Definitions

As used in this Article:

(a)“information systems” means computer-based information equipment and related services designed for the automated transmission, storage, manipulation and retrieval of data by electronic or mechanical means;

(b)“information technology” means data processing and telecommunications hardware, software, services, supplies, personnel, maintenance, and training, and includes the programs and routines used to employ and control the capabilities of data processing hardware;

(c)“information equipment” includes central processing units, front-end processing units, microprocessors and related peripheral equipment, including data storage devices, networking equipment, services, routers, document scanners, data entry equipment, terminal controllers, data terminal equipment, and computer-based word processing systems, other than memory typewriters;

(d)“related services” includes feasibility studies, systems design, software development and time-sharing services, whether provided by government of Guam employees or others;

(e)“telecommunications” means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, or sounds of intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, or other electromagnetic or optical systems. The term includes all facilities and equipment performing those functions that are owned, leased or used by the executive agencies of the government; CH. 1 OFFICE OF I MAGA’HÅGA/MAGA’LÅHI [THE GOVERNOR]

(f)“Chief Technology Officer” means the person holding the position created in § 12.104 of this Article, and vested with the authority to oversee agencies/programs in planning and coordinating information systems that serve the effectiveness and efficiency of the government and individual agencies/programs, and further the overall management goals and purposes of government;

(g)“technical infrastructure” means all information systems, information technology, information equipment, telecommunications, and related services, as defined in this Section;

(h)“information technology project” means the process by which telecommunications, automated data processing, databases, the internet, management information systems and related information, equipment, goods and services are planned, procured and implemented;

(i)“major information technology project” means any information technology project estimated to cost more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), or require more than three hundred

(300)man hours to complete; and

(j)“steering committee” means an internal agency oversight committee established jointly by the Chief Technology Officer and the agency requesting the project, which shall include representatives from the Office of Technology and at least one

(1)representative from the agency requesting the project.