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News Releases

• Coalition of Associations Urge Biden Administration to Facilitate Public Input on Application of Buy America Provisions in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   (March 23, 2022)

  WASHINGTON — Today, ITI, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and 15 other leading business associations representing a cross-section of the U.S. economy urged the Biden Administration to hold a public comment period ...

• ITI Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address   (March 01, 2022)

  WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI issued the following statement from its President and CEO Jason Oxman reacting to President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President ...

• Tech Industry Releases Action Plan to Drive U.S. Global Competitiveness   (February 10, 2022)

  WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI released 14 actions that the Biden-Harris Administration and U.S. Congress can take in 2022 to further U.S. competitiveness globally. Technology’s ...

• ITI Applauds U.S. House Passage of America COMPETES Act    (February 04, 2022)

  WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI released the following statement from its President and CEO Jason Oxman on the passage of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence ...

• Coalition of Tech, Business Groups Urge Biden Administration to Support Procurement of Essential Equipment to Implement Infrastructure Law   (February 03, 2022)

  WASHINGTON — Today, ITI and other associations representing a cross-section of the U.S. economy urged the Biden Administration to support the timely and strategic procurement of essential equipment to ...

• ITI Statement on U.S. House Passage of Build Back Better Act   (November 19, 2021)

  WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI released the following statement from its President and CEO Jason Oxman in response to the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the U.S. House of ...

• ITI Adds Tech Policy Veteran to Advocacy Team   (November 02, 2021)

  WASHINGTON — Today, global tech trade association ITI announced that Cisco Minthorn will join as Vice President for Government Affairs. In his role, Minthorn will lead ITI’s trade advocacy, including digital ...

• ITI Recommends Streamlined Approach to OMB’s Federal Zero Trust Strategy   (September 21, 2021)

  WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI offered recommendations to help streamline the U.S. government’s adoption of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) in federal agencies. ITI’s comments come ...

• ITI Statement on U.S. House Tax Proposals in Budget Reconciliation   (September 13, 2021)

  WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee’s publication of legislative proposals related ...

• ITI Testifies Before U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cyber Incident Reporting   (August 31, 2021)

  WASHINGTON – Today, ITI Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel John Miller presented the global tech industry’s perspective on cyber incident reporting and related legislation. In testimony ...

• ITI Urges President Biden to Address Critical Semiconductor Shortage in Upcoming Budget Request   (February 09, 2021)

  WASHINGTON – In a letter to President Biden, global tech trade association ITI is urging the administration to address a critical semiconductor chip shortage in the U.S. The urgent demand for chips – driven ...

• ITI Reiterates Its Support for Bill to Improve Child Safety Online   (February 04, 2021)

  WASHINGTON — Today, global tech trade association ITI welcomed the reintroduction of the Invest in Child Safety Act by U.S. Senators Wyden (D-OR), Gillibrand (D-NY), Brown (D-OH), Hirono (D-HI), and U.S. ...

• Tech Industry Coalition: Clarity Needed On Major Government Acquisition Supply Chain Law Implementation   (September 15, 2020)

  WASHINGTON – In a new comment submission led by global tech trade association ITI, the multi-industry Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations (CODSIA) urged the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulatory ...

• New Report Underscores Impact of Tech Innovation in Communities Across U.S.   (August 06, 2020)

  WASHINGTON — The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the global trade association of the technology industry, today issued a new report to help U.S. policymakers better understand the state ...

• ITI Applauds White House CIO Executive Order   (May 15, 2018)

  WASHINGTON – Trey Hodgkins, ITI’s senior vice president of public sector, released the following statement about the new White House Executive Order reinforcing and requiring agencies to have a strongly ...

• ITI Hires Senior Senate Communications Advisor to Lead External Affairs   (January 10, 2018)

  WASHINGTON – ITI, the global voice of the tech sector, announced today that Ashley Berrang will join the organization next week to lead its communications outreach and external affairs team as senior vice ...

• Tech Commends White House Modernization Efforts   (December 13, 2017)

  WASHINGTON – The IT Alliance for the Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, released the following statement from senior vice president for the public sector Trey Hodgkins commending the White House ...

• ITAPS Commends Advancement of Critical Information Technology Modernization Legislation   (November 09, 2017)

  WASHINGTON – The IT Alliance for the Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, commends the House and Senate conferees for including key government IT modernization provisions in the National Defense Authorization ...

• Tech Applauds the Senate for Passing MGT Act   (September 18, 2017)

  WASHINGTON – The IT Alliance for the Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, released a statement from Senior Vice President for the Public Sector Trey Hodgkins commending Senators Moran (R-Kan.), Udall ...

