The department is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise such duties and powers necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article, including the following:
(1) Provide effective management of state telecommunications resources and implement annual plans and procurement;
(2) Manage, plan and coordinate all telecommunications systems under the jurisdiction of the state. This centralized management function shall be provided through the following activities:
a. Administration of existing systems including coordination of activities, vendors, service orders and billing/record-keeping functions;
b. Planning of new systems of services;
c. Design of replacement systems;
d. Project management during specification writing, bid letting, proposal evaluation and contract negotiations;
e. Implementation supervision of new systems and ongoing support;
f. Implementation of long-term state plans;
g. Management of telecommunications networks.
Last modified: May 3, 2021