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The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package gives federal employees access to a new bank of paid leave, which will allow them to recover from COVID-19 and care for sick family members, or children who are learning virtually from home. President Joe Biden signed the relief bill into law Thursday afternoon.
So far in the big stimulus bill, contractors got an extension of section 3610, which gives them a sort of ongoing protection from the pandemic.
The Senate approved $650 million for agency cybersecurity upgrades, and another $350 million for the U.S. Digital Service and the Federal Citizen Services Fund to address workforce and other modernization needs.
President Joe Biden's choices to lead the Office of Management and Budget described several top priorities at their nomination hearing on Thursday, including a focus on creating a more diverse recruitment pool and inspiring more people to serve in the federal government.
A draft manager’s amendment obtained by Federal News Network shows the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee also includes $650 million for CISA and $200 million for the USDS.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) says agencies relied on "smart IT investments" to disburse COVID-19 pandemic stimulus, but the Senate is passing on plans to give $9 billion to the Technology Modernization Fund.
The president also tapped Pam Coleman, the former personnel director for the state of New Mexico, to serve as the Office of Management and Budget's point person on federal workforce issues.
USDA Chief Information Officer Gary Washington said modernizing IT means better customer experience for employees and stakeholders in the field.
Buried in the next pandemic spending proposal from Joe Biden are big dollars for federal IT.
In today's Federal Newscast, 26 journalists at Voice of America have demanded that VOA's director Robert Reilly resign after a reporter was reassigned for what they say was a retaliatory measure.
President-elect Biden announces American Rescue Plan that includes significant funding increases for federal technology and cybersecurity to address long-standing challenges.
In today's Federal Newscast, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) wants to make sure President Trump doesn't dispose of any vital presidential records on his way out the door.
For the third year in a row, Congress isn't buying the White House's request nor Democrat lawmakers’ pleas for more money to help agencies move away from legacy systems more quickly.
New data collected by Federal News Network demonstrates that the agencies which took loans are moving faster, modernizing legacy systems and — hold on to your hats — paying back the loan to the TMF Board.