The TMF is a central government-wide fund designed to provide up-front money to enable agencies to replace legacy systems. Image: honglouwawa/Shutterstock.com
The House has passed HR-5527, to reauthorize through 2033 the Technology Modernization Fund, to increase its focus on replacing outdated federal agency IT including by creation of a “federal legacy IT inventory” to track results.
The bill also requires agencies to report in more detail on their ability to repay the fund before they could receive funding, and it requires that TMF awards be reimbursed at the level needed to ensure the fund is operational. It further creates a new requirement that agencies also reimburse administrative fees.
The TMF is a central government-wide fund designed to provide up-front money to enable agencies to replace legacy systems rather than continuing to spend over time to keep them operating. Agencies are then to repay the fund out of the savings. However, the GAO last year reported that only eight of the 37 projects funded since the program was created in 2017 have shown measurable savings, although most remain in progress and savings still are possible.
The bipartisan bill was passed on a voice vote.
The House also passed HR-5887, to require OMB to designate a senior official as the federal government service delivery leader to coordinate government-wide efforts to improve service delivery, and to require individual agencies to appoint an official responsible for improving services and building better trust with the public.
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