FILE - In this May 13, 2021, file photo, Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on unaccompanied minors at the southern border, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Portman announced earlier this year that he would not run again. The Senate primary in Ohio is still a year away, but Republican contenders already are working furiously to cast themselves as Trump's favorite in the open race. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)
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Cloud Computing

Senators see room in FedRAMP bill to address supply chain security threats

Ross Nodurft, executive director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation. Nodurft joined ADI after nearly three years as senior director of cybersecurity services at Venable. From 2015 to 2017, he served as chief of the cyber team in the White House Office of Management and Budget. He also served as a staffer in the Senate, including as senior policy advisor from 2013 through 2014 to then-Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) when she was chairwoman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee.
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IT Modernization

Former White House, Senate staffer to lead cloud-based tech group

Matt Cornelius
Acquisition

The underlying process for GWACs hasn’t changed since 1994; ADI says it’s time

Former House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks during a hearing on the FY2019 budget with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer David L. Norquist, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Acquisition Policy

Buy vs. build debate for software heats back up with letter to White House

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Reporter's Notebook

Federal CIO Martorana: $1B TMF lets agencies ‘apply for projects that previously were out of their reach’

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IT Modernization

OMB relaxes repayment requirement in new TMF guidance

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Reporter's Notebook

Sen. Hassan’s technical fix of MGT Act is a major step to overhaul latest IT modernization challenges

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Reporter's Notebook

Technology Modernization Fund on track to receive biggest pay day ever

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Reporter's Notebook

Criticized for its market research plan for new cloud program office, DISA changes tune

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Budget

Biden proposes $9B for Tech Modernization Fund

Matt Cornelius
Commentary

Making best-in-class contracts better for innovation

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Reporter's Notebook

Special Report: Benefits of Technology Modernization Fund validated

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Reporter's Notebook

CISA’s still overcoming challenges 5 years after Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act became law

President Donald Trump arrives to listen to first lady Melania Trump speak during the 2020 Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Federal Newscast

Official word: The Hatch Act does not apply to Trump and Pence

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Reporter's Notebook

Federal CIO Kent sees a bigger opening to push for IT modernization

Maria Roat is the deputy federal CIO.
CIO News

It’s official: Roat is the new deputy federal CIO