{"id":32626,"date":"2017-06-20T05:29:01","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T05:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=32626"},"modified":"2017-06-20T05:29:01","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T05:29:01","slug":"tech-ceos-visit-white-house-to-talk-modernizing-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/tech-ceos-visit-white-house-to-talk-modernizing-government.html","title":{"rendered":"Tech CEOS visit White House to talk modernizing government"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Tech CEOS visit White House to talk modernizing government<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The White House on Monday urged technology CEOs to pitch in on President Donald Trump\u2019s effort to modernize government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u201cOur goal is to lead a sweeping transformation of the federal government\u2019s technology that will deliver dramatically better services to citizens, stronger protection from cyberattacks,\u201d said Trump, adding that the possible changes could produce up to $1 trillion in savings over 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Apple CEO Tim Cook and Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, were among those attending an afternoon of working groups on issues like technology infrastructure, cybersecurity and visas for foreign workers. Trump has spoken out against illegal immigration and signed an executive order banning travelers from six Muslim-majority countries, a source of tension with technology firms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u201cWe\u2019re working very diligently with everybody, including Congress, on immigration so that you can get the people you want in your companies,\u201d the president said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The administration drew a mix of flattery and policy requests from the assembled technology leaders and university officials. Cook, the Apple CEO, requested that computer coding be taught in every public school. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said workers need more skills for a technology-based economy. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos encouraged the government to use commercial technology to save money and develop artificial intelligence to improve government services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Venture capitalist John Doerr asked for the government to open up its databases to private firms, saying it would transform health care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">\u201cIf you set the data free, the entrepreneurs are going to do the rest,\u201d he told the president.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">The gathering was the first event for a technology-focused effort within the White House Office of American Innovation, which seeks to overhaul government functions using ideas from the business sector. Several of the executives complimented Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to Trump, and his wife, Ivanka Trump, the president\u2019s daughter and a senior adviser, for helping to drive the initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Kushner cited some examples of the current technology infrastructure, noting the use of floppy discs in Pentagon \u201clegacy systems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Some technology executives have clashed with Trump over his decision to exit the Paris climate accord. Leaders at Apple and Google were among the American corporate executives who appealed to the president to stay in the pact. Nearly 100 major technology companies \u2014 including Facebook, LinkedIn and Intel \u2014 also opposed the administration\u2019s travel ban in February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">But other companies have supported aspects of the Trump agenda. IBM was prominent last week during the White House\u2019s push for apprenticeships. Intel unveiled plans at the Oval Office in February to invest more than $7 billion in an Arizona factory, a move Trump portrayed as a win for U.S. workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the administration was focusing on technology this week. 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