Recent executive orders on cybersecurity and customer experience give the opportunity to revamp the scorecard.

The program is authorized to use the fund itself to cover costs, but that won't please agencies seeking $2.3 billion in new projects.

The director recently signed off on "critical" pay increases for a couple of cyber positions to keep pace with other agencies.

The TMF Board will only select projects leading to playbooks and best practices, per one member.

The Department of Energy is but one agency in need of a bigger budget or Technology Modernization Fund money to implement zero-trust security.

Lawmakers urge the watchdog to make recommendations on IT modernization and the digitization of records.