Podcasts about technology modernization fund

The federal Technology Modernization Fund has had a bumpy relationship with congressional appropriators since its creation in 2017, and now the Trump administration wants to sidestep the appropriations process entirely to replenish the fund on an annual basis with unused money transferred from agencies. The White House on Friday quietly issued an in-depth appendix of its budget request for fiscal 2026, and executive agencies followed suit, publishing their annual budget justification documents. The General Services Administration, which houses the TMF program and disburses its funds, revealed in its 2026 justification that the Trump administration did not request any “new discretionary appropriated funding for the TMF” in 2026, instead proposing a new model for how it could pull money from other agencies, up to $100 million, to re-up the fund each fiscal year. “President's FY 2026 budget request includes a governmentwide general provision that will allow GSA, with approval of OMB, to collect unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds from other agencies and bring that funding into the TMF,” the justification explains. “To further strengthen the TMF's ability to help agencies kickstart or accelerate their urgent modernization efforts, GSA and OMB are committed to exploring alternative funding mechanisms.” Historically, the sitting administration has called on Congress to fund the TMF on an annual basis, with varying degrees of success. Pentagon procurement officials who are looking to up their expertise in buying cutting-edge tech for the U.S. military can now apply to join the 2026 Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program fellowship cohort, Defense Innovation Unit officials announced Tuesday. Next year will mark the fourth iteration of the educational ICAP initiative, which DIU runs in partnership with the Defense Acquisition University. This fellowship is designed to provide DOD's leading procurement professionals with hands-on experience and virtual training to help them more effectively buy in-demand commercial technologies from non-traditional military contractors. DIU's Deputy Director for Commercial Operations Liz Young McNally told DefenseScoop during a panel at the Special Competitive Studies Project's AI+ Expo. “We have other acquisition officers from across the department who can apply to the year-long fellowship with DIU — to learn our process, how we work with industry, and then bring that back to wherever they're going. And [the next ICAP application] just opened today.”If tapped for the fellowship, personnel will get a chance to work on a variety of real-world, military service-aligned projects alongside a DIU contracting officer, project team and commercial solution providers. The fellows will also gain in-depth instruction on a flexible contracting mechanism designed for rapid prototyping and acquisition of commercial tech, known as other transaction (OT) authority.

The Trump administration is zeroing out the Technology Modernization Fund for next year, but that doesn't mean its coffers will be empty as part of a newly released fiscal 2026 budget detail, the White House is proposing a new funding model for the TMF. For more on what that model would look like and other IT budget tidbits, Federal News Network's Executive Editor Jason Miller joins me now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Trump administration issued its first major budget document Friday, slashing non-defense discretionary spending by $163 billion — a 23% reduction from 2025 levels — and boosting defense spending by 13%. A fact sheet released by OMB references the administration's targeting of “woke” programs and “weaponized” government. One area that would see a significant boost under the budget is the Department of Veterans Affairs' electronic health record modernization program. The EHRM, whose perpetually plagued rollout has been chronicled in congressional testimony and in various watchdog reports, would be provided with a $2.17 billion funding increase in President Donald Trump's budget, per a summary document released Friday. The VA announced in March that it will have implemented the EHR in 13 facilities by 2026, with the possibility of deployment at all VA health systems as early as 2031. That followed a decision in 2023 to pause the system's implementation to renegotiate the contract with its developer Oracle Cerner and account for safety concerns. Friday's budget summary claimed the VA's EHRM rollout “had stalled under the Biden administration” but is a “top priority effort” for Secretary Doug Collins. The Technology Modernization Fund is shifting its funding model to prioritize the full repayment of new “high-impact” investments across the federal government, the General Services Administration said Friday. GSA's press release said the “strategic” change would provide a “streamlined path to modernization” for agencies by “combining upfront capital with specialized advisory services.” The agency said this “enhanced payment model” was pursued with strengthened longevity for projects in mind. Acting GSA Administrator Stephen Ehikian said in a release that “By ensuring full repayment of our investments, the TMF sends a clear message to federal agencies: focus on high-impact, high-return modernization efforts. These investments not only replace outdated systems but also streamline critical operations ultimately improving services for government employees and delivering greater value to taxpayers.” The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

