Eric Burlison Archives

The votes are in for the 2025 FedScoop.

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Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., speaks to reporters following in front of the House Oversight Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House bill wants CIOs, agency heads to hit the gas on legacy IT phase-outs

The bipartisan Legacy IT Reduction Act would require CIOs to inventory legacy systems and agency heads to plan for hastened retirements, updates or modernization.

Apr 29, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Bipartisan bill to modernize federal tech procurement gets another shot in House

The FIT Procurement Act would increase the micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds and is backed by a host of tech trade groups.

Jun 26, 2025 By Matt Bracken