Senate appropriations bills released by Democrats in late July omits new money for the Technology Modernization Fund, citing concerns about how to best fund governmentwide initiatives.
Instead, the legislation would tinker with a different funding mechanism run by the General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget, increasing its spending cap from a total of $32 million in both fiscal years 2022 and 2021, respectively, to $100 million…
The committee opted for this mechanism after reviewing a joint IT operating plan from OMB and GSA — a report it requested during last year’s appropriations. The plan gives an overview of TMF, GSA’s Federal Citizen Service Fund, OMB’s Information Technology Oversight and Reform Fund spending and projects.
The committee, however, is “still concerned that the current funding mechanisms may not be the best way to finance government-wide initiatives,” according to its explanatory statement released with the bill… Read the full article here.
