USAID receives $5.9 million to launch a new IT platform and the Railroad Retirement Board has been allocated $8.7 million.

It follows a trio of awards earlier this month to the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Army.

Clare Martorana explains how OMB, GSA and USDS have worked to improve the provision of digital services centered on five core life experiences.

The scorecard currently includes a "CIO direct reporting" component, which assesses how much real authority each agency gives to their top IT leader.

The Office of the Federal CIO is "trying to get technologists in the room earlier and often."

The latest funding round totals $26.8M and will support projects at the Department of Labor, AmeriCorps, and USAID.

Subject matter experts now offer guidance throughout the entirety of each project life cycle says TMF Executive Director Raylene Yung.

USDA, the FTC and DHS receive funding for projects that focus on adopting a zero-trust approach to cybersecurity.

The federal CIO says OMB and GSA aspire to introduce trust measures for projects that receive TMF funding.

Agencies that provide public-facing information, benefits, services and programs have until August 1, 2022, to apply for expedited consideration.