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AskCyber Home » News » News » US Federal Agencies Receive Millions to Strengthen Cyber Security Defenses

US Federal Agencies Receive Millions to Strengthen Cyber Security Defenses

2021-10-04 by Michelle Dvorak

Four Federal Agencies Awarded $311 million

Four US government agencies have been awarded a total of $311 million to strengthen security posture and IT infrastructure. The money was awarded by the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF).

The four agencies -DSA, DoE, and Personnel Management – were awarded the money submitting Initial Project Proposals to the agency. All recipients are working with the government’s new zero-trust strategy.

The federal zero-trust strategy focuses government agencies on key security outcomes with baseline policy and technology requirements.

The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) was authorized by the Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017. This round of funding comes from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 economic stimulus bill.

This is the seventh round of TMF funding since its inception.

“Our Zero Trust strategy will ensure every agency is adopting cybersecurity principles that consider every person, device, and network inside of an organization as untrusted and even potentially compromised. This strategy will make it harder for even sophisticated actors to compromise an organization, said Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana.

Agencies Receiving Funding:

The US General Services Administration (GSA) received three awards.

  • Office of Personnel Management, Zero Trust $9.9 million
  • Department of Education (DoE), Zero Trust $20 million
  • GSA, Zero Trust $29.8 million
  • GSA, Login.gov $187 million
  • GSA, MAX.gov $14.5 million
  • US. DHS, Southwest Border Technology Integration Program $50 million

“Moving to a zero-trust architecture will be a multi-year journey for agencies, and we will learn and adjust as new technologies and practices emerge,” Martorana said

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Government

About Michelle Dvorak

Michelle writes about cyber security, data privacy focusing on social media privacy as well as how to protect your IoT devices. She has worked in internet technology for over 20 years and owns METRONY, LLC. Michelle earned a B.S. in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Michelle published a guide to Cyber Security for Business Travelers


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