security and cybersecurity related questions, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/ntia-publishes-data-center-growth - subscription required.