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NIST Director Laurie Locascio testifies during a House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

New TMF investments support AI Safety Institute, upgrades to nuclear emergency response

The Departments of Energy and Commerce receive a combined $13.8 million from the funding vehicle.

Jul 23, 2024 By Caroline Nihill Madison Alder

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 21: Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

FTC modernization, enforcement efforts jeopardized by cuts, officials say

Chair Lina Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter warn House lawmakers that appropriations cuts will harm modernization efforts and impact the workforce.

Jul 10, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

House panel advances bill to supplement NIST funding with public-sector partnerships

NIST would get a foundation to help it facilitate private-sector partnerships under a bill approved by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

Jun 13, 2024 By Madison Alder

Congress, U.S. Capitol Building, House, Senate — The dome of US Capitol is seen through a skylight from the Visitors Center on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Senate lawmakers propose $80M funding cut for US Digital Service

The move to recoup funds comes amid concerns from lawmakers and certain federal IT leaders over transparency and use of funding.

Jul 17, 2023 By Nihal Krishan John Hewitt Jones

Early morning fog envelopes the U.S. Capitol dome behind the U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Technology Modernization Fund faces uphill battle after House committee zeroes out 2024 funding

The federal government’s Technology Modernization Fund is facing a familiar uphill battle in the appropriations process after the House’s draft funding bill suggested giving the program no…

Jun 22, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

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Industry groups call on lawmakers to support extra tech funding in FY23 appropriations

Nine trade organizations say Congress should support IT modernization funding to ensure agencies meet zero trust goals

Apr 29, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building — A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

IRS managers’ association calls on lawmakers to provide multi-year funding for tech modernization

The PMA says extra staff are also needed to make up for a coronavirus-related surge in amended tax returns.

Jan 31, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

House Democrats hammer the need for billion-dollar TMF injection

They argue the "robust funding" is vital in enabling "federal agencies to better respond to the coronavirus pandemic and future national emergencies as well as meet the…

Jul 24, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Coast Guard Cutter James interdicts go-fast vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean — The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) is shown with its deployed 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat and a “go fast” smuggling vessel interdicted off the Pacific coast of Central America in mid-May 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard must improve lingering data-management issues, GAO says

The Coast Guard could be getting almost a billion more dollars than it requested to fix its IT issues.

Jul 17, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at an AFGE event, Feb. 10, 2020. (AFGE / Flickr)

IT spending would go beyond OMB request under House’s emergency bill

The House measure arrived while Senate Democrats and the Trump administration were working on a different version of a massive package to boost the U.S. economy.

Mar 24, 2020 By Jackson Barnett