The July issue of Network News begins with a message from Len Pomata, VITA's Interim CIO and a look at upcoming milestones. Other news includes COVITS 2009, a decrease in wireless rates, recent activities of the IT Infrastructure Partnership, the call for entries for the 2009 Governor's Technology Awards, Commonwealth IT entries submitted for national recognition and upcoming meetings for agency representatives.

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The regular quarterly meeting of the Information Technology Investment Board (ITIB) has been rescheduled. The meeting, previously slated for July 16, has been moved to Friday, July 24, because of scheduling conflicts. The July 24 ITIB meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Commonwealth Enterprise Solutions Center in Chester. On the agenda will be an update on IT infrastructure transformation, the Recommended Technology Investment Projects (RTIP) report, Chief Information Officer and Chief Applications Officer reports, and more. An agenda will be posted as soon as it is finalized. Public input will be accepted near the end of the meeting. The Governance Committee meeting scheduled July 16 has been canceled.

The Information Technology Investment Board (ITIB) has named Leonard M. "Len" Pomata Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Commonwealth. Mr. Pomata was appointed Secretary of Technology earlier this month by Governor Kaine. He has 38 years of engineering and system development experience. An original member of the ITIB, Secretary Pomata will serve as Interim CIO until the ITIB selects a permanent CIO in the coming months.

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The June issue of the VITA Service Bulletin features a message from VITA's Interim CIO, Len Pomata. This month's edition of the VITA Service Bulletin highlights new state contracts for personal computing, including desktops, laptops, rugged laptops, peripherals and software.

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