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    {"title" :"Funding the Future: Technology Modernization Fund Proposal Workshop","deck" : "","summary" : "","date" : "2018-06-08T10:00:00-05:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","start_date" : "2018-06-08T10:00:00-05:00","end_date" : "2018-06-08T13:00:00-05:00",
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  "png" },"content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/emerging-citizen-technology\"\u003eGSA’s Emerging Citizen Technology Office\u003c/a\u003e (ECTO) and the \u003ca href=\"https://emerging.digital.gov/TMF/\"\u003eTechnology Modernization Fund Program Management Office\u003c/a\u003e (TMF PMO) are hosting an online workshop at GSA on June 8, 2018 to hands-on assist agencies with developing proposals for TMF that advance emerging technologies and programs that can improve our services and reduce costs for the American people today and in the coming years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging technology solutions employed by agencies across government, combined with the operational rigor and funding of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), hold the potential to drive to incredible performance enhancements in public services.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe online workshop includes both open information and guidance for anyone from TMF experts as well as individual consultation with participating federal agency teams to answer specific questions on ideas and proposals.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information, please email \u003ca href=\"mailto:EmergingTech@GSA.gov\"\u003eEmergingTech@GSA.gov\u003c/a\u003e with “#TMF” in the subject line.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Technology Modernization Fund?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe TMF provides a new funding model for Federal technology modernization projects. Agencies may submit project proposals for technology modernization projects to the Technology Modernization Board (Board). For FY 2018, the Board received $100 million for upfront funding for projects. Approved projects will receive funds in an incremental manner, tied to specific project milestones and objectives, and will be regularly monitored by the Board for success. Agencies then repay the TMF over a period of years.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat projects qualify for the Technology Modernization Fund?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Board will consider project proposals based on financial, technical, and operational criteria. All federal government agencies can submit project proposals to the TMF. A full list of requirements for submission, as well as a template, can be found in \u003ca href=\"https://policy.cio.gov/modernizing-government-technology/\"\u003eAppendix A of OMB M-18-12\u003c/a\u003e. A \u003ca href=\"https://policy.cio.gov/assets/APPENDIXA.docx\"\u003eword document template\u003c/a\u003e can also be found on the OMB Modernizing Government Technology site.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"what-to-expect\"\u003eWhat to Expect\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants should expect to come with basic ideas for programs they would like to potentially submit to the Technology Modernization Fund process, benefit from presentations and guidance from TMF experts, and federal agencies may request a personalized, individual consultation during the workshop with the TMF PMO, ECTO and others to answer specific questions and help craft proposals that deliver the greatest benefit to our modernization efforts while meeting the technical standards of the fund process.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"agenda\"\u003eAgenda\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWelcome and introduction (livestreamed)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustin Herman, ECTO and Elizabeth Cain, TMF PMO\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnology Modernization Fund deep-dive discussion and Q\u0026amp;A (livestreamed)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElizabeth Cain and Emma Perron, TMF PMO\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelopment time with individual, personalized consultations for federal teams (remote participation)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"who-should-attend\"\u003eWho Should Attend\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat ideas for modernizing our public services should come from anywhere, whether civilian agencies, the Defense Community or the Intelligence Community, whether federal managers or their support teams and innovative businesses. Projects for the Technology Modernization Fund can be both Classified and Unclassified, and can include the widest spectrum of capabilities, technologies and approaches. All are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone can sign up for the livestream information phase of this online workshop. For the developmental phase, after registering federal teams will receive instructions for scheduling their individual consultations with TMF experts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also encourage the assembly of diverse stakeholder teams sponsored by a federal agency and include either federal employees or contractors working in an official capacity for their agency.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegistrants will be asked to identify their agency Point of Contact and briefly outline their concepts in order to help us prepare to support their needs and answer questions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"relevant-resources\"\u003eRelevant Resources\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://emerging.digital.gov/TMF/\"\u003eTechnology Modernization Fund resources on Emerging.Digital.gov\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://policy.cio.gov/modernizing-government-technology/\"\u003eOMB’s Modernizing Government Technology Landing Page\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://policy.cio.gov/modernizing-government-technology/funding/\"\u003eFunding Guidelines\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://policy.cio.gov/modernizing-government-technology/faq\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions about the TMF\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/emerging-citizen-technology\"\u003eAbout GSA ECTO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n",
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