By Chris Riotta
Clare Martorana, the recently installed federal CIO, said on Tuesday that the government was looking for cybersecurity upgrades and digital services as key focus areas in allocating the $1 billion addition to the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) included in the American Rescue Plan Act.
Martorana described the new TMF funding as the greatest opportunity for agencies to deploy modern technology and improve cybersecurity at a conference hosted by the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC).
Though some agencies were already addressing issues like modern infrastructure and zero trust, Martorana noted that many other agencies are just starting with scalable cloud solutions and being able to use commercial platforms and reusable services.
Congress placed a big bet in the American Rescue Plan on the ability of the General Services Administration to reimagine federal IT services and security.
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Companies providing information technology products and services to U.S. government agencies are now required to notify such agencies of cyber incidents and meet specific cybersecurity standards. The executive order attempts to modernize the federal government’s cybersecurity defenses by “protecting federal networks, improving information-sharing between the U.S. government and the private sector on cyber issues, and strengthening the [United States]’ ability to respond to incidents when they occur.” The executive order is just one example of the Biden administration’s push to improve the nation’s data privacy and cybersecurity practices in response to the recent series of ransomware attacks.
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