The director of the National Science Foundation announced his departure Thursday after five years at the agency. In a brief public statement, Sethuraman Panchanathan said he was stepping down effective Thursday and called it “an honor and privilege to serve as the Director of NSF.” He also informed employees at NSF in an internal memorandum viewed by FedScoop. “I believe I have done all I can to advance the critical mission of the agency and feel that it is time for me to pass the baton to new leadership,” Panchanathan said in the public statement. Panchanathan assumed the role as NSF director during the first administration of President Donald Trump and carried on under Joe Biden. Under his leadership, the department launched its 27 AI institutes, began its Technology, Innovation, and Partnership Directorate, which has funded regional hubs for innovation across the U.S., and started the National AI Research Resource pilot project. His departure comes soon after the agency began terminating grants that didn't comply with the priorities of the current administration, including items related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and misinformation and disinformation. A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are pushing for the reauthorization of the law that launched the Technology Modernization Fund. Reps. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Thursday reintroduced the Modernizing Government Technology Act, which largely mimics legislation introduced during the last Congress, just with an updated sunset date of 2032 instead of 2031. The bill revises and adds some additional requirements to the original Modernizing Government Technology Act, which passed in 2017. Connolly said in a press release that the reauthorization bill is a “welcome show of support for the [TMF] and the critical goal that drove its creation — bringing federal IT into the 21st century.” The bill looks to increase the TMF's effectiveness by creating new reporting requirements for the federal chief information officer and agency CIOs, requiring a list of high-risk legacy IT systems that are used, operated or maintained by the agency, according to the bill's text. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

In this episode of The CX Tipping Point Podcast, we're joined by Steve Krauss from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management—recipient of the 2025 Service to the Citizen Award—to unpack the complexities of HR IT modernization in the federal government.Steve shares candid insights into the inefficiencies of the current HR IT ecosystem and underscores the urgent need for improved coordination, data interoperability, and shared services to streamline operations and cut costs. He also explores forward-looking solutions such as pooled hiring across agencies and the collaborative efforts underway with major federal agencies and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to advance modernization and elevate the customer experience.But the conversation goes beyond IT. They dive into the broader challenges surrounding federal hiring, agency funding for modernization initiatives, and the critical role of stakeholder engagement in driving lasting change. They discuss the funding barriers many agencies face, the strategic support OPM offers—including the use of the Technology Modernization Fund—and the importance of conducting a comprehensive inventory of federal contact centers.Together, they explore what it takes to lead through complexity, emphasizing the value of strong governance, smart incentive structures, and the impact of the recently enacted Government Service Delivery Improvement Act in shaping a more responsive and citizen-centered government.Thank you for listening to this episode of The CX Tipping Point Podcast! If you enjoyed it, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners! Stay Connected: Follow us on social media: LinkedIn: @DorrisConsultingInternational Twitter: @DorrisConsultng Facebook: @DCInternational Resources Mentioned: Citizen Services Newsletter 2024 Service to the Citizen Awards Nomination Form

The Office of Management and Budget is getting close to finalizing long-awaited data guidance required by a 2019 law that mandates the machine-readability of federal information, two White House officials with direct knowledge of that work confirmed to FedScoop. According to the sources, who were granted anonymity to speak more candidly, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer are currently working on completing the guidance with a goal to get it out by the end of November. And, the Technology Modernization Fund on Tuesday announced four new investments, totaling $50.2 million, aimed at meeting user needs for housing and enhancing Social Security Administration operations. This round of TMF investments will enable the Department of Housing and Urban Development to modernize the agency's digital infrastructure and keep up with cybersecurity needs, and allow the Social Security Administration to digitize documents and forms, update beneficiary notifications and use artificial intelligence to support disability claims processing. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

