Idaho

 
ITRMC
Information Technology Resource Management Council

ITRMC Council

• Vision and Mission
• Statutes
• Members
• Meetings and Minutes
• Support Staff

Vision and Mission

Vision

Capture 21st Century technologies to deliver services to Idaho's citizens.

Mission

The Information Technology Resource Management Council (ITRMC) reviews and evaluates the information technology and telecommunications systems presently in use by state agencies, and prepares statewide short and long-range IT and Telecommunications Plans.

Within the context of those plans, the ITRMC establishes statewide IT and telecommunications policies, standards, guidelines and conventions assuring uniformity and compatibility of state agency systems. The ITRMC, established in 1996, follows the philosophy of local control and central coordination, and has statutory authority, HB 661.

ITRMC will develop and implement a comprehensive statewide information technology infrastructure to enhance the delivery of accurate, timely and appropriate services for Idahoans while increasing their economic vitality.

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Statutes

• Declaration of Purpose
• Definitions
• Composition, Appointment and Term of Office...
• General Powers and Duties of the Council

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Members

Chairman

Teresa Luna
Director, Department of Administration
State Chief Information Officer
Phone: (208) 332.1824
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0003

Elected Official Appointments

Brandon Woolf
State Controller
Phone: (208) 332.8705
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0011

Tom Luna
Supt. of Public Instruction
Phone: (208) 332.6811
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0011

Legislative Appointments

Representative Thomas Loertscher
Phone: (208) 522.3072
1357 Bone Road
Iona, Idaho 83427

VACANT


Senator Cliff Bayer
Phone: (208) 362.5058
8020 W. Amity
Boise, Idaho 83709

Senator Branden Durst
Phone: (208) 332.1425
P.O. Box 170117
Boise, Idaho 83717

Executive Agency Officers

Richard "Dick" Armstrong
Director, Department of Health and Welfare
Phone: (208) 334.5500
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0036

VACANT

Public Safety Official

VACANT

Agency Information Systems Manager

John McAllister
Chief Deputy Director
Department of Labor
Phone: (208) 332.3570 ext. 3101
317 West Main Street,
Boise, Idaho 83735-0001

Judiciary Appointment

Kevin Iwersen
Chief Information Officer
Idaho Courts
Phone: (208) 947.7460
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720

State Board of Education

Mike Rush
Executive Director
Phone: (208) 332.1565
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0037

Representative for Rural Interests

Mike Field
Executive Director
Idaho Rural Partnership
Phone: (208) 332.8687
2270 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, Idaho 83712

Local Government Representative

Bill Reynolds
Nez Perce County GIS Coordinator
Phone: (208) 750.2055
PO Box 896
Lewiston, ID 83501

Industry IT Executive

Dennis Gribble
VP and CIO
Idaho Power Company
Phone: (208) 388.2200
PO Box 70
Boise, Idaho 83707-0070

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Meetings and Minutes

Next Meeting

Tuesday, June 26, 2013
9:30 - 11:30
JRW Building, East Conference Room
700 West State Stree, Boise

Approved minutes

2013

• October 22
• August 28
• June 26
• April 23
• February 27 - cancelled

2012

• December 12 - cancelled
• October 31 - minutes to be approved
• August 22
• June 27
• April 24 - cancelled
• February 23 - cancelled

2011

• December 22
• October 26 - cancelled
• August 23
• July 19
• May 13
• April 27

2010

• December 8
• October 8
• October 1
• September 15 - cancelled
• August 25
• June 23
• April 28 - cancelled
• February 24

For earlier minutes, going back to May 1996, please contact us.

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Support Staff

Mission

The staff supporting the ITRMC Council works in tandem with ITRMC to improve the efficiency and productivity of Idaho State Government in its statewide use of emerging information technologies and communications services.

The staff is responsible for development of the State's IT Plan; staffing support to the council; research and development of statewide IT applications; and coordination, facilitation and implementation of the State's long-range, enterprise-wide technology planning efforts and initiatives.

