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ddb:horiz21.pr 96- Contact: John Rafferty, 301-217-1261
NEW STEERING COMMITTEE WORKS TO
DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
AND ENHANCE SERVICES TO CITIZENS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 12, 1996
A project to coordinate Montgomery County's planning and budgeting for
information technology -- which includes telephones, wireless communication
systems and computers -- will be assisted by a new steering committee that met
last week in preparation for an intensive, all-day planning session on
November 22.
The committee, appointed recently by Chief Administrative Officer Bruce
Romer, is composed of individuals representing both public and private
organizations. The group will help develop the Horizon 21 strategic
information technology plan for the county government, helping decision-makers
to make choices that will best meet the needs of residents. A technology
survey is currently being conducted on the Montgomery County home page on the
internet (http://www.co.mo.md.us) to help gather public input. A strategic
plan report will be produced in the summer of 1997.
The steering committee is chaired by Montgomery County Chief
Administrative Officer Bruce Romer. The vice-chairs are Lawrence A. Shulman,
partner of the law firm of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, and Donald
V. Evans, Director, Department of Information Systems & Telecommunications.
Private sector representatives include Jon L. Bearde, Vice President,
Systems Engineering & Programs, Enterprise Information Systems, Lockheed
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COUNTY DEVELOPS STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY PLAN 2-2-2-2
Martin Corporation; Kenneth Cohn, Manager, Computer Services, Potomac
Electric Power Company; John Houston, President, Houston Associates, Inc.;
Richard D. Lapham, Director of Corporate Information, Vitro Corp.; Dennis
Conley, Vice President, Computer Data Systems, Inc.; and Matthew Baker,
Director, Technology Advancement, Marriott International, Inc.
Members of the steering committee representing the public sector include
Gordon Aoyagi, Senior Assistant Chief Administrative Officer; Devon Brown,
Director, Department of Correction & Rehabilitation; Natalie Cantor, Regional
Services Director, Mid-County; Agnes Griffen, Director, Department of Public
Libraries; Robert K. Kendal, Director, Office of Management and Budget;
Beatrice P. Tignor, Director, Office of Procurement; and Charles L. Short,
Director, Department of Health & Human Services. It also includes Pamela
Quirk, Administrator, Circuit Court; Karen Orlansky, Director, Office of
Legislative Oversight; and Marlene Michaelson, Senior Legislative Analyst for
the County Council.
The committee is scheduled to brief the County Executive, County Council
and other key officials this winter on the information technology assessments,
and will guide the preparation of the final Strategic Plan Report.
For more information about the Horizon 21 project, call the County's
Department of Information Systems and Telecommunications at (301) 217-2553.
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