The federal government is closing in on total zero-trust implementation across agencies as the Sept. 30 deadline to do so approaches quickly. During a panel at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, D.C., Federal CIO Clare Martorana announced that the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies are all in the “high 90% range” for implementing the basic elements of a zero-trust architecture, which they are required to do by the end of the fiscal year. Additionally, Martorana said that metrics have shown, broadly, that federal entities have moved from 81% to 87% in completion rates. The National Labor Relations Board is the latest beneficiary of the Technology Modernization Fund, receiving $23 million from the fund to modernize its case management system.The investment will help the NLRB replace its “outdated system” with a newer cloud-based solution, “dramatically improving the agency's ability to protect workers' rights and process labor disputes efficiently,” according to an announcement Thursday from the General Services Administration, which oversees the TMF program.

Pete Waterman, a former Technology Modernization Fund adviser and U.S. Digital Services engineer, has been tapped as the new FedRAMP director, the General Services Administration announced in an internal email Monday. His appointment comes after he served at GSA as a senior technical adviser for TMF until earlier this year. Waterman, who officially started Monday, will report to Lauren Bracey Scheidt, assistant commissioner of the agency's Technology and Transformation Services Office of Solutions, and work to “build on the FedRAMP team's considerable transformation momentum, and guide program strategy for 2025 and beyond.” The Biden administration is reporting major progress in its quest to deploy half a million public chargers by the end of the decade. The Energy Department on Tuesday said that there were now more than 192,000 public charging ports available throughout the country and that since the start of President Joe Biden's term, the number of public EV chargers has doubled. The announcement of those milestones came as the government announced more than half a billion dollars to nearly 30 states, two tribes and Washington, D.C. to build even more charging infrastructure. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

The Technology Modernization Fund has allocated $13.8 million to enhance nuclear emergency response capabilities at the Department of Energy and establish safety standards for artificial intelligence at the Department of Commerce. The Energy Department will receive $3.8 million to upgrade its radiological response data portal, aiding the operations of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team. The Commerce Department is granted $10 million to support the growth of its AI Safety Institute at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which was established to evaluate AI risks and formulate safety guidelines. In other news, the White House announced measures to protect children's privacy and safety online, including efforts by multiple federal agencies to address image-based sexual abuse and other threats exacerbated by artificial intelligence. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is working on new methods to estimate and verify ages online, and the Department of Education has released guidelines to ensure nondiscriminatory use of AI in educational technologies. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

In this week's episode of Ameritocracy, host Troy Edgar spoke with Dr. John Zangardi, CEO of Redhorse. Dr. Zangardi is a U.S. Navy veteran and Washington DC technology leader who previously served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at both the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. He has also been a mentor to Troy, and they had previously co-authored an article on the federal government's use of the Technology Modernization Fund. The discussion centers on their shared experiences serving at the Department of Homeland Security and evaluation of the differences in organizational structure and the ease of implementing technology at DHS compared to the DOD. Dr. Zangardi and Edgar also explored the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in government operations and maintenance. The conversation concludes with their thoughts on consolidating AI responsibilities within federal departments under the CIO to streamline implementation and avoid bureaucratic delays. Article referenced in this episode: "Adopting Generative AI: Pathways for Defense" - Business Executives for National Security Ameritocracy™ is produced by Prospect House Media and recorded in studio locations in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

(6/5/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: House Republicans are advancing a $64 billion homeland security spending bill. House defense appropriators, take a hatchet to DEI, abortion, and climate change. And House support for the Technology Modernization Fund takes a nosedive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(6/5/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: House Republicans are advancing a $64 billion homeland security spending bill. House defense appropriators, take a hatchet to DEI, abortion, and climate change. And House support for the Technology Modernization Fund takes a nosedive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The FedScoop news team is growing … sort of. We recently promoted our editorial fellow Caroline Nihill to a permanent member of the reporting team. You've likely seen Caroline's work since joining the team last summer, covering developments in AI, shift in the Technology Modernization Fund and opening FedScoop's aperture wider on Capitol Hill. But now that she's a full-time member of the team, we wanted to invite her on so DailyScoop listeners and readers of FedScoop.com could get to know her better. Caroline Joins the podcast to discuss how she came to be a reporter with FedScoop, what she's most passionate about covering at the intersection of the federal government and technology, and what you can come to expect from her coverage going forward.

