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

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

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…

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

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.

Agencies could apply to use part of the $3 billion through fiscal 2022 specifically for "technology-related modernization activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus."

The VA wants money for 100,000 laptops for teleworkers, 30,000 laptops for telehealth providers and 50,000 iPads for veterans to receive telehealthcare, FedScoop has learned.

Several agencies need tens of millions more in supplemental funding for teleworking technology, a letter from OMB shows.

This latest spending bill faces a Friday deadline.

"You start talking about these issues and many of my colleagues... their eyes glaze over and they want to talk about anything else," said Rep. Gerry Connolly.