Trump signs order to improve government tech practices

Published May 15, 2018 9:07pm ET



President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday granting more decision-making power to chief information officers at executive agencies, a move that will accelerate efforts to modernize the federal government’s cyber infrastructure, according to senior administration officials.

Guidance released by the White House says the order will allow agencies to “more effectively leverage technology to accomplish their missions,” improve overall spending on information technologies, and consolidate the chain of command for agency CIOs.

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