{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/11/sens-moran-udall-s-mgt-act-included-in-fy18-ndaa-heads-to-president-s-desk", "Sens. Moran, Udalls MGT Act Included in FY18 NDAA, Heads to Presidents Desk", "2017-11-16", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) applauded the inclusion and passage of their Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act as part of the conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2018. In September, Sen. Moran successfully included the MGT Act as an amendment to the NDAA for FY2018. This bipartisan legislation will encourage federal agencies to cut wasteful spending and modernize and strengthen government information technology (IT) and security. The MGT Act now heads to the President\u2019s desk for signature. \u201cThis bipartisan legislation will propel our inefficient, outdated federal IT systems into the 21st century to promote productivity and strengthen cybersecurity,\u201d said Sen. Moran. \u201cPassing the landmark MGT Act will modernize our federal IT infrastructure by incentivizing federal agencies to expeditiously upgrade their systems \u2013 with strong built-in oversight by Congress \u2013 to continuously evolve and protect against cybersecurity threats at home and around the globe. In addition, nearly 75 percent of the $80 billion we are spending annually on federal IT systems is going toward maintaining and operating legacy IT rather than making lasting improvements. These improved efficiencies will end that practice and ultimately save billions of taxpayer dollars by reducing long-term spending. I\u2019m pleased my colleagues on both sides of the aisle agree that IT investment reforms are an important step toward a more efficient, effective and secure government.\u201d \u201cPassage of the bipartisan MGT Act will save taxpayers many millions of dollars and strengthen our cybersecurity,\u201d said Sen. Udall. \u201cThis major legislation will finally bring the federal government\u2019s grossly outdated IT systems into the 21st century. As it stands, the federal government spends over $80 billion on IT \u2013 but 75 percent of that money is being spent to maintain old and legacy systems that date back to the time of dial-up modems and dot-matrix printers. The oldest were created in the 1960s. The MGT Act\u2019s flexible funding options will allow us to break out of that cycle, enabling federal agencies to move forward with long-overdue projects to replace these legacy systems, providing better services at lower cost.\u00a0These upgrades will also enable federal agencies to tackle dangerous cyber vulnerabilities and better protect Americans\u2019 data from cyberattacks. This bipartisan, common-sense effort will help ensure that we\u2019re getting better service at a better value for the American people.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThe fact that our federal government continues to waste billions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars each year maintaining outdated, legacy IT systems is absolutely outrageous. It\u2019s 2017. The American people deserve better from their government,\u201d said Rep. Hurd. \u201cOur federal agencies will finally have the motivation to catch up with the 21st Century and embrace emerging technologies so that we can leave behind these antiquated legacy IT systems that have plagued our government for decades. Instead, we can look forward to providing more efficient, transparent services for the American people and safeguard our systems from cyberattacks. I applaud my colleagues in the House and Senate for working to get MGT across the finish line.\u201d Items to Note:\r\n\r\n \r\nIn April, Sen. Moran and Sen. Udall \u2013 both members of the Senate Commerce and Appropriations Committees \u2013 introduced the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act (S. 990/H.R. 2227) with the support of their colleagues Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). U.S. Representatives Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) \u2013 chairman and member, respectively, of the House Subcommittee on Information Technology \u2013 introduced the House companion legislation.\r\n \r\n \r\nThe bill is supported by a number of IT industry stakeholders and trade associations including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the IT Alliance for the Public Sector (ITAPS), Professional Services Council (PSC), TechNet, Amazon Web Service, Cisco, Adobe, BMC, Brocade, Intel, Microsoft, Business Roundtable, CA Technologies, Compuware, CSRA, Level 3, Unisys and others.\r\n \r\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/11/sens-moran-udall-s-mgt-act-included-in-fy18-ndaa-heads-to-president-s-desk"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.64872407913208, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}