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The United States Chief Technology Officer (US CTO), also formally an Assistant to the President, is an official in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The U.S. CTO helps the President and their team harness the power of data, innovation and technology on behalf of the American people. The CTO works closely both across and outside government on a broad range of work including utilizing technology to improve the government and its services, while supporting national interests through the promotion of technological innovation.

to upgrade government capability including using applied technology to help create jobs, creating paths to improve government services with lower costs, higher quality and increased transparency, helping upgrade agencies to use open data and expanding 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.

Participating Federal Agencies and Departments
Departments and agencies with nanotechnology R&D budgets:• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

• Department of Commerce (DOC)

• * Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

• * Economic Development Administration (EDA)

• * National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• * U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

• Department of Defense (DOD)

• Department of Energy (DOE)

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• * Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• * National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• * National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• Department of Transportation (DOT)

• * Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• * Agricultural Research Services (ARS)

• * Forest Service (FS)

• * National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

Other participating departments and agencies:• Department of Education (DOEd)

• Department of the Interior

• * U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

• Department of Justice (DOJ)

• * National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

• Department of Labor (DOL)

• * Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Department of State (DOS)

• Department of the Treasury (DOTreas)

• Intelligence Community (IC)

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

• U.S. International Trade Comission (USITC)