A GOP policy rider zeroes out funding for government-run tax preparation software, a week after the agency said its free electronic filing program would be made permanent.

The legislation in its current form would provide $1.2 billion for the Oracle Cerner-operated contract, $424 million for infrastructure readiness and $253 million for program management.

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

Lawmakers cited concerns around Russia, but the agency's mission set has been expanding rapidly since its creation in 2018.

The bill will be marked up by the House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on Thursday.

If the proposed legislation is enacted, TMF will receive just one-tenth of the funding requested last month by the White House.

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."

He'll look for other opportunities to "solve problems at the nexus between technology and national security."

It would be a huge cut from the $150 million that the White House requested.