The Senate got its pound of flesh from the Technology Modernization Fund after all.Despite the efforts by industry and the Office of Management and Budget over the last six plus months to change the committee's mind, Senate appropriators rescinded $100 million from the TMF for fiscal 2024.Senate lawmakers released the remaining 2024 appropriations bill today that detailed the decisions to reduce funding for centralized IT modernization accounts across the board.The TMF is taking a double hit as the Senate also zeroed out any new funding for this year, possibly leaving the IT modernization effort in a tough spot from a funding perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Senate got its pound of flesh from the Technology Modernization Fund after all. Despite the efforts by industry and the Office of Management and Budget over the last six plus months to change the committee's mind, Senate appropriators rescinded $100 million from the TMF for fiscal 2024. Senate lawmakers released the remaining 2024 appropriations bill today that detailed the decisions to reduce funding for centralized IT modernization accounts across the board. The TMF is taking a double hit as the Senate also zeroed out any new funding for this year, possibly leaving the IT modernization effort in a tough spot from a funding perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(1/23/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Securities and Exchange Commission has figured out how its official X account was hacked. The Technology Modernization Fund program management office has new temporary leadership. And the U.S. Navy gives birth to a new pregnancy policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(1/23/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Securities and Exchange Commission has figured out how its official X account was hacked. The Technology Modernization Fund program management office has new temporary leadership. And the U.S. Navy gives birth to a new pregnancy policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The White House has been heavily funding federal IT modernization via the Technology Modernization Fund, in which investments are dedicated to building and improving digital services at federal agencies. The federal government needs to have a modern communication system. Whether it's the VAS or the IRS, real time communications is vital to the success of the mission of many agencies. In this podcast, VP of Enterprise and Government Markets Dave Hogan discusses the scale of and details of a major modernization, now underway in federal network infrastructure. Dave relates these happenings considering significant growth in Ribbon's Cloud and Edge solution portfolio. We here about the risks of delaying modernization and the upside of going forward. Dave outlines a place for agencies to start the process of network modernization. Don't miss Dave's vision of a how an improved federal communications infrastructure posture will look like when reach the mid 2040s. https://ribboncommunications.com/

As a member of Congress, Will Hurd made a name for himself in the federal technology space as one of the largest advocates for agency cybersecurity and technology modernization. The former CIA operations officer helped penned legislation that created the Technology Modernization Fund, and regularly conducted oversight hearings around the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, better known as FITARA. Hurd, who left Congress in 2021 and until recently was vying to be president, spoke with my colleague Elias Groll about his campaign and why he wants to convince his party to focus on what he sees as a series of generational technological threats.

One member of the Technology Modernization Fund board would like to see agencies lean into artificial intelligence and automation projects, especially those that have a “customer experience” angle.“One of the things that I would love to be able to see more of . . . is more artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, machine learning,” Sheena Burrell, chief information officer at the National Archives and Records Administration, said during an event yesterday hosted by Venable to celebrate the TMF.Burrell is on the seven-member TMF board that provides funding recommendations and monitors the progress of projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One member of the Technology Modernization Fund board would like to see agencies lean into artificial intelligence and automation projects, especially those that have a “customer experience” angle. “One of the things that I would love to be able to see more of . . . is more artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, machine learning,” Sheena Burrell, chief information officer at the National Archives and Records Administration, said during an event yesterday hosted by Venable to celebrate the TMF. Burrell is on the seven-member TMF board that provides funding recommendations and monitors the progress of projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the mission of the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office? How has the TMF changed the way IT is done in the US federal government? What lessons have been learned over the last five years since the inception of TMF? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office within U.S. General Services Administration.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What is the mission of the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office? How has the TMF changed the way IT is done in the US federal government? What lessons have been learned over the last five years since the inception of TMF? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office within U.S. General Services Administration.  

