House Foreign Affairs members propose BIS modernization money

Two members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday proposed authorizing the Bureau of Industry and Security to spend $100 million to upgrade its information technology systems, funding agency officials have repeatedly asked Congress to provide. Reps. Tom Kean (R-NJ) and Jason Crow (D-CO) introduced the “ BIS IT Modernization Act ,” which would authorize the agency to spend $25 million per year over four years for the upgrades they say would help keep the U.S. “ at the...