Executive Order 61

WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, INTHE NAME AND BYTHE AUTHORITYOfTHE STATE OF IOWA EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 61 information technology is a vital asset to state government operations and to the public that state government serves; and the implementation of progressive public policies places an increasing reliance upon information technology services by state agencies and other governmental entities; and electronic methods for locating, processing, and transferring information are essential linkages between and among citizens, organizations, businesses, state agencies arid other governmental entities; and ~,,,. the continuing development and implementation of information technology expands citizen access to government information anti improves government services; and information technology must be managed with great care to meet the objectives of the citizens and their government. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Terry E. Branstad, Governor of the State of Iowa, by the virtue i;:t;: of the authority vested in me by the Laws and ~P:!J:~Y~-hlf~?n of the · State of Iowa, to support state agencies in the development,. storage, retrieval, 'and management of information in electronic formats and to foster a,nd enhance the cost-effective delivery of services to our citizens, do hereby order that: I. The authority to coordinate disparate information technology and to provide ente'!-prise-wide information technology services to the executive branch agencies shall be vested in the Information Technology Services (ITS) director appointed by the Governor. II. The director shall be responsible for the coordination of information technology among the executive branch agencies to ensure that ·the components of information technology are compatible. · III. The directors.hall, in collaboration with the executive branch agencies, develop, implement, and continuously update as necessary, enterprise-wide standards and policies for information technology. IV. The director, representing the executive branch, may, in collaboration with the information technology representatives from the legislative 8.nd judicial branches, develop and implement cnterprise-\vide policies for information technology which, \;.;hen implemented, will ensure the compatibility and interoperability of state government information technology systems. V. The director shall, with the assistance and cooperation of the executive branch agencies, prepare and continuously update as necessary an enterprise-wide strategic information technology plan, developed in accordance with standards and policies established by ITS, which establishes enterprise-wide goals and objectives for the use of information technology, including goals for data integration, interactive communications, ?-nd electronic access to government records, information, and services. V1. The d irector shall compile and maintain a,,n iriventory of information technologies in use by the executive branch IN T E ST I MONY WHEREO F, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the State of Iowa to be affixed. Done at Des Moines this 15th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven. r-<' =r !J~?GOVERNOR . ... , ·~ ....r "'l .~