TechAmerica Applauds White House Meeting On Potential Of Technology In Government
TechAmerica recently applauded the President for convening the White House Forum on Modernizing Government, a meeting between tech-savvy leaders in industries across the economy and government deputy secretaries to discuss bringing the transformative power of technology realized in the private sector to federal departments and agencies.
"Today, the President is demonstrating the same appreciation for the power of technology that helped him win office," said TechAmerica President Phil Bond. "We expect a common theme emerging from the success stories highlighted today to be a need for agile partnerships between tech firms and their customers. If the government is to realize the benefits of innovation for efficiency and for solving the weighty challenges of this century, it must not wrap itself in more red tape. Departments and agencies need more flexibility to acquire the same expertise and solutions available to commercial companies, not less."
An agenda and a link to video feeds of the meeting's sessions are available on the Whitehouse Blog at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog.
About TechAmerica
TechAmerica is the leading voice for the U.S. technology industry, which is the driving force behind productivity growth and jobs creation in the United States and the foundation of the global innovation economy. Representing approximately 1,500 member companies of all sizes from the public and commercial sectors of the economy, it is the industry's largest advocacy organization and is dedicated to helping members' top and bottom lines. It is also the technology industry's only grassroots-to-global advocacy network, with offices in state capitals around the United States, Washington, D.C., Europe (Brussels) and Asia (Beijing). TechAmerica was formed by the merger of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA). For more information, visit www.techamerica.org.
SOURCE: TechAmerica