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State and municipal governments are watching Tom Boardman and San Diego County.
State and municipal governments are watching Tom Boardman and San Diego County.
The county has just completed the first year of a seven-year, $644 million outsourcing contract with Computer Sciences Corp. and an alliance of several subcontractors.
Boardman, chief technology officer, was hired by the county last year to oversee the outsourcing partnership.
In addition to working several years in the academic field of information technology, he recently led one of the largest private outsourcing projects for the American Automobile Association of Northern California.
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Tom Boardman, San Diego County chief technology officer, oversees the largest local government technology privatization deal ever. |
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Major divisions Major programs Application architecture'Determines the direction of applications, including business value analysis of systems retirement, replacement and retooling
Web site'Provides county residents with online information and services
WAN and telecommunications'Connects county departments and employees throughout the region
LAN'Provides a common operating environment
Information security-Furnishes electronic security and deploys a comprehensive disaster recovery program
Business re-engineering-Migrates services to new platforms and ensures lower back-end costs for services
Enterprise resource planning-Replaces aging systems with new systemsLand Use and Environment Group'Supports county employees engaged in land use planning, environmental health, public works, roads and other projects
Health and Human Services Agency'Provides computer services for welfare, aging and health agencies
Community Services Group'Furnishes systems support
for the county's animal control agency, housing and community development, facilities services, vehicle services, voter registration and libraries
Superior Court'Provides computing services for the court system
Finance and General Government Group-Supports business functions such as auditor, administration, legal issues, human resources, treasury, tax collection and public records
Public Safety Group-Responsible for support of computer systems of law enforcement and justice agencies
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