The Tech Policies the Trump Administration Leaves Behind – By Aaron Boyd (Nextgov) / Dec 28 2020
Nextgov looks back at the Trump administration’s major IT policy moves that will have lasting effects on federal technology for the foreseeable future.
Technology and tech policy have been at the heart of the Trump administration since the president took office, and major pushes over the last three years will have significant impacts on federal IT management for years to come.
Early on, the administration published the IT Modernization Plan and a tech-heavy President’s Management Agenda. While neither document is policy itself, they set the stage for a surge of IT policy updates from the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer.
The focus on technology as a driver of management decisions led to the creation of a few IT policies and significant updates to many more. While the Trump administration is coming to an end, the policies established during his term will live on—at least until updated, rescinded or superseded by new policies.
