Jared Kushner Welcomes Top Tech Executives to White House

Jared Kushner Welcomes Top Tech Executives to White House
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner welcomes technology company leaders to a summit of the American Technology Council at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, gave a speech to CEOs of  technology companies at the White House on June 19, promoting the innovative power of the private sector to update aging federal IT infrastructure.

“Many of our federal systems are decades old with our ten oldest being between 39 and 56 years old,” Kushner said. “The Department of Defense, for example, still uses 8-inch floppy disks on some of its legacy systems.”

The audience included nearly 20 chief executives from companies like Apple Inc. and Amazon.com. The Trump administration, said Kushner, is looking to make sure government services are taking advantage of new technology, providing value to taxpayers that will extend beyond the administration’s time in office.

The effort is part of a broader plan to shrink government, cut federal employees, and eliminate regulations.

MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga (L) speaks with Ivanka Trump as tech company leaders gather at a summit of the American Technology Council at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on June 19, 2017. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga (L) speaks with Ivanka Trump as tech company leaders gather at a summit of the American Technology Council at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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