The staff assists state agencies in effectively meeting their individual information technology needs. The staff, in cooperation with agency directors and IT management, ensures respective agency IT plans and major IT projects are in harmony with the direction established by the State IT Strategic Plan and comply with the IT Policies, Standards and Guidelines as adopted by the Council.

Team Members

Greg Zickau is the Chief Technology Officer for the State of Idaho's Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), which has governance authority for strategic IT research, development, and implementation of information technology on an enterprise-wide basis for the State of Idaho. In his current role, Greg provides leadership for the Office on all operational IT initiatives and issues.

Greg also provides the technical direction for the state by recommending policies, guidelines and standards for action by ITRMC. His primary focus is on the development and implementation of the State's IT Strategic Plan, statewide IT initiatives and project oversight activities. He develops, recommends and leads short and long term information technology strategies necessary to carry out the Council's plans and actions. Greg also serves as a resource for state agency managment in the planning and development of IT-related systems and services. (208) 332.1875

Carla Casper leads the Consolidated Support Services team. This team is responsible for IT contract management functions, fiscal analysis & planning, and server and desktop support services. They provide Server and Tier 1, 2, and 3 Help Desk support for the Idaho Consolidated Services (ICS) Messaging system and Active Directory (44 customer agencies), the Department of Administration, and 35+ small agencies and commissions. This team provides 24x7x365 on-call systems support for ICS equipment as well as Monday through Friday 7:30 to 5:00 help desk support and other server support. Consolidated Contract Management: we strive to consolidate multiple agency IT product/service requirements into enterprise-wide procurements and/or contracts. Additionally, Carla provides budget forecasting, planning and oversight; and IT contract management for the Office of the CIO. (208) 332.1853

Bill Farnsworth is the Geospatial Information Officer (GIO) and Customer Relations Manager for the State of Idaho's Office of the CIO. The GIS Service Center coordinates all geospatial information activities for Idaho state government. GIS is a discipline within information technology that focuses on capturing, managing, analyzing and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. Through the use of dedicated GIS tools, the GIS Service Center provides geospatial application and integration services to agencies, local government, tribal partners and other customers. To learn more about GIS services and activities, go to gis.idaho.gov. (208) 332.1878

Jon Pope leads the Enterprise Hosting and Network Services team for the State of Idaho's Office of the CIO. This team is responsible for implementing the state's vision of providing convenient and timely access to state government services via on-line capabilities. To accomplish this vision, the team co-manages the state's web portal - Idaho.gov - in partnership with our third party partner, Access Idaho. The team also provides a wide variety of information technology services to include web site design and application development, web site hosting, database management, e-mail gateway management, domain name administration, and other similar activities that support enterprise IT services.

The team's second major focus is improving the state's telecommunications capabilities as well as planning, maintaining and coordinating services and equipment that comprise Idaho state government's wide area network (WAN). This includes providing secure Internet access for all state agencies, managing the Capitol Mall Fiber Optic Network (CMFONI), co-administering the State's primary network (ISN), managing statewide voice contracts (to include wireless), and providing direct customer support for networking issues and/or outages of over 600 data/voice circuits for multiple state agencies. (208) 332.1858

Pam Stratton leads the Enterprise Security Services team which takes the state’s lead on protecting our systems and information in order to maintain the trust of our citizens, businesses, and partners. This team leads the development of a comprehensive state security and privacy program and provides leadership to all Agency IT Security Coordinators. The team develops and proposes security policies, standards and guidelines, provides on-going educational opportunities for state employees, and serves as the primary point of contact for the State of Idaho with national organizations such as the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team. The team also manages the technical infrastructure protecting our state’s Internet access to include the management of firewalls, virtual private networks, intrusion detection systems and other security technologies. (208) 332.1851

Sally Brevick is the Administrative Assistant for the State of Idaho's Office of the CIO, serving as organizational and administrative support and the focal point for staff contact. Sally organizes and provides direct support for regularly scheduled ITRMC and committee meetings, as well as special events. She takes the lead role in editing and publishing the ITRMC Annual Report, coordinating the Annual Awards Program, as well as keeping ITRMC's web pages up-to-date. (208) 332.1876