President Barack Obama signed an executive order Tuesday to form a council that will aim to improve the security of the federal government’s computer and data systems.

Obama also hosted his national security team to discuss the planned improvements.

According to a report by CNN, Obama described the current system protecting various important government programs as “archaic,” and said the systems should have an IT space similar to that of the private sector.

“This is not [an] ideological issue,” he said, as quoted by CNN. “It doesn’t matter if there’s a Democratic president or a Republican president. If you’ve got broken, old systems—computers, mainframes, software—that doesn’t work anymore, then you can keep on putting a bunch of patch on it but it’s not going to make it safe.”

Obama’s budget proposal for 2017, which was also unveiled Tuesday, asks Congress for $19 billion to improve the federal government’s cybersecurity. Of the amount requested, $3.1 billion would be devoted to replacing IT systems that have grown increasingly difficult to secure because they’re so obsolete.

To help ease the security burden, the White House plans to classify citizens by their social security number in fewer situations. To achieve this, there would be a methodical review of current practices so that it can pinpoint which situations require and what don’t require the use of social security numbers. Obama’s plan also calls for the hiring of more cyber security experts.

Since the budget will require Congressional approval, the vote of Republican lawmakers will be vital to the success of Obama’s goals. He said that he has discussed the cybersecurity proposal with House Speaker Paul Ryan, and is hopeful that the proposal will be approved, according to CNN.

The federal government has fallen prey to security breaches as of late, including a hack that exposed the contact information of 20,000 FBI employees, and another that exposed 10,000 Department of Homeland Security workers. Though the proposed plan should improve security, breaches would still be possible, according to U.S Chief Information Officer Tony Scott.

“Anybody who thinks any one thing is the absolute defense is probably mistaken,” Scott said, according to CNN.