Funding your agency’s IT modernization initiatives

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute focusing on the intersection of technological innovation and public policy, is currently working on a project that explores federal IT funding and is looking to solicit information around agency-level activities in this space.

The below survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete and will greatly inform our research on federal funding for IT modernization. Feel free to use estimates where appropriate, but please try to be as accurate as possible. This information will be aggregated, and individual responses will remain anonymous in any published research.

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* 1. Agency or department:

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* 2. Please select the top 3 focus areas below regarding your agency’s funding priorities for IT modernization initiatives.

Cybersecurity – zero trust

Cybersecurity – other

Enterprise software modernization, including replacing legacy systems

Citizen-facing software modernization or development

Cloud migration

Artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning

Data center consolidation

Data governance and analytics

Other (please specify):

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* 3. Which funding vehicles does your agency currently access for its IT modernization initiatives?

Congressional appropriation/authorization

IT working capital fund

Other working capital fund

Technology Modernization Fund

Federal Citizen Services Fund

IT Oversight and Reform Fund

Acquisition Services Fund

Other (please specify):

None of the above

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* 4. Which funding vehicles has your agency pursued, but not yet accessed, for its IT modernization initiatives within the last 3 fiscal years?

Congressional appropriation/authorization

IT working capital fund

Other working capital fund

Technology Modernization Fund

Federal Citizen Services Fund

IT Oversight and Reform Fund

Acquisition Services Fund

Other (please specify):

None of the above

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* 5. Please provide an estimate for the number of active, funded IT modernization initiatives in your agency.

0-10

11-25

26-50

51-100

>100

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* 6. What percentage of these active IT initiatives are in collaboration with one or more other federal agencies or departments?

1-10%

11-25%

26-50%

51-75%

76-100%

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* 7. Please provide an estimate for the total amount of funding you believe your agency needs to “catch up” on IT modernization.

$1-10M

$11-100M

$101-500M

$501M-$1B

>$1B

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* 8. What, in your opinion, is the biggest hurdle facing federal IT funding right now?

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* 9. If you are open to meeting with an ITIF research analyst for a short interview to share additional information regarding your agency’s IT funding activities, please provide the following information:

Name

Email address

Funding your agency’s IT modernization initiatives

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* 1. Agency or department:

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* 2. Please select the top 3 focus areas below regarding your agency’s funding priorities for IT modernization initiatives.

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* 3. Which funding vehicles does your agency currently access for its IT modernization initiatives?

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* 4. Which funding vehicles has your agency pursued, but not yet accessed, for its IT modernization initiatives within the last 3 fiscal years?

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* 5. Please provide an estimate for the number of active, funded IT modernization initiatives in your agency.

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* 6. What percentage of these active IT initiatives are in collaboration with one or more other federal agencies or departments?

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* 7. Please provide an estimate for the total amount of funding you believe your agency needs to “catch up” on IT modernization.

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* 8. What, in your opinion, is the biggest hurdle facing federal IT funding right now?

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* 9. If you are open to meeting with an ITIF research analyst for a short interview to share additional information regarding your agency’s IT funding activities, please provide the following information:

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* 10. Please provide any other comments or insights regarding federal funding for IT modernization here.