New Administration Seeks $10B Boost for Federal IT Programs
'); //]]>//--> By John K. Higgins Jan 29, 2021 4:00 AM PT The incoming presidential administration has proposed a stunning increase in support of federal investments in high technology. As part of the administration's plan to deal with the economic impact of COVID-19, the Biden proposal includes $10 billion for various federal information technology programs. The single most visible component of the plan is a proposal to allocate $9 billion for the federal Technology Modernization Fund (TMF). The fund was created by the Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017, and provides "an innovativ...