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.

Kent wouldn't say who the winners are, however.

Emily Murphy told House appropriators she thinks it's the right amount as "a proof of concept."

The legislation would get the president's signature even though it "does not include $228 million requested for the TMF to retire and replace antiquated legacy information technology (IT) systems."

A bipartisan group of senators tells the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs that swift approval of the bill would "advance our shared goal of preserving national security and ensuring that the federal government uses taxpayer dollars wisely."

"The government spends $80 billion a year on IT and most of that investment is for maintenance on outdate systems," Tim Horne said. "So $228 million is a way to ... start chipping away."