17900100 - Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
Data Current as of: 8/10/2018
| Account | Description | FY2018 Spending |
FY2019 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1790-0100 | Executive Office of Technology Services and Security For the operation of the executive office of technology services and security; provided, that the executive office shall continue a chargeback system for its information technology services; provided further, that the office shall continue conducting audits and surveys to identify and realize savings in the acquisition and maintenance of communications lines; provided further, that the chief information officer shall file a status report with the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than May 30, 2019, with actual and projected savings and expenditures for the audits in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019; provided further, that the state comptroller shall establish accounts and procedures as the comptroller deems appropriate and necessary to assist in accomplishing the purposes of this item; provided further, that the executive office may establish rules and procedures necessary to implement this item; provided further, that the chief information officer shall review and approve any planned information technology development project or purchase by any agency under the authority of the governor for which the total projected cost exceeds $200,000, including the cost of any related hardware, software, or consulting fees, and regardless of fiscal year or source of funds, before the agency may obligate funds for the project or purchase; provided further, that the executive office shall file a report with the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than December 14, 2018 that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) financial statements detailing savings realized from the consolidation of information technology services within each executive office and other initiatives; (b) the number of personnel assigned to the information technology services within each executive office; (c) efficiencies that have been achieved from the sharing of resources; (d) the status of the centralization of the commonwealth's information technology infrastructure; (e) the status of the commonwealth's cybersecurity; and (f) strategies and initiatives to further improve the efficiency and security of the commonwealth's information technology; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for a grant program to be administered by the executive office for municipalities to fund cybersecurity evaluations of their municipal information technology systems, such as penetration testing, and provide cybersecurity training to their employees; provided further, that the executive office may administer the grant program and may accept and distribute funds appropriated to it for purposes specified by law; provided further, that the executive office shall collaborate with the comptroller to establish the grant program and to implement any policies or practices necessary to enable distribution of grants to municipalities; and provided further, that the grant program shall not be subject to section 22 of chapter 7 of the General Laws |
2,923,108 | 3,022,294 |
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