The Fed Mission Success Round Up: 2024 Federal IT Spending Boost; New Funding for CX Efforts; and Air Force Looks to Zero Trust

Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.

White House Seeks $74 Billion for Federal Civilian IT in 2024

The White House has requested approximately $74 billion for spending on information technology in its fiscal year 2024 budget, up about $10 billion from the current year. Learn more here.

White House Requests More Than $500M To Support CX Offices and Initiatives in 2024 Budget

The Biden administration requested more than $500 million as part of its budget proposal to support a variety of customer experience (CX) programs in line with the 2021 executive order on transforming customer experience and service delivery. 

IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears

The IRS is preparing to implement a government-operated identity verification system: Login.gov, which will allow taxpayers to use the single sign-on tool to access tax documents and make payments.

Biden’s $842B Pentagon Budget Proposal Would Boost New Weapons

The Biden administration is proposing a $842 billion Pentagon budget for 2024 that boosts spending on new drones, combat jets, hypersonic missiles, and submarines.

NASA Unveils $27B Budget Plan to Support Mars Missions and Beyond

NASA is looking for more than $27 billion in fiscal year 2024 to support its missions, according to next year’s budget request.

Air Force Looks to Zero Trust in Securing its Financial Management Network

Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger is looking to shore up cybersecurity and ultimately push the department closer to Zero Trust for its financial management systems.

Defense Unveils New Cyber Workforce Strategy

Amid a large cyber workforce shortage, the Department of Defense unveiled its new cyber workforce strategy for 2023 to 2027 in an effort to update the agency’s plan to foster and unify its cyber workforce.

In case you missed it, here are our latest blog posts: 

• Video Podcast: Current State of Zero Trust and Use Cases for Government

• PODCAST: A Candid Take on Impact of ChatGPT on Government IT

• Federal CIO: Accelerating IT Modernization and Customer Experience in 2023 — Makpar

• PODCAST: History of Zero Trust and Government (Part 2) — Makpar

• VIDEO PODCAST: Get Certified – Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Practitioner Certification Tips — Makpar — Makpar

• PODCAST: History of Zero Trust and Government (Part 1) — Makpar

• INFOGRAPHIC: How to Turn Epics Into User Stories in Agile Process — Makpar

• ACT-IAC CX Summit: Bringing the Three S’s of Government CX to Life — Makpar

• Makpar Honors National STEM Day with Pledge to Bring More Women Into Government IT 

• PODCAST: Rise of MLOps in the Federal IT Arena

• Makpar Cybersecurity Forum Video Podcast: Insights Into Zero Trust and Government

• Infographic: The Top 5 Government Cybersecurity Fundamentals 

• A Deep-Dive into the HHS Artificial Intelligence Use Cases 

• Honoring National Coding Week: Makpar’s Innovation Lab Code Challenge Win 

• PODCAST: Advancing the Customer Experience (CX) for Government with

• Q&A: Makpar’s Generative Culture with Nickolas Sibley, the Agile Coach & Trainer at Makpar

• Identity and Access Management (IAM) Taking Hold in the Government Arena 

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