
This summer saw some real movement in government IT transformation. In July, the Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Energy (DOE), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), were awarded $45 million in total funding to modernize their technology infrastructures. The funding came from the recently passed Omnibus spending bill, giving $100 million to the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF). Additionally, in early August, the President signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), allotting $717 billion in spending for the Pentagon for defense spending.