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By Adam Mazmanian, Justin Katz Mar 10, 2021 NOTE: This article first appeared on FCW.com. The Technology Modernization is poised to receive one heck of a present for its three-year anniversary – a $1 billion funding injection from Congress that would dramatically its capitalization. The TMF was founded by the Modernizing Government Technology Act and launched with $100 million. The fund has received three $25 million appropriations but overall has remained small – especially considering law...

Biden addressed the global security forum for the first time as president last week when he called for the United States to cooperate with European allies on establishing cyberspace norms.

The Defense Department is still figuring out how to give contractors reciprocity with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and similar certifications, but the end is close, officials say.

By Adam Mazmanian NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com. Leading Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform are pushing $9 billion in technology refresh money as part of the larger $1.9 trillion pandemic relief and recovery package being pushed by the Biden administration. In a Jan. 27 letter led by Oversight Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), lawmakers stressed the importance of expanding the ...

By Natalie Alms NOTE: This story first appeared on FCW.com. The Biden administration tapped former officials to senior slots at the General Services Administration, but the nomination of an administrator is still to come. Katy Kale, who served as GSAs chief of staff during the Obama administration, was appointed to the post of deputy administrator and will serve as acting head of the agency until a top official is appointed and confirmed. Kale led the new administrations GSA transition team Son...

The Pentagon eliminated a class deviation that implemented the presidents executive order purging diversity training across federal grants and contracts.

The Defense Departments cloud office is moving to the Defense Information Systems Agency later this month in a move that consolidates DODs cloud strategy.