TEN-YEAR HISTORY - DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
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ADOPTED
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PROPOSED
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FY 1995
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FY 1996
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FY 1997
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FY 1998
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FY 1999
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FY 2000
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FY 2001
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
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PERMANENT
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Full-Time Equivalents
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55.5
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57.5
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57.5
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54.5
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54.5
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61.5
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62.5
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61.5
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61.0
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61.0
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TEMPORARY
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Full-Time Equivalents
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0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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0.2
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0.7
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0.7
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GRANT FUNDED
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Full-Time Equivalents
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TOTAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS
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55.7
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57.7
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54.7
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54.7
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54.7
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61.7
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62.7
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61.7
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61.7
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61.7
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EXPENDITURES (000s)
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7,202
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7,313
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8,729
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9,467
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10,105
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12,079
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11,804
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13,789
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12,326
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12,518
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REVENUES (000s)
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Interdepartmental Billings
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7,889
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7,878
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8,299
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8,236
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9,555
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8,405
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Other
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674
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878
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1,175
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1,151
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596
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572
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864
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3,247
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828
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711
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TOTAL REVENUE (000s)
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8,563
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8,756
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9,475
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9,387
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10,152
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8,977
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864
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3,247
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828
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711
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GENERAL FUND TRANSFER (000s)
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568
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423
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552
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617
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997
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NET TAX SUPPORT (000s)
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3,102
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10,940
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10,542
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11,498
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11,807
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Footnote:
Prior to FY 2000,
DTS formerly known as OTIS, was an internal service fund. Beginning in FY 2000,
DTS became a General Fund Agency and is presented in a similar format as other
General Fund departments. The ten-year
history displayed here is before and after its reorganization to a general fund
department.
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FY 1995:
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Converted
contractual services dollars to fund personnel expenditures for the
programmer/analyst trainee program and showed the associated positions (3.0
FTEs) for the first time.
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FY 1996:
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One
Computer Operator position (1.0 FTE) is added to provide the additional
support necessary to serve the City of Alexandria. Revenue exceeds the costs of the Alexandria project by $20,000.
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A PC
Network Specialist position (1.0 FTE) in Technical Support is added to keep
pace with growth both in number of PCs and in complexity of the local area
network ($60,000).
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FY 1997:
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Includes
funding for new information technology projects whose multi-year costs are
$2,351,275 and are offset by a $600,000 decrease in financing payments for
the mainframe, local area network and voice mail system. These projects were recommended by the
Information Technology Steering Committee, a group of representatives from
most County agencies, which was tasked with evaluating and prioritizing
proposed information technology projects County-wide.
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FY 1998:
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Priorities
for FY 1998 include telecommunications and computing infrastructure
enhancements, Windows 95 implementation and planning and implementation of
Year 2000 solutions. Major new
initiatives include: an upgrade to the Permits and Inspections System;
integration of the Patient Care Management System with the state;
enhancements to the Financial Management System; and implementation of a new
Risk Management Information System.
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Transferred
three Information Systems Analyst positions (3.0 FTEs) to the Department of
Human Services.
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Started
implementation of Year 2000 compliance project.
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FY 1999:
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Increased
funding for local and wide area network enhancements by $325,000.
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Reallocated
1.0 FTE from the Infrastructure Services Division to Administration as a
Security Analyst.
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Reallocated
1.0 FTE from the Applications Division to the Desktop Technology Division for
Internet technology development.
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Continued
implementing the Year 2000 compliance project, which includes funding of $5
million in the FY 1999 pay-as-you-go capital budget.
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FY 2000:
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Successfully
completed Y2K remediations, upgrades and replacements.
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Transferred
Cable Administration Office from County Manager's Office to OTIS
($268,000,1.0 FTE).
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Added
$510,000 to support the County infrastructure ($410,000, 5.0 FTEs and
$100,000 for network management utility).
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Added
$117,500 for half-year funding for Web-based application development
($42,500, 1.0 FTE and $75,000 for contract support).
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Adopted
a strategic plan and created the concept of a Chief Information Officer,
supported by the Technology Leadership Committee (TLC) and communities of
interest.
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FY 2001:
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OTIS
changed its name to Department of Technology Services (DTS)
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DTS
moved from an internal service fund agency to the General Fund.
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Added
funds for database administration support ($170,000, 2.0 FTE).
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Added
funds to support vehicle decal fee ($100,000, 1.0 FTE).
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Transferred
Web-Based Applications Program to Department of Libraries ($230,493, 1.0
FTE).
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Transferred
GIS program to the Department of Public Works ($281,002, 1.0 FTE).
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FY 2002:
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Reached
90% staffing level including hiring of a Chief Technology Officer and four
Division Directors.
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Implemented
an approved e-government master plan.
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Added
funds for an Electronic Payment Portal Initiative ($580,000)
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Constructed
Internet and Network Operation Center for entire County Use and as foundation
for future IT infrastructure.
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Designed
and equipped a fully redundant fiber optic network backbone replacing
existing, server telecommunication lines.
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Started
assessment of and assistance to County technology projects and programs.
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Reviewed
and evaluated proposed new technology initiatives.
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Began
the assessment of county data for data architecture improvement as a starting
point for uniformity, increasing availability, eliminating redundancy, and
promoting consistency of county data.
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Implemented
new data and physical security measures
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Implemented
two around the clock emergency operations center with communication and IT
support for the disaster at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
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Prepared
for the implementation of two emergency operation centers to handle possible
other emergencies.
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FY 2003
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Added
$659,000 for telephone bill charges $493,505 for telephone maintenance and
$162,100 for additional telephone cables.
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Added
$500,000 for software licenses.
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Added
$100,000 for the migration of Novell Netware servers to MS Windows 2000.
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