Also: NewPay receiving $20 million would be nice, but only if other agencies have the resources to share the service, says the initiative's director.

Planning around transitioning agencies to modern grants management systems is already delayed.

The awards come via the 10-year, $2.5-billion NewPay shared services contract.

NewPay will replace legacy systems used by multiple agencies like the Interior Business Center's and require a degree of collaboration seldom seen in government, according to human resources experts.

Shared services can save money, but good implementation and governance are key.

This is now the seventh modernization project to receive TMF funding, bringing the grand total awarded to $90 million of the $100 million appropriated for the fund in fiscal 2018.