http://www.gitec.org/mission.htm Government Information Technology Executive Council GITEC To support Government Information Technology Executives in the delivery of high quality and cost-effective services to their customers. 1 Education Providing educational material and experiences for government information technology executives 2Discussion ForumProviding a forum to discuss and share experiences and information of current interest to government information technology3Policy CommunicationsDeveloping and maintaining communications channels between Federal Information Technology Executives and Federal oversight agencies to influence information management policy and direction in the Federal sector 4ConsensusDeveloping and expressing consensus opinions regarding matters affecting the government information technology environment5Private Sector ServicesInfluencing the private sector in their provision of services to meet the needs of Federal information technology organizations