The Senate on Aug. 8 voted 90-6 to approve a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through Dec. 11 and temporarily extend several key federal technology and cybersecurity programs beyond the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.
For federal IT, the Senate measure would prevent three authorities from expiring at the end of fiscal year 2026: the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), and the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act.
The Senate vote sends the measure to the House. However, lawmakers in the two chambers still need to resolve differences between their respective funding bills before a stopgap measure can become law and avert an Oct. 1 government shutdown.
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