OA-Information Technology is charged with consolidating state government IT services. Thus, OA-Information Technology works with agencies to assess budgets, assets, staff and services for all agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction.
Agency CIOs report to the CIO of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They work with OA-Information Technology on an agency-by-agency basis to consolidate their operations into a statewide framework. Each consolidation plan is unique, based on a collaborative assessment of the agency’s people, processes and technology. Each consolidated agency benefits from clear service level agreements with OA-Information Technology.
Consolidation assessments focus on strategic planning, project management; and IT platform, security, applications, network and support issues. They include governance and communications plans as well as “as is” service assessments, “to be” service provisioning, gap analysis and transition/implementation plans.
Staff assessments emphasize blending among agencies to maximize how and where skills are applied. The goal is to increase operational efficiency and optimize service delivery, not eliminate staff.
To date, the following consolidations have occurred:
| Agency |
Effective Date |
IT Services Consolidated |
| Department of State |
7/2009 |
Infrastructure and Operations |
| Historical & Museum Commission |
4/2009 |
Entire IT Environment |
| State Police |
1/2009 |
Infrastructure and Operations |
| Emergency Management Agency |
2/2008 |
Entire IT Environment |
| Office of General Counsel |
12/2007 |
Entire IT Environment |
| Governor’s Office |
10/2007 |
Entire IT Environment |
| Department of General Services |
7/2006 |
Entire IT Environment |
| Office of the Budget |
4/2006 |
Entire IT Environment |
| Insurance Department |
6/2009 |
Entire IT Environment into the Department of Public Welfare |
| Department of Aging |
10/2009 |
Entire IT Environment into the Department of Public Welfare |
