R 346

2017 -- H 6295 Enacted 06/27/2017

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAXIMIZING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY

Introduced By: Representatives Carson, McKiernan, Knight, Serpa, and Fogarty

Date Introduced: June 08, 2017

WHEREAS, Information Technology (IT) has become an increasingly critical component

in the efficient operation of state government; and

WHEREAS, The recent difficulties in the state's deployment of the UHIP/RIBRIDGES

program serves as a prime mandate to assess the state's procedures pertaining to statewide

contracting, project management, and information technology outsourcing practices; now,

therefore be it

RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby requests the Department of Administration (DOA) to conduct a

study and provide recommendations for maximizing information technology deployment

strategies for evaluating and improving state IT structure and information technology

management practices including, but not limited to, standard operational procedures and

oversight for service proposals, vendor and consultant contracts. The study shall also include an

inventory of the state's executive departments pertaining to:

• Major software systems;

• Vendor lists;

• Year of purchase;

• Year of launch;

• Number of employees using the program;

• Projected year of replacement, type of upgrade and cost;

• Current spending on centralized IT; and

• Current spending on individual departments' IT; and be it further

RESOLVED, That this House hereby respectfully requests that the DOA works in

conjunction with the Rhode Island Division of Information Technology, and all other departments

and agencies of the state, who shall furnish such advice and information, documentary and

otherwise, as is deemed necessary or desirable to facilitate the purposes of this resolution; and be

it further

RESOLVED, That this House hereby requests that the DOA to report its findings and

recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than January 31, 2018; and be it

further

RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Director of the Rhode Island Department of

Administration and the Chief Information Officer of the Rhode Island Division of Information

Technology.

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