Washington,
D.C.
TechNet,
the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior
executives, today issued the following statement ahead of Monday’s meeting of the
White House American Technology Council.

“Monday’s
American Technology Council meeting is an opportunity for the administration
and technology leaders to work constructively on shared policy goals that will move
our nation forward on job creation, modernizing government technology, and workforce
development,”
said TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore. “Tax
reform and trade will have a major impact on job creation for the American
people, and we remain committed to working with the administration and Congress
to achieve meaningful results on each of these issues.

“The
White House is right to make modernizing government technology a focus of its
policy agenda,”
Moore continued. “This will help pave the way
for Senate passage of the Modernizing
Government Technology Act
, which will bolster our nation’s cybersecurity
defenses, help us deliver higher quality services to our veterans and other
citizens, and save taxpayer dollars.

“Monday’s meeting is also an
opportunity for the innovation sector to highlight the work it does to boost
STEM education and training and to demonstrate the urgent need to reform our
high-skilled immigration system,”
Moore added. “Working together, we can ensure America remains the greatest country in the world for
innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth.”

TechNet on the Issues

About TechNet
TechNet is the national, bipartisan network of technology
CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy
by advocating a targeted policy agenda at the federal and 50-state level. TechNet’s diverse membership includes dynamic
startups to the most iconic companies on the planet and represents more than
2.5 million employees in the fields of information technology, e-commerce,
advanced energy, biotechnology, venture capital, and finance. TechNet has offices in Washington, D.C.,
Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Sacramento, Austin, Boston, Seattle, Albany, and
Tallahassee.