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How can technology be used to deliver services more efficiently and economically? Washington is changing how state government information technology is planned, developed, implemented, funded and maintained. For more specific information on a particular aspect of the new approach, please select from one of the five icons shown above.
What's New:
The SDC Core Group discussed the Network Core Design and Implementation Project at their meeting on April 7. A DIS presentation of the project is now posted.


The State Data Center was the subject of recent hearings in the Legislature. You can view both the hearing at the House General Government Appropriations & Oversight Committee on March 24, and the hearing at the House Ways and Means Committee on March 17 on TVW online.



The draft Computing Transformation Strategy is now posted. The document lays out both long-term and short-term strategies of the SDC Steering Committee, and how they expect the state to move towards a utility computing model.



IT Transformation NewsBrief: the latest issue of this newsletter has been published. – Published 3/25/2011



Notes from the March 10 meeting of the SDC core group are posted.



The Shared Services Email Project is initiating an Agency Re-Engagement Plan to provide a structured, collaborative approach for customer engagement. Find out more:
Read Mike Ricchio’s letter to CIOs dated 3-4-2011 and the Agency Re-Engagement Plan


Notes from the February 24 meeting of the SDC Steering Committee are posted.



Notes from the February 24 meeting of the SDC Steering Committee are posted.



Notes from the February 10 meeting of the SDC core group are posted.



The Shared Server Hosting Validation (SSHV) project team presented the finalized project charter to the SDC Committee.



Notes from the January 27 meeting of the SDC core group are posted.



State Data Center and Wheeler Office Facility Business Plan By Excipio is posted – Published 1/11/2011


IT Transformation NewsBrief: the latest issue of this newsletter covers changes to state IT in the governor’s proposed 2011-13 budget and policy bills. These proposed plans include the creation of a state Office of the Chief Information Officer, replacing DIS with a new charter agency, and the creation of the Department of Enterprise Services. Also covered is news on the direction of the Shared Email project. – Published 1/7/2011


IT Transformation NewsBrief: the latest issue of this newsletter covers changes to the planned governance of the State Data Center, an update on Shared Email Services, and the proposal to launch a multi-tenant landing pad for virtualization. – Published 11/23/2010



The proposed monthly rate for the Shared Email Service has been submitted for approval.
Read more about it in the rates analysis document.


See the latest IT Transformation Newsbrief for updates on the Enterprise Program Office and the Draft Executive Order.


8/19/2010 RFI Call Summary


8/18/2010 IPMA "Where do we go from here?"


7/20/2010 ESC Meeting Summary


IT Transformation NewsBrief: the first issue of this newsletter covers discussion on the draft executive order, the comparative email study, and the RFI for a turnkey solution to the state data center. - Published 8/03/2010


Executive Steering Committee Meeting (7/20/2010) Updates - Published 7/29/2010

IT Transformation - Final summary of insights from RFI responses - Published 7/26/2010