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Fiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget

Section C - General Government
Department of Technology Services

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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

PROGRAM MISSION: To provide the leadership to effect maximum coordination and efficiency in the implementation, use and maintenance of information technology within Arlington County.

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) provides best practices guidance regarding the planning and implementation of all technology initiatives within the County. This office ensures that the County performs due diligence with regard to the planning, budgeting, implementation and management of all information technology. The Office of the CIO achieves its goals through the guidance provided by the Technology Leadership Committee (TLC) and the inter-departmental teams it creates known as Communities of Interest. In addition to the CIO, the Office comprises:

  • Chief Technology Officer, who is responsible for the daily operations of the Department of Technology Services.
  • Information Security with responsibility for ensuring the security and privacy of the network, systems, data and facilities supporting these services.
  • Strategic Planning with responsibility for ensuring that the technology initiatives and plans developed are consistent with the strategic technology goals for the County.
  • Advanced Technology with responsibility for assessing and evaluating evolving new technology directions that would benefit Arlington County. This includes recommending products and services that have been tested and are appropriate to the business needs of the County.
  • Cable/I-Net Program and Policy with responsibility for establishing County cable TV and data access policies and procedures, and
  • Finance and Administration with responsibility for establishing qualitative and quantitative measurements for assessing the effectiveness of new strategic technology initiatives and for coordinating human resource, budget and procurement functions for the Department.

Office of the Chief Information Officer

FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 % Change:
Actual Adopted Proposed '03 to '04
Personnel $925,185 $774,279 $802,020 4%
Non-Personnel 528,921 453,423 453,423 -
Total Expenditures $1,454,106 $1,227,702 $1,255,443 2%
Revenues 166,951 172,293 176,170 2%
Net Tax Support $1,287,155 $1,055,409 $1,079,273 2%
Authorized FTEs 11.5 9.0 9.0
Funded FTEs 11.5 9.0 9.0


SIGNIFICANT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Increase in personnel is due to new hires at pay above entry and normal increases ($27,741).
  • Reallocation of $229,826 of the CIO equipment appropriation to fund a Data Management initiative (Report Developer software and licenses, $94,196), an Information Services initiative (Innate licenses, $10,000) and a Network Services initiative (supplemental I-Net funding, $125,630).
  • Cable revenue has increased due to Consumer Price Index adjustments ($3,877).

PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

Objective: To ensure the efficient, economical, coordinated adoption and utilization of information technology in the performance and delivery of government services.

FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2004
Actual Actual Estimate Estimate Target
Mission Outcome Measures
Projects that re-invent or re-engineer the organizational processes N/A 14/12 4/4 3/3 3/3

Physical security measures implemented
139 100 75 75 75

Number of Advanced Technologies evaluated/ implemented
N/A 3/2 3/3 4/4 4/4

Other Performance Measures
Projects responding to Arlington's Constituencies N/A 3/3 2/2 2/2 2/2

Projects that require program management
N/A 3/3 7/7 2/2 2/2

Projects to create a data architecture
N/A 7/4 7/7 3/3 3/3

Projects to build a scaleable, reliable network infrastructure
N/A 13/11 15/15 4/4 4/4

Projects that define E-Gov't services
N/A 3/3 5/5 3/3 3/3

Computers infected by viruses per week
24 <1 <20 <14 <14

Loss of work due to virus infection per workstation
6 hrs <5 hrs <5 hrs <4hrs <4hrs

Percent of computers with detected virus removed without infection
92% >95% >97% >98% >98%

Complaints received regarding Cable TV
N/A 470 500 550 550

Complaints responded to (percent) regarding Cable TV
N/A 100% 100% 100% 100%
  • The project data reported reflects projects identified/projects completed.
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