{"id":12353,"date":"2017-09-19T15:15:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/19\/senate-paves-way-for-modernizing-federal-it-n-ndaa\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:39:18","slug":"senate-paves-way-for-modernizing-federal-it-n-ndaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/newsletters\/2017\/09\/19\/senate-paves-way-for-modernizing-federal-it-n-ndaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate paves way for modernizing federal IT in NDAA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, Congress has passed federal IT legislation on the back of a national defense spending bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wrapped into the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act passed by the Senate Sept. 18 is a version of the House Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act, which requires federal agencies to upgrade their IT systems for efficiency and cost savings, as well as security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last major IT reform bill \u2014 the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) \u2014 passed in 2014 as part of that year\u2019s defense authorization, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MGT Act is the final version of a bill that has taken many forms, beginning with a call from then-President Obama to modernize the government\u2019s technology using a $3.1 billion central fund. 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Will Hurd, R-Texas, who sponsored the House version of the bill, said Monday. \u201cOutdated technology policies and poor cybersecurity hygiene have riddled government agencies for decades, leaving our digital information vulnerable to hacks and costing taxpayers billions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The working capital funds will enable agencies to set aside funding for four priority goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The central Technology Modernization Fund will be administered by GSA Technology Transformation Service Commissioner Rob Cook, with additional oversight from a to-be-created Technology Modernization Board.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Improve, retire or replace existing information technology systems to enhance cybersecurity and to improve efficiency and effectiveness;<\/li><li>Transition legacy information technology systems to cloud computing and other innovative platforms and technologies;<br><\/li><li>Assist and support efforts to provide adequate, risk-based and cost-effective information technology capabilities that address evolving threats to information security; and<br><\/li><li>Reimburse amounts transferred to the agency from the Technology Modernization Fund (established under this bill), with the approval of such agency\u2019s Chief Information Officer.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the MGT Act is focused on civilian agencies, aging IT systems pose a serious risk to national security, making the amendment a surprisingly good fit for a defense bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis major legislation to modernize the federal government\u2019s grossly outdated IT systems will strengthen our national security and save taxpayers millions,\u201d said Sen. 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Jerry Moran, R-Kan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Udall pointed out that some 75 percent of the government\u2019s $80 billion IT budget is spent maintaining legacy systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith the MGT Act\u2019s flexible funding options, we can break that cycle and bring the federal government into the modern era \u2014 tackling dangerous cyber vulnerabilities and protecting the American people from increasingly severe cyberattacks, and empowering agencies to move forward with long-overdue projects to streamline how the federal government operates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s NDAA also included a provision on open government, the Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act, which requires agencies to publish open data in machine-readable formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy requiring all federal agencies to publish their information in open, 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