January 21, 2021

Here’s What to Expect from the New Administration in Technology Policy

Source: FedTech Magazine

Journalist: Elizabeth Neus

As they prepared for their new roles in the White House, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had access to the most necessary piece of technology in government today: a solid videoconferencing tool that let them hold virtual meetings with civil rights leaders, interview potential Cabinet officials and take questions from reporters.

The telework-oriented world created by COVID-19 will no doubt shape Biden’s technology policies. The switch to remote work exacerbated existing weaknesses in legacy IT and forced agencies to move faster than expected to modernize.

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  • Loren DeJonge Schulman

    Former Adjunct Senior Fellow

    Loren DeJonge Schulman is a Former Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Previously, she served as the Deputy Director of Studies and the Leo...