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1999 SESSION

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HB 279 Information technology.

Introduced by: Jay W. DeBoer | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Administration of government; information technology. Effective July 1, 1998, creates the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Commonwealth and the Department of Technology Services (DTS) and abolishes the Department of Information Technology (DIT) and the Council on Information Management (CIM). DIT employees will be transferred to DTS; CIM employees to the Office of the CIO. The CIO is appointed by the Governor and serves at his pleasure. In addition to DTS, the CIO would also assume responsibility for the Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board and the Virginia Public Broadcasting Board (both of which are currently under the Secretary of Administration) and the Virginia Technology Infrastructure Fund (currently administered by CIM). The Virginia Geographic Information Network Division and Fund (currently a part of and administered by CIM) would be transferred to DTS.


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