House Budget Committee Begins Marking Up American Rescue Act Feb 22, 2021 | 4:21 pm Continuing the budget reconciliation process, the House Budget Committee began marking up the House version of President Biden’s American Rescue Act on Feb. 22, as the House looks to bring the bill to a vote later this week. […]
CBO Says Energy Grid Cybersecurity Bill Would Cost $1.2B Jun 2, 2020 | 3:20 pm The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said that H.R. 5428, the Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2019, would cost the United States $1.2 billion over the next five years if enacted. […]
COVID-19 News: April 27 Apr 27, 2020 | 6:31 pm The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a loan program implemented by the Small Business Administration (SBA) designed to help small businesses keep workers on their payroll, will resume accepting applications from lenders today. […]
COVID-19 News: Increased Deficit Not Due to COVID-19, Uniform Essential Employee Guidance Needed, and USAF Seeks Tech for Response Apr 8, 2020 | 4:17 pm Here’s an overview of some of the latest COVID-19 coronavirus developments on the government and tech fronts: […]
CBO: State/Local Cyber Assistance Bill Carries $2.8 Billion Price Tag Mar 11, 2020 | 5:38 pm Implementing a proposed Federal grant program designed to improve state and local government cybersecurity would cost a total of $2.89 billion over the next six years including both expected grant totals and the cost to run the program, according to an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. […]
CBO Pegs Cost of IoT Cyber Bill at $35M-Plus Sep 16, 2019 | 3:39 pm The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said in a Sept. 13 report that implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 will cost $35 million over the 2019-2024 period, and an additional $11 million in 2020 to develop the IoT guidelines and standards mandated in the legislation. […]
CBO: SBA Cyber Awareness Act Costs Nothing to Implement May 22, 2019 | 2:06 pm The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Cyber Awareness Act, H.R. 2331 and S. 772, on May 20, and said the bill would cost nothing to implement. […]
House Dems Introduce Paid Family Leave Legislation Mar 6, 2019 | 5:44 pm On Tuesday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., introduced the Federal Employees Paid Leave Act to give Federal employees 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child within their families and for other medical reasons. […]
CBO Pegs Shutdown Cost at $11 Billion in GDP Decline Jan 28, 2019 | 5:48 pm The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today estimated the cost of the partial Federal government shutdown–which began Dec. 22 and ended Jan. 25–at $11 billion of reduced U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), although most of that amount will be recoverable in future periods. […]
CBO: Rotational Cyber Workforce Act Cheap to Implement Oct 29, 2018 | 2:48 pm The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported Friday that S. 3437, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018, would cost less than $500,000 a year to implement. […]