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By Adam Mazmanian   The House of Representatives passed the Senate's version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Act Plan on Wednesday. The vote was 220-211. The signature elements of the bill include money for direct individual payments to Americans, expanded tax credits for children, an extension of enhanced unemployment benefits as well as public health measures to speed the acquisition and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. But for the federal IT community, the bill will also be remembered for its dramatic expansion of the Technology Modernization Fund. The bill adds $1 billion to the $...

Quick Hits *** Two Senate committees voted on Wednesday to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden's pick for deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget, Shalanda Young. Her nomination for the somewhat sleepy post of OMB deputy director has assumed new urgency in since Neera Tanden, Biden's pick for OMB director, dropped out of the running after Senate opposition. If confirmed, the Biden administration plans for Young to serve as acting director of OMB, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a press briefing on Tuesday. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klainsaid i...

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 lawmakers initially sought to fund it with $3 billion. The House of Representatives included $9 billion...

By Adam Mazmanian, Justin Katz Mar 08, 2021   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 lawmakers initially sought to fund it with $3 billion. The House of Representatives included $9 billion for TMF in its initial version of the bill...

Smith slams F-35 ‘rat hole,’ questions Pacific buildup With Connor O’Brien Editor’s Note: Morning Defense is a free version of POLITICO Pro Defense's morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use to take action on the day’s biggest stories. Act on the news with POLITICO Pro. Quick Fix — The House Armed Services Committee chair pledges to rein in the F-35 jet and tells POLITICO he isn’t sold on bolstering forces in the Pacific. — The stimulus bill passed by the Senate ...