The Cybersecurity 202: The Biden administration will prioritize cybersecurity in the distribution of $1 billion in federal IT funding
Tonya Riley
with Aaron Schaffer
Cybersecurity defenses will take top priority in the spending of $1 billion in tech modernization funding passed by Congress earlier this year, according to plans shared first with The Cybersecurity 202.
The Office of Management and Budget and General Services Administration will also prioritize projects addressing critical IT modernization, public-facing services and cross-agency programs.
“We plan to use these resources to enable the federal government to better respond to SolarWinds, the covid-19 crisis and support the economic recovery,” said federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana.