About the IT Consolidation Project

The consolidation of State of New Mexico information technology (IT) services, software, equipment, purchasing and personnel is a multi-year initiative to reduce the cost of state government operations by implementing statewide enterprise models for architecture, programs and services. Governor Bill Richardson and his administration are committed to driving this initiative for the benefit of New Mexico taxpayers. By promoting the efficient, cooperative use of IT resources across state government, IT Consolidation will deliver substantial savings in operational costs, as well as providing many additional benefits:

Improved support of agency programs
Better security and reduced infrastructure risk
More effective use and management of IT assets and investments
Diminished duplication of IT services
Augmented delivery of government services to benefit citizens
Promotion of economic development

Initial emphasis on infrastructure provides a foundation for IT Consolidation, which will happen at three levels:

Agency Organizational Consolidation. Agencies will place all IT functions under the Chief Information Officer (CIO) or IT Lead so that duplication is minimized, and the Secretary or Director has a single point of accountability for IT.
Inter-Agency Business Domain Consolidation. To promote the highest level of inter-agency sharing and leveraging of services, common business functions such as claims processing and case management will be provided for the shared business domains of Education, Constituent Services, Resource Management, Justice, and Government Operations.
Technical Infrastructure Consolidation. Common infrastructure services will be consolidated across the state government enterprise and provided by General Services Department as "utilities" at technical domain levels, such as security, directory services and network resources.

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