President-elect Joe Biden spoke to the media while flanked by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris after receiving a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board in November 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. His new administration is expected to prioritize IT spending and modernization. Joe Raedle/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
The incoming Biden-Harris administration has appointed an agency review team for the United States Digital Service, a startup at the White House created by Obama in 2014 the first time this has happened in the short history of USDS.
Government watchers say it s a sign USDS is important to the Biden admin, and with greater support, could move more quickly on much-needed IT modernization efforts across the federal government.
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