In support of these efforts, last October I launched the Shared-First initiative to root out waste and duplication across the Federal IT portfolio.

WHITEHOUSE: Introducing the IT Shared Services Strategy

There is duplication across the behind-the-scenes material, and an annoying corporate type reading blankly off an autocue in an effort to advertise the book spin-offs from the movie.

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On January 1, the City consolidated its IT operations by merging Chicago Public Libraries and non-emergency public safety IT support under DoIT, decreasing duplication across departments and allowing the City to be more effective.

ENGADGET: Microsoft to provide cloud services for city of Chicago in four year deal

"The cloud strategy gives City employees the ability to do their jobs more effectively while saving taxpayer dollars, decreasing duplication among departments and streamlining our operations across the board, " said Brett Goldstein, the City's Chief Information Officer and the Commissioner of the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT).

ENGADGET: Microsoft to provide cloud services for city of Chicago in four year deal

The Simpson Review, commissioned by the Local Government Minister, showed that replicating functions and services across the 22 Welsh local authorities creates unnecessary duplication and is of questionable value.

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