At CyberTalks, Federal CIO Clare Martorana appealed to industry to take an active role urging Congress to fund the TMF.| FedScoop
The legislation from Reps. Connolly and Mace passed the House last year but didn’t make it out of the Senate.| FedScoop
Investments totaling $50.2 million will allow both agencies to pursue digital initiatives aimed at enhancing customer experience and employee workflow.| FedScoop
The investment will help the NLRB replace its "outdated system" with a newer cloud-based solution, "dramatically improving the agency's ability to protect workers' rights and process labor disputes efficiently."| FedScoop
Jessie Posilkin will step in as acting TMF director, a role she’s held before.| FedScoop
A “strategic” change to prioritize full repayment of “high-impact” modernization projects is part of a GSA push to break down federal IT siloes and embrace shared services.| FedScoop
Connolly was a contributor to key federal tech legislation during his nearly two-decade career on Capitol Hill, including FITARA and the law that produced the Technology Modernization Fund.| FedScoop
While lawmakers and panelists agreed IT modernization should be bipartisan, DOGE loomed over the discussion.| FedScoop
The administration proposes that agencies “sweep” unused money to send to the TMF instead of calling on Congress for annual appropriations.| FedScoop
In a Q&A with FedScoop, Larry Bafundo called on lawmakers to fund the investment vehicle and spoke to post-American Rescue Plan priorities.| FedScoop
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