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Montgomery County Council Committee Meeting on December 8, 2022

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

GO Committee will review a more than $7 million amendment and special appropriation to support Phase II of a program that will protect County systems against cybersecurity attacks

The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee will meet on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 9:30 a.m. to review a more than $7 million amendment to the FY23-28 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and special appropriation to the FY23 capital budget for the Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions (TEBS), Business Continuity Phase II Project. In addition, the committee will hold a proposed closed session on public security and cybersecurity.

The members of the GO Committee include Chair Kate Stewart, Council Vice President Andrew Friedson and Councilmember Sidney Katz.

More detail on each agenda item is provided below.

Amendment to the FY23-28 Capital Improvements Program and Special Appropriation to the County Government’s FY23 Capital Budget for the Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions (TEBS), Business Continuity Phase II project, $7,469,000

Review: The GO Committee will review a more than $7 million special appropriation for the TEBS Business Continuity Phase II Project. TEBS has launched a multiphase program to protect County systems against attacks and preserve business operations in case of a cybersecurity event. This Phase II amendment will complete ransomware recovery systems, move data to secure and encrypted environments and reduce operations costs through data management consolidation.

Proposed Closed Session

The GO Committee will hold a proposed closed session to discuss public security and cybersecurity, pursuant to Maryland Code, State Government Article, §3-305(b)(10) and (15), on the grounds that public discussion would constitute a risk to public security, including the development and implementation of emergency plans, and a risk to security assessments and deployments relating to information resources technology.

The Committee meeting schedule may change from time to time. The current Council and Committee agendas, Council staff reports and additional information on items scheduled for Council review can be viewed at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/COUNCIL/ondemand/index.html.

The Council recommends that residents, who choose to attend in-person Council or committee meetings, get fully vaccinated to protect themselves and others against COVID-19. If this is not possible, virtual participation is encouraged.

Council and committee meetings are streamed live on the Council’s web page via YouTube and on Facebook Live and can be watched on County Cable Montgomery on Xfinity/RCN 6 HD 996/1056, Fios 30, and on the CCM live stream.

Release ID: 22-412
Media Contact: Sonya Healy 240-777-7926, Genevieve Kurtz 240-777-7805