Matthew Cornelius, executive director at the Alliance for Digital Innovation, has said that Congress needs to approve $1B in Technology Modernization Fund allocations in the next increment of a COVID-19 relief bill, FedScoop reported Monday.
Read More »Seven Industry Orgs Ask Congress to Prioritize IT Modernization Funding in Subsequent Pandemic Response Package
The Information Technology Industry Council, CompTIA, BSA | The Software Alliance and four other industry associations have called on Congress to provide funding for IT modernization and cybersecurity programs to improve response and recovery efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Deloitte Survey: Agencies Advance Efforts to Meet President’s Management Agenda Goals; Dave Mader Quoted
A new Deloitte survey has found that federal agencies have made great strides in efforts to meet the objectives of the President’s Management Agenda. “What makes this PMA stand out from its predecessors is its recognition that the reform activities it highlights transcend a president’s term in office to focus on long-term …
Read More »Dell EMC’s Steve Harris: Agencies Need Long-Term IT Modernization Plan to Reduce Technical Debt
Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager of Dell EMC’s federal business, has said federal agencies need a long-term plan for digital transformation in order to reduce technical debt and leverage the Technology Modernization Fund through the Modernizing Government Technology Act. Harris wrote in a FedScoop article posted Thursday …
Read More »OMB Asks Agencies to Submit Project Proposals for Tech Modernization Fund Under MGT Act
The Office of Management and Budget has issued a memorandum that outlines measures and goals federal agencies should implement to comply with the Modernizing Government Technology Act that aims to facilitate information technology system upgrades, Nextgov reported Tuesday. OMB Director Mick Mulvaney said in the Tuesday memo agencies seeking to …
Read More »Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Reach $105B by Fiscal 2022
A new report by Deltek forecasts that federal spending on information technology products and services will reach $99.5 billion at the end of fiscal year 2017 and increase to $104.9 billion in FY 2022. Deltek said Friday it expects the Trump administration and Congress to renegotiate budget caps through the end of fiscal year …
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