Digital Government
Trump Demands 5 Percent Spending Cuts From Every Cabinet Agency
Reductions will "get rid of the fat," president says.
Modernization
Agencies Can’t Dine and Dash on Technology Modernization Fund, Official Says
Awards are an advance, not a grant, and the program office has ways to make sure the fund stays solvent.
Ideas
How Agencies Can Calm the Fourth Quarter Spending Frenzy
Agencies need to rethink how they balance and develop their billion-dollar budgets.
Ideas
How to Stop Technical Debt from Eating Your IT Budget
Before federal agencies can modernize, they need to figure out how to tackle the workarounds in old systems.
Digital Government
‘Unprecedented’ Government Spending Spree Picks Up Speed
The federal government could spend close to half its appropriated budget in the final fiscal quarter, which ends Sept. 30.
Modernization
Lawmakers Have One More Shot To Raise Modernization Fund Ceiling
As the administration awaits word on additional funding, officials say they have about a dozen projects under consideration.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Bash the President’s Federal Pay Freeze Plan
Plus a familiar face gets confirmed as the Energy Department’s first assistant secretary for cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want the Cyber Vulnerabilities Register Improved
Irregular funding has forced the vulnerability database to focus on short-term problems, they say.
Digital Government
Senators Stuck in Washington Focus on Elections
The Senate also passed an $860 million “minibus” funding bill.
Digital Government
Get Ready for a Massive Government Spending Spree
A combination of factors will see federal agencies trying to spend as much as 40 percent of their budgets in the final two months of the fiscal year.
Emerging Tech
White House Sets Top Research & Development Priorities for 2020
Expect artificial intelligence, quantum computing and space travel to get budgetary attention in fiscal 2020.
Emerging Tech
Senators Want to Double Funding for Putting Commercial Drones in the Air
A bipartisan amendment would double 2019 funding for FAA’s efforts to integrate drones into national airspace.
Policy
White House Chides Senate For Not Funding Modernization Fund
The administration says the Senate version of the Financial Services and General Government spending bill is too high but doesn’t cover priorities.
Digital Government
Here’s What Treasury’s Data Lab Found in 10 Years of Federal Contracting Data
Year after year, 6 to 8 percent of contract spending is obligated in the final week of the fiscal year.
Modernization
Officials: Here’s How Not to Screw Up a $50 Billion Networking Contract
The Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract is a great opportunity for agencies to modernize, but they need to focus on people and planning to do it right.
Modernization
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback to Better Harness Tech Spending Data
The government wants to get a better grip on the money it invests in IT and digital services.
Digital Government
Congress Questions Trump's ZTE Deal
Plus the other goodies tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act federal employees need to know.
Modernization
Technology Modernization Fund Board Doesn't Want Boring Proposals
Agencies that want a shot at funding had better make their proposals interesting.
Policy
The Tech Targeted in Trump’s Rescission Request
The $15 billion request would cancel funding for two technology loan programs.
Modernization
Transportation CIO Says She Doesn’t Want Any More Money
Vicki Hildebrand said she can find funding within the department and doesn’t plan to tap the Technology Modernization Fund anytime soon.
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