2021 budget Archives

Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building, Congress, House, Senate, Washington, D.C. — (REUTERS / Erin Scott)

Senate NDAA wants Pentagon to improve IT systems that handle business management

The first move in the fiscal 2021 NDAA season has been made by the Senate. It includes some IT and cyber provision, although the summary is a…

Jun 11, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Navy, Marines, military — U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company watch illumination shells during Exercise Iron Fist 2020 on San Clemente Island, California, Feb. 7. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Patrick Crosley)

The military’s biggest hurdle to modernization? It’s already doing a lot of other things.

There is "breathtaking demand that we face worldwide," says Army Sectary McCarthy, echoing the sentiments of his peers atop the Navy and Air Force.

Feb 21, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Commerce CIO wants ‘a little more rigor’ in agency IT budgeting

Also: NewPay receiving $20 million would be nice, but only if other agencies have the resources to share the service, says the initiative's director.

Feb 20, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Thomas Modly, Navy — Thomas Modly speaks at the Sea-Air-Space Exposition on April 10, 2018. (U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brittney Cannady)

‘Night courts’ come to the Navy as it seeks $40B reinvest in priorities like digital modernization

The Navy's No. 1 wants to find $40 billion to reinvest in modernizing the force, including digital and IT transformations, according to a new memo.

Feb 19, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Trump budget touts funding for AI and quantum but proposes slashing federal R&D by $13.8B

Within the White House fiscal 2021 proposal is funding for various "industries of the future" like $25 million to build the "national quantum internet."

Feb 10, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

contracting dollars funding OTAs money — (Getty Images)

White House once again requests $150 million for TMF

The executive branch requested $150 million for fiscal 2020 as well, but ended up getting $25 million.

Feb 10, 2020 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier