New Trump committee to tackle IT modernization for agencies

Federal Times: Just days after Congress again picked up the mantle of modernizing the federal government’s information technology, the Trump administration has turned its focus to the topic.

President Trump signed an executive order forming the American Technology Council — a committee composed of administration officials to reform the way agencies update their IT and digital services.

“It is the policy of the United States to promote the secure, efficient and economical use of information technology to achieve its missions,” the May 1 executive order said.

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