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CDE64F77A9BDD4C8872587AB005A34D8 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date Dec 14, 2021      
Location SCR 352



Governor's Office of Information Technology - Vote to draft two pieces of legislation related to the Governor's Office of Information Technology


09:25:19 AM  

Tony Neal-Graves, Chief Information Officer and Executive Director for the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT), provided a presentation to the committee. A copy of the presentation slides can be found here: http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/2._oit_presentation_s...

Director Neal-Graves' presentation covered the following topics: OIT's executive leadership staff and OIT's Wildly Important Goals for FY 22.

09:34:23 AM  

Julia Richman, Deputy Executive Director for OIT, continued the presentation. Ms. Richman discussed the following topics: IT governance work across the state, the creation of a project management office within OIT, implementation of real-time billing, the release of an OIT service catalog, and the state's overall technical debt related to legacy technology, including an overview of OIT's R-01 operating budget request for FY 2022-23. Ms. Richman continued the presentation with a discussion of cybersecurity efforts within OIT and OIT's responses to the audit recommendations discussed previously by the Office of the State Auditor.

09:45:35 AM  
Michael McReynolds, Legislative Liaison for OIT, continued the presentation with an overview of OIT's FY 2022-23 budget requests and OIT's 2022 legislative agenda.
09:50:51 AM  
Director Neal-Graves continued the presentation with a discussion of the myColorado mobile app; the Colorado Broadband Office, including broadband funding the state is receiving from the federal government; the Colorado Digital Service; and major IT projects across state agencies.
10:00:43 AM  
Mr. McReynolds discussed legislation that passed during the 2021 legislative session that have an impact on OIT.
10:02:23 AM  
The representatives
from OIT responded to questions from the committee related to the myColorado
app, including issues faced on updates through the Google PlayStore, funding
for the app, potential kiosks at grocery stores, the services included,
security of the app, other potential future uses for the app and identity
verification.




The OIT representatives
also responded to questions related to broadband, including mapping of
broadband coverage across the state, the number of internet service providers
in the state, the acquisition of data, affordability of broadband service,
the spend on the followng three buckets: broadband infrastructure, anchor
institutions (those that provide workforce, healthcare, and education services),
and the provision of devices; the utilization of micro-trenching to lay
fiber cables; the provision of middle-mile services; and other topics related
to broadband in the state.
10:46:32 AM  

The representatives from OIT continued to respond to questions from the committee on the following topics:

- the state's technical debt and potential funding to address this issue, including the use of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds;

- exploring new funding and budgeting models for the state's IT;

- issues related to the state's payroll system;

- how much the state spends on IT compared to other states; and

- OIT's involvement in IT procurement.

11:04:32 AM  
The committee requested that a letter be sent to each agency to inquire about their IT spend.


11:06:57 AM
Motion Move to draft a bill to relocate the Public Safety Communications Network Program from OIT to the Colorado Department of Public Safety
Moved Titone
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Bernett Yes
Kolker Yes
Priola Yes
Titone Yes
Bridges Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


11:08:06 AM
Motion Move to draft a bill concerning developing a sustainable IT funding
Moved Titone
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Bernett Yes
Kolker Yes
Priola Yes
Titone Yes
Bridges Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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