Trump Promises 'Massive Program' to Upgrade Federal IT Systems

Nextgov: President Donald Trump wants to revamp federal IT because the cost of preserving old computer systems is “so high, it’s not even a believable number,” he told a group of prominent business executives Tuesday.

Addressing the group in Washington, Trump said he’d heard the cost of keeping government computer systems updated and running is anywhere between “$39 billion to $89 billion a year,” according to a White House transcript.

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