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What is the mission of the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office? How has the TMF changed the way IT is done in the US federal government? What lessons have been learned over the last five years since the inception of TMF? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office within U.S. General Services Administration.   

What is the mission of the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office? How has the TMF changed the way IT is done in the US federal government? What lessons have been learned over the last five years since the inception of TMF? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office within U.S. General Services Administration.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A deep look at how the government can promote resilience down to the local level Senior Executives like the latest return-to-the-office plans. The White House's IT plan means more money for the Technology Modernization Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A deep look at how the government can promote resilience down to the local level Senior Executives like the latest return-to-the-office plans. The White House's IT plan means more money for the Technology Modernization Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Clare Martorana, the federal chief information officer chairwoman of the Technology Modernization Fund Board, and Raylene Yung, the executive director of the Technology Modernization Fund, say they are giving lawmakers more details and briefings about the progress and impact of the investments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Clare Martorana, the federal chief information officer chairwoman of the Technology Modernization Fund Board, and Raylene Yung, the executive director of the Technology Modernization Fund, say they are giving lawmakers more details and briefings about the progress and impact of the investments.

The Office of Management and Budget is celebrating the five-year anniversary of the Technology Modernization Fund. First established in 2018, the TMF is currently managing nearly $700 million for 38 investments across 22 federal agencies. Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana and TMF Executive Director Raylene Yung discuss some of the milestones from the first half-decade of the fund, the unique opportunity it provides federal agencies to undertake digital modernization projects and how TMF will continue to support government IT efforts. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Gundeep Ahluwalia, the chief information officer for the Labor Department, said three funding sources, two-year appropriations, a working capital fund and the Technology Modernization Fund, is giving the agency the resources to move to the cloud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gundeep Ahluwalia, the chief information officer for the Labor Department, said three funding sources, two-year appropriations, a working capital fund and the Technology Modernization Fund, is giving the agency the resources to move to the cloud.

This week marks a significant milestone for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) — the five-year anniversary. The TMF, an innovative funding model for federal technology modernization projects, has grown and expanded significantly since its humble beginnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week marks a significant milestone for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) — the five-year anniversary. The TMF, an innovative funding model for federal technology modernization projects, has grown and expanded significantly since its humble beginnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Social Security Administration is getting $23.3 million from the Technology Modernization Fund to implement multifactor authentication across its internal systems, part of a trio of recent TMF awards focused on cybersecurity and reliability. The TMF announced three new investments today for SSA, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media. “With these new cybersecurity investments, TMF funding will increase the security of some of the nation's most critical systems and sensitive data,” TMF Executive Director Raylene Yung said in a prepared statement. “The TMF is helping these agencies protect lives and livelihoods, safeguard intelligence and information integrity, and keep the programs the federal workforce relies on to serve the American public up and running.” The SSA award will accelerate the adoption of MFA to reduce the risk of employee credentials being stolen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Social Security Administration is getting $23.3 million from the Technology Modernization Fund to implement multifactor authentication across its internal systems, part of a trio of recent TMF awards focused on cybersecurity and reliability. The TMF announced three new investments today for SSA, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media. “With these new cybersecurity investments, TMF funding will increase the security of some of the nation's most critical systems and sensitive data,” TMF Executive Director Raylene Yung said in a prepared statement. “The TMF is helping these agencies protect lives and livelihoods, safeguard intelligence and information integrity, and keep the programs the federal workforce relies on to serve the American public up and running.” The SSA award will accelerate the adoption of MFA to reduce the risk of employee credentials being stolen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Automated Commercial Environment is an old system operated by Customs and Border Protection. It supports the movement and fees collection of ship cargo moving in and out of the United States. It might be old, but CBP has updated this system several times over the decades. Now, using a chunk of money from the Technology Modernization Fund, CBP has overhauled a crucial module in the Automated Commercial Environment. The Federal Drive got some of the details from the executive director of CBP's trade transformation office, James Byram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Automated Commercial Environment is an old system operated by Customs and Border Protection. It supports the movement and fees collection of ship cargo moving in and out of the United States. It might be old, but CBP has updated this system several times over the decades. Now, using a chunk of money from the Technology Modernization Fund, CBP has overhauled a crucial module in the Automated Commercial Environment. The Federal Drive got some of the details from the executive director of CBP's trade transformation office, James Byram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, The Buzz presents a keynote session from ACT-IAC's ELC 2022 Conference.GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan joined Winnie Lin, VP of Government and Administrative Services at Peraton, to share how the GSA is helping to upgrade the federal government to improve service delivery to the American people. They discuss the Technology Modernization Fund, the President's Management Agenda, and the GSA's sustainability investments to combat climate change.You can get access to all of this year's ELC sessions online here: https://web.cvent.com/event/1635a9e7-5864-4abe-b742-6a3abfe9d325/summarySubscribe on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode! For more from ACT-IAC, follow us on Twitter @ACTIAC or visit http://www.actiac.org.

