This organization shall be called the Government Information Technology Executive Council, hereafter referred to as the Council.

The Council was established pursuant to the authority of and in accordance with the desires of the President of the United States as expressed in a White House memorandum to the Heads of Departments of Agencies, dated June 28, 1966, and in the instructions of the 89th Congress as expressed in the summary of H.R. 4845. The Council was incorporated in the State of Maryland in 1996 as a non-profit corporation.

• The Council exists to: Provide educational material and educational experiences for government information technology executives.
• Provide a forum for sharing experiences and information of current interest to government information technology executives.
• Develop and maintain communication channels among government information technology executives and federal oversight agencies.
• Share information on resource management policy direction and develop and express consensus opinions on matters affecting the government information technology environment.
• Demonstrate to the private sector the common needs of government information technology organizations and encourage industry involvement in meeting those needs.