Alaska Statutes Title 44. State Government § 44.21.160. Powers and duties of department

(1) maintain a central staff of systems analysts, computer programmers, and other staff members sufficient to provide systems analysis and computer programming support required by the executive branch of state government;

(2) develop and maintain both short-range and long-range data processing plans for state government and provide managerial leadership in the use of automatic data processing;

(3) review all budget requests for automatic data processing services and recommend to the commissioner and the governor approval, modification, or disapproval;

(4) recommend implementation priorities of requested data processing systems;

(5) determine and satisfy the data processing equipment and supply requirements of the executive branch, departments, and agencies of state government;

(6) provide all facilities, equipment, and staff required to convert data to a form suitable for processing on automatic data processing equipment;

(7) develop and publish systems analysis, computer programming, and computer operations standards;

(8) review state automatic data processing systems to encourage effectiveness, measure performance, and assure adherence to the standards developed under AS 44.21.150--44.21.170;

(9) develop and conduct an automatic data processing training program designed to serve the technical and managerial needs of state government;

(10) charge a state agency or other governmental agency for the cost of the automatic data processing services provided or procured by the department for the agency.

(1) the department from obtaining necessary contractual assistance for automatic data processing activities;

(2) the legislature from recruiting and employing data processing personnel or from obtaining necessary contractual assistance for automatic data processing activities;

(3) the judicial branch from establishing independent data processing policies and implementation procedures; however, the policies and procedures must permit information exchange and implementation procedures compatible with other branches of government whenever practical.