The goals of the Department of Technology Services (DTS) are to promote effective use of automated information systems and telecommunications technology throughout the County government and ensure that the County's information systems and telecommunications capabilities are planned, developed, implemented, and maintained efficiently and effectively. The objectives of the DTS capital improvements program are to connect information systems and telecommunications equipment within County buildings to the County's fiber optic network; and to facilitate voice, data, and video transmissions (e.g. Internet access, public-safety radio, traffic control and management) among Montgomery County Government, Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College, Montgomery...

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES

The goals of the Department of Technology Services (DTS) are to promote effective use of automated information systems and telecommunications technology throughout the County government and ensure that the County's information systems and telecommunications capabilities are planned, developed, implemented, and maintained efficiently and effectively.

The objectives of the DTS capital improvements program are to connect information systems and telecommunications equipment within County buildings to the County's fiber optic network; and to facilitate voice, data, and video transmissions (e.g. Internet access, public-safety radio, traffic control and management) among Montgomery County Government, Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College, Montgomery National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission facilities.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The ultraMontgomery project will ensure the County remains technologically ready to serve as a center for business, research and innovation, and to ensure that Montgomery County has the most robust, reliable, and resilient broadband in the nation.
• ultraMontgomery economic development initiatives include shortest distance connections between the Great Seneca Science Corridor/Bethesda and Ashburn Virginia data centers (90% of East Coast Internet traffic flows through Ashburn data centers), investments for conduit and fiber networks in the White Oak Science Gateway and Viva White Oak, and greater connectivity to regional networks in Maryland.
• Add funding in FY25 and FY26 to the FiberNet program, which is the County's critical infrastructure communications network that continues to expand its physical reach and bandwidth capacity. At the end of FY19, FiberNet reached 476 building locations, as well as over 220 traffic cameras and 880 traffic signals. By FY22, FiberNet will serve more than 1,845 user sites.
• The FiberNet3 upgrade will create scalable capacity to enable 40 times more broadband capacity than FiberNet2. This will enable FiberNet to meet the projected exponential growth in MCPS bandwidth demand, and to provide additional high-capacity and high-speed transmission for critical public safety communications.
• Add funding to the Master Lease: Digital Evidence Data Storage project to provide a temporary storage solution the Montgomery County Police Department's Electronic Crimes Unit (ECU), while the County develops a long-term sustainable solution for the acquisition, management, storage and use of digital evidence in criminal investigations and prosecution.

PROGRAM CONTACTS

Contact Helen Ni of the Department of Technology Services at 240.777.2807 or Alison Dollar of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2769 for more information regarding this department's capital budget.

CAPITAL PROGRAM REVIEW

The Recommended FY21-26 Capital Improvements Program totals $30.9 million over the six-year program. This is a $4.4 million, or a 16.5% percent increase from the $26.5 million contained in the FY19-24 amended program. This increase is due to the net impact of the addition of FY25 and FY26 being added to the schedule, and increased funding in FY21 for the Master lease: Digital Evidence Data Storage project.

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