“The Biden administration’s $1.58 trillion discretionary budget request for fiscal year 2023 includes increases in IT and cyber spending, another boost for the Technology Modernization Fund and more…”
“In the IT arena, the White House is seeking $65 billion in IT spend across civilian agencies, an 11% increase from the overall figure reported for 2022…”
“The administration is also looking for a $300 million boost for the Technology Modernization Fund…”
“The General Services Administration, which manages the TMF, noted in their budget request that since the $1 billion plus-up under the American Rescue Plan legislation the board has fielded more than 120 funding proposals totalling $2.5 billion in requests. The board has awarded $311 million across seven projects since the new funding. GSA expects more new investment rounds to be announced this year…”
“The Departments of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs lead the pack when it comes to civilian IT spending, requesting $10 billion and $8.6 billion respectively. The DHS figure represents a 17% increase over the 2022 request. VA is in line for a 2% increase. The VA’s tech budgets have vastly increased in recent years to accommodate the Electronic Health Record Modernization effort.
The General Services Administration is seeking a 39.17% increase over last year’s request to total $977 million. For Agriculture, a 41.63% increase to $3,912 million. And for the Small Business Administration is a 170% increase from $109 million in 2022 to $295 million in 2023…” Read the full article here.
Source: Biden’s 2023 budget includes $65B for civilian agency IT – By Natalie Alms, March 28, 2022. FCW.
