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House Passes $500 Million IT Modernization Bill

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House Passes $500 Million IT Modernization Bill
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Information Technology of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The House on Wednesday approved the $500 million Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act to improve federal information technology (IT) systems and bolster cyber security accountability.The bill (H.R. 2227), sponsored by House Oversight and Government Reform Information Technology Subcommittee Chairman Will Hurd (R-Texas), passed by a voice vote.The legislation is intended to reduce wasteful technology spending and speed up the federal government’s move towards modernized systems, such as cloud computing, according to a press release from Hurd’s office.“The MGT Act will…

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