The prominent leader in the federal IT space leaves the Small Business Administration, where she has had first-hand experience with the pressures on federal IT created by the coronavirus pandemic.

The executive branch requested $150 million for fiscal 2020 as well, but ended up getting $25 million.

GAO has doubts about whether the TMF will be able to recover operating expenses; OMB says don't worry.

Both agencies will be using the money to transition from legacy systems to modern, cloud-based versions.

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

People, process and acquisition approaches may be the biggest hurdles as agencies focus on modernizing their systems, expert cautions.