Tech industry coalition asks for IT modernization funding, state cyber grants in COVID-19 legislation

A group of tech associations led by the Information Technology Industry Council is asking Senate leaders to consider funding programs for federal information technology initiatives and state cyber challenges in the next COVID-19 relief bill.

“To date, public sector Chief Information Officers (CIOs) have performed commendably as they have sought to ensure continuity of operations while also ramping up IT systems that facilitate government management and oversight of COVID-19 recovery initiatives,” the associations write in a letter released on...