Joining the podcast this week is Eric Mill, Senior Advisor on Technology and Cybersecurity to the Federal CIO in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). We discuss some of the latest and impactful security initiatives, policies and technologies in U.S. Government today – and highlights from some that OMB is helping to drive. We cover topics spanning the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, the Technology Modernization Fund, Zero Trust and what it has come to mean today, FIDO and PIV, and so much more! Eric also shares an interesting essay that is worth a read, “Reflections on Trusting Trust” by Ken Thompson. Read it here: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf. Eric Mill A leader in technology policy and cybersecurity, with a long background in public service. Eric currently serves in the Biden-Harris administration in the Office of Management and Budget as the Senior Advisor on Technology and Cybersecurity to the Federal Chief Information Officer, Clare Martorana. Prior to that, Eric was the Lead Product Manager for the security of the Chrome web browser at Google. In 2019, Eric worked for Senator Amy Klobuchar through the TechCongress program, with a focus on election security, vulnerability disclosure, and management of the .gov internet domain. Before that, Eric served in the 18F team at the U.S. General Services Administration, where he led the federal government's adoption of strong encryption for its online services. While at GSA, Eric oversaw Login.gov, which lets millions of people sign into U.S. public services securely and privately. Prior to 18F, Eric was a part of the Sunlight Foundation, a civil society group dedicated to government transparency. At Sunlight, Eric created open data services that helped the public follow government activity, advised Congress on its open data strategy, and provided expert guidance to anti-corruption NGOs around the world. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e207

