Agencies could apply to use part of the $3 billion through fiscal 2022 specifically for "technology-related modernization activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus."

He'll look for other opportunities to "solve problems at the nexus between technology and national security."

It would be a huge cut from the $150 million that the White House requested.

With Democrats in charge of the panel now, the message is still the same as it was in 2018: Appropriators want more information about why the Pentagon wants JEDI to be a single-award contract.

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft bill, which currently includes $6 million to relaunch the office, on Thursday.

The Texas Republican will continue to ask agency officials questions about IT management on his new committee.