Virginia Digital Service; established, duties.
Summary
Virginia Digital Service established; duties.Establishes the Virginia Digital Service with an executive director to be appointed by the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth.The bill requires the Service to recruit a team of at least 15 senior-levelengineers, designers, product managers, technologists, and othertop technical talent to work with civil servants to modernize andimprove digital services for citizens across government agencies. The team members shall serve under two-year contract terms withthe option for the contract to be renewed for two additional years.The Service shall initiate projects and consult with agencies withthe goal of enhancing digital services, which are the technologyproducts that enable public services, and the capacity of the agencyto support those services long term.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2022
Last action Jan 31, 2022
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Jan 17, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
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Jan 17, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22102922D
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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