Drew Myklegard's new job as permanent deputy chief information officer of the United States includes implementation of Clare Martorana's agenda as Federal CIO. Those tasks include the Federal Data Strategy and the Technology Modernization Fund. Suzette Kent, CEO at Kent Advisory Services and former federal chief information officer, discusses the continuity across administrations as the government modernizes its IT structure. Three new awards from the Technology Modernization Fund will address legacy IT problems. The Army, the Office of Personnel Management and Housing and Urban Development will get a total of $36 million. Sandra Lopez, chief technology officer of Leidos' Enterprise & Cyber Solutions Operation, explains how agencies can successfully migrate from legacy systems to modern platforms. This interview is underwritten by Leidos. The zero trust initiative across government includes securing the insider threat at agencies. At CyberTalks, Department of Commerce CIO Andre Mendes describes the phishing threats his organization faces and why cyber reality isn't what people think it is. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Three new projects are getting money from the Technology Modernization Fund. The Office of Personnel Management, the Federal Housing Administration and the U.S. Army are the recipients of the new awards. Tony Scott, CEO of Intrusion and former federal chief information officer, discusses what stands out about the three new awards. A new request for information from the Census Bureau lays out the next steps they plan to take in the cloud. Kenneth Harrison, division chief of the telecommunications office at the Census Bureau, explains how the cloud is laying the groundwork for network improvement. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The FITARA Scorecard is up for a makeover. The new House IT Caucus will look at ways to change the scorecard. Richard Spires, principal at Richard A. Spires Consulting and former CIO at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses recommendations on evolving the scorecard. The Technology Modernization Fund is just one of the priorities of Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana. In a recent Capitol Hill testimony, Martorana talks about her list of priorities as Federal CIO. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The Department of Homeland Security will launch a hiring spree for customer experience and product management expertise. Ed DeSeve, coordinator of the Agile Government Center at the National Academy of Public Administration and former deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, discusses the potential benefits and pitfalls managers should be preparing for during a hiring surge. The Office of Personnel Management is up to about 15% of the spend it can make on its zero trust Technology Modernization Fund money. At FedTalks, OPM Chief Information Officer Guy Cavallo, explains how the people are driving the modernization at his agency. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Technology Modernization Fund will earmark a $100 million for customer experience projects. The window to submit proposals for that money opens August 1 and stays open through September 30. Federal Chief Information Officer and Chair of the TMF Board Clare Martorana and Executive Director of the Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office Raylene Yung discuss some of the recent awards made by the board, where these awards intersect with the president's management agenda and what goes into making a good proposal. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Technology Modernization Fund will allocate $100 million for high-impact customer experience projects across government. The cyber accreditation body working with the Department of Defense has a new brand. Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight LLP, discusses the progress the Cyber AB has made in communicating with industry about expectations and responsibilities to receive accreditation. The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new website it hopes will facilitate innovation in contracting. Greg Giddens, partner at Potomac Ridge Consulting LLC and former principal executive director of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction at the Department of Veterans Affairs, explains how this website provides a “front door” for doing business with the VA and fuses acquisition and innovation. Justin Hodges, director & integrated product team lead for the cybersecurity service provider at Naval Information Warfare Center, Atlantic, joins Scoop News Group's Wyatt Kash to discuss how NIWC Atlantic is using data as a strategic asset. This interview is part of Scoop News Group's “Getting Ahead of the Adversaries” video campaign, underwritten by Trellix. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Department of Labor is working through over 200 pitches to its innovation incubator program. The new U.S. Digital Corps fellows will begin their assignments at 13 agencies later this June. Karen Britton, vice president of communications and marketing and chief digital officer at LMI and former White House chief information officer, discusses how agencies can best leverage the impact of these fellows. The executive director of the Technology Modernization Fund says the TMF Board will award all the money in the fund by the end of the fiscal year. Irving Dennis, former chief financial officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, explains a CFO's role in developing proposals for things like the TMF. Federal agencies may be taking more risk in contracting than they need to. Tim DiNapoli, managing director for contracting and national security acquisition issues at the Government Accountability Office, breaks down GAO's findings from a recent report on time-and-material contracts and how agencies can use contracts more cost-effectively. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the General Services Administration plans to release Alliant 3 request for proposals early. Julie Dunne, principal at Monument Advocacy and former commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA, discusses the steps GSA can take to ensure supply chain security for other federal agencies following the removal of 75,000 products and services offered on its online shopping system. Simon Szykman, senior vice president for client growth at Maximus and former chief information officer at NIST and Dept. of Commerce, explains the collaboration between IT leaders and financial managers in government when putting together proposals for funds like the Technology Modernization Fund. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Office of Management and Budget plans to coordinate two key IT funds to improve shared services. The Technology Modernization Fund could be empty by the end of this fiscal year, according to the executive director of the TMF Raylene Yung. Gordon Bitko, senior vice president at Information Technology Industry Council and former FBI chief information officer, discusses the hurdles that could be in the way as TMF continues to award the more than $750 remaining in the fund. The CMMC Accreditation Body has a new name. The board is calling itself the Cyber AB now. Cyber AB CEO Matthew Travis explains the reason for the name switch and what's on the horizon for the accreditation body. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.