• Tech Groups Urge Senate to Pass Bipartisan Modernizing Government Technology Act   (September 14, 2017)

  WASHINGTON – The IT Alliance for the Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, joined a chorus of technology groups including BSA | The Software Alliance, the Professional Services Council, TechNet, and ...

• Tech Industry Task Force Offers Recommendations to the White House on Modernizing Federal IT   (September 13, 2017)

  WASHINGTON— Today the technology industry released sweeping recommendations to the White House on steps the U.S. government can take to modernize its aging and vulnerable federal information technology ...

• Tech Industry Reacts to White House IT Modernization Report   (August 31, 2017)

  ITAPS Announces it is Preparing Ambitious Tech Industry Recommendations to Modernize Government IT WASHINGTON—The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of tech industry trade group ITI, released ...

• ITAPS Calls for Senate to Act After House Passes Federal IT Modernization Bill   (May 17, 2017)

  WASHINGTON – The IT Alliance for the Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of technology trade group ITI, called on the U.S. Senate to act on the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act, bipartisan legislation ...

Blog Posts

• Congress Must Reach Agreement on the Bipartisan Innovation Act   (March 09, 2022)

  As President Biden meets with U.S. business leaders about the importance of keeping the U.S. competitive, ITI echoes the president’s call for the U.S. Congress to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act. This ...

• Modernizing U.S. Infrastructure Means Leveraging the Global Supply Chain   (March 08, 2022)

  In President Biden’s first State of the Union address, the sense of optimism surrounding the landmark U.S. infrastructure law was palpable. The law promises to address long-term critical infrastructure ...

• ITI to Congress: Seize the Opportunity to Advance U.S. Innovation   (November 17, 2021)

  From raising the debt limit and funding the federal government to passing a defense authorization bill, the U.S. Congress has a packed agenda to accomplish before the end of 2021. Among these priorities, ...

• To Meet Demand, U.S. Must Increase and Incentivize Semiconductor Production   (February 18, 2021)

  A current increase in global demand for semiconductors or ‘chips’ is outpacing both supply and manufacturing capacity, resulting in several sectors - from autos to healthcare to energy to consumer products ...

• Government Procurement Moves to Center Stage in NAFTA Renegotiations   (January 23, 2018)

  This week, NAFTA negotiators will meet once again to renegotiate the 23-year-old, critically important trade agreement between the United States and two of its largest trading partners, Mexico and Canada. ...

• Tech’s Legislative Outlook for 2018: Building on 2017’s Momentum for Modernization   (January 11, 2018)

  The start of the 115th Congress and new administration not only marked an era of profound political change, but it also presented a unique and timely opportunity to modernize outdated policies. Lawmakers ...

Resources

• ITAPS SaaS Comments Extension Request   (October 19, 2018)
• ITAPS Testimony OGRC Hearing on Security Clearances   (October 11, 2017)
• ITAPS Response to ATC Request for Comments on IT Modernization   (September 21, 2017)
• ITAPS White House Recommendations to Modernize Government IT   (September 18, 2017)
• ITAPS and CompTia Letter on California's A.B. 1546 Contractor Evaluation Legislation   (June 15, 2017)
• ITAPS Minnesota 1819 IT Budget Improvements   (May 16, 2017)
• ITAPS House Letter of Support for MGT Act   (April 28, 2017)
• ITAPS Senate Letter of Support for the MGT Act   (April 28, 2017)
• ITAPS Letter Endorsing Amy Tong for CA CIO & CDT Director April 14, 2017   (April 19, 2017)
• ITAPS Trey Hodgkins Testimony on Federal IT Modernization Before House Oversight Committee Hearing   (March 28, 2017)
• ITAPS Minnesota FY 18-19 IT Budget Improvements Letter   (March 07, 2017)
• ITAPS Business Association Coalition Letter on NY Buy America Proposal   (March 01, 2017)
• ITAPS Federal IT Priorities in a Trump Administration   (December 16, 2016)
• ITAPS Senate Letter on MGT Act   (November 16, 2016)
• ITAPS Letter Supporting the Modernizing Government Technology Act   (September 15, 2016)
• ITAPS TX SB 20 House Affairs Testimony   (August 08, 2016)
• ITAPS State Cyber Best Practices   (June 14, 2016)
• ITAPS Response on Mobile Category Management Policy   (May 02, 2016)
• ITAPS Response to GSA Cybersecurity Services RFI   (April 20, 2016)
• ITAPS Comments in Response to the Federal Source Code Policy   (April 19, 2016)
• ITAPS Comments on State of Oregon's SaaS Template Terms and Conditions   (November 20, 2015)