As expected, President Donald Trump's fiscal 2019 budget proposes increased spending for IT at federal agencies, including for a central modernization fund.
The legislation would get the president's signature even though it "does not include $228 million requested for the TMF to retire and replace antiquated legacy information technology…
Sep 6, 2017
Margie Graves speaks at the 2017 DATA Act Summit. (FedScoop)
"The government spends $80 billion a year on IT and most of that investment is for maintenance on outdate systems," Tim Horne said. "So $228 million is…
The budget plan calls for the General Services Administration to house a $228 million tech modernization fund — a small sliver of its total request of $95.7…
May 23, 2017
Hurd delivering remarks in support of the MGT Act on the House floor May 17, 2017. (C-SPAN)
President Donald Trump's budget request is going to bring back a proposal for a centralized IT modernization fund housed in the Office of Management and Budget, Republican…
Mar 28, 2017
(Graphic by Emma Whitehead / Photo: Gage Skidmore)
President Donald Trump's forthcoming executive order on federal cybersecurity will direct agency heads to "plan for the deliberate modernization of the federal executive branch IT," a White…