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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.
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The Information Technology Department (ITD) was created in 2003 to improve the IT organization throughout the City; to leverage emerging technologies to reduce cost, limit growth in the workforce and improve services to citizens and employees.

It is the mission of ITD to work together in collaboration, keeping our skills current ensuring competence, provide strong work ethic with high productivity ensuring commitment, and doing the right thing, regardless of the consequences demonstrating courage.

ORGANIZATION
ITD is led by the Director of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Richard Lewis, with input from the City of Houston's IT Advisory Board. A Technology Steering Committee (TSC), which is comprised of the Director/CIO, the Citywide Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and executive level management from departments with significant IT involvement designate as CTOs, provide a forum for budget management including multiyear planning, coordinating funding for citywide and department projects as well as fostering good communications on current year budget management. The TSC consists of eight departments: Police, Public Works and Engineering, Houston Airport System, Health and Human Services, Library, Municipal Courts Administration, Information Technology, and Houston Emergency Center.


IT-Related News

Mayor White and Michael Garfield

Mayor White and Michael Garfield, the
Hi-Tech Texan, at an online chat, via
wi-fi, in front of City Hall.


EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
George Allen

George Allen

After 21 years service in the Air Force, Mr. Allen joined the city in November 1999 as a temporary employee in Human Resources. Two months later he was already a senior microcomputer analyst in the Information Technology organization.

This was before IT had become a department, which wasn't until 2003.

Today, George is IT's senior central-network administrator, serving as the project manager in the systems services division and providing hands-on leadership in getting the new Enterprise Resource Planning system up and running smoothly. More ...

 

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