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Lori Flanery Acting Commissioner Jim Barnhart Deputy Commissioner

Commonwealth Office of Technology

The Commonwealth Office of Technology provides leadership in the use of information technology in order to enhance government services, improve decision making, promote efficiency and eliminate waste. COT is headed by a Commissioner, Lori Flanery (acting), appointed by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet. The Commissioner of COT also serves as the state's Commissioner of Technology and Chief Information Officer.

COT has almost 460 employees and over 100 contractors to assist in its mission of supporting government services. COT is organized with three subordinate offices:

• Office of Infrastructure Services
• Office of Enterprise Policy and Project Management
• Office of Application Development

The Deputy Commissioner, Jim Barnhart, assists the Commissioner in managing the enterprise. The Deputy oversees the business aspects of COT and focuses on some of the major challenges such as Infrastructure Consolidation, upgrade of the Kentucky Emergency Warning System (KEWS) microwave to digital, and the wireless interoperability program. Click here for more information about COT, or for maps to COT office locations.

Each of these offices is described in greater detail below. Click here to view an organization chart of the Commonwealth Office of Technology (PDF, 50kb).

Steve Rucker Executive Director Office of Infrastructure Services

The Office of Infrastructure Services

The Office of Infrastructure Services is responsible for day-to-day technical support and operation of executive branch IT resources. This includes overseeing shared IT infrastructure resources and services, including large-scale computing, server hosting, IT security, data and voice communication networks, and phone systems. The Office of Infrastructure Services consists of five (5) divisions:

• The Division of Communications maintains network and security services.
• The Division of IT Operations coordinates change management, maintenance, and day-to-day operations of existing infrastructure services.
• The Division of Field Services operates the help desk and manages enterprise-wide customer support.
• The Division of Technical Services is responsible for system software, operating system support, and data maintenance.  
• The Division of Printing Services manages copy and print services for the Commonwealth, and is the result of the transfer of responsibilities from the previous Division of Printing within the Office of Administrative Services within the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

Brian Kiser Executive Director Office of Enterprise Technology

The Office of Enterprise Technology

The Office of Enterprise Technology is responsible for IT governance activities, long-term capital IT planning and enterprise IT project management within the Executive Branch. The Office of Enterprise Technology consists of two (2) divisions:

• The Division of IT Governance supports IT governance activities such as Enterprise Architecture and Standards and enterprise policies. The division also coordinates some enterprise project management activities and IT capital planning and capital project reporting activities. 
• The Division of Geographic Information collects, compiles, and facilitates the production of geospatial data for the Commonwealth. It is this Division’s responsibility to be an active voice in leading the direction of GIS across state government through cabinet and agency engagements as well as participation in the Kentucky Geospatial Board.

Vibhas Chandrachood Executive Director Office of Application Development

The Office of Application Development

The Office of Application Development is responsible for IT project management, consulting, and development for executive branch applications. The Office of Application Development consists of three (3) divisions:

• The Division of Software Engineering is responsible for the Commonwealth’s IT application development.  
• The Division of Support Services is responsible for quality control and testing.
• The Division of Consulting & Project Management is responsible for gathering of requirements, business and technical analysis, prioritization, co-ordination and management of system application projects.
  

To contact COT executive offices directly, call 502-564-1202.