Funding bill extends TMF and cyber measures through September

The funding package released Tuesday morning extends authorization for the lapsed Technology Modernization Fund and several cybersecurity statutes through the end of the 2026 fiscal year in September. 

Congressional authorization for the Technology Modernization Fund expired over a month ago, leaving its leadership unable to make new investments into technology modernization projects. If the conferenced funding bill released Tuesday by House and Senate appropriators is passed into law, TMF’s authorization will extend through Sept. 30.

Since creating the TMF in 2017, lawmakers haven’t consistently put money into the revolving fund, even though the fund has bipartisan support. 

The TMF is meant to be sustained by repayments from agencies — a premise that hasn’t always worked, as some projects may not yield savings. The Biden administration temporarily lowered repayment requirements, in part to respond to cybersecurity threats, although the Trump administration is now requiring 100% repayments in most cases ...