The United States Chief Technology Officer (US CTO) is an official in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.[1] The U.S. CTO helps the President and their team harness the power of technology and data to benefit all Americans.[2] The CTO works closely with others both across and outside government on a broad range of work including bringing technology expertise to bear on federal policy and programs, and promoting values-driven technological innovation.[3][4] The CTO and their team have historically focused on leveraging technology and technical expertise to help create jobs, strengthen privacy protections, harness the benefits and mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence, create paths to improve government services with lower costs, higher quality and increased transparency and accessibility, help upgrade agencies to use open data and expand their data science capabilities, improve quality and reduce the costs of health care and criminal justice, increase access to broadband, bring technical talent into government for policy and modern operations input, improve community innovation engagement by agencies working on local challenges, and help keep the nation secure.[5][6]
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- ^ "Technology | OSTP | The White House", January 7, 2024.
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- ^ "Technology | OSTP | The White House", January 7, 2024.
- ^ "President's Weekly Address Efficiency and Innovation", April 18, 2009.
- ^ " Remarks of Alexander Macgillivray at the State of the Net Conference", March 06, 2023.