Trump seeks tech's help for government IT overhaul

The Hill: President Donald Trump met with the CEOs of major technology companies on Monday, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Apple’s Tim Cook, asking them to help carry out a "sweeping transformation" of the federal government's information technology and cybersecurity.

The meeting was the first of the American Technology Council, a group of tech CEOs whose goal is modernizing the government's “technology infrastructure.” The meeting marked the beginning of the White House’s “technology week,” aimed at pushing Trump's policies in that area.

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