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An enterprise may be defined at the Commonwealth level or secretariat level for program and project integration within the Commonwealth, secretariats, or multiple agencies.\n\t\t“Executive branch agency” or “agency” means any agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, public institution of higher education, or instrumentality of state government in the executive department listed in the appropriation act. However, “executive branch agency” or “agency” does not include the University of Virginia Medical Center, a public institution of higher education to the extent exempt from this chapter pursuant to the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act (\u00a7 23.1-1000 et seq.) or other law, or the Virginia Port Authority.\n\t\t“Information technology” means communications, telecommunications, automated data processing, applications, databases, data networks, the Internet, management information systems, and related information, equipment, goods, and services. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to hamper the pursuit of the missions of the institutions in instruction and research.\n\t\t“ITAC” means the Information Technology Advisory Council created in \u00a7 2.2-2699.5.\n\t\t“Major information technology project” means any Commonwealth information technology project that has a total estimated cost of more than $1 million or that has been designated a major information technology project by the CIO pursuant to the Commonwealth Project Management Standard developed under \u00a7 2.2-2016.1.\n\t\t“Secretary” means the Secretary of Administration.\n\t\t“Technology asset” means hardware and communications equipment not classified as traditional mainframe-based items, including personal computers, mobile computers, and other devices capable of storing and manipulating electronic data.\n\t\t“Telecommunications” means any origination, transmission, emission, or reception of data, signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds or intelligence of any nature, by wire, radio, television, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243389,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Commonwealth information technology project” means any state agency information technology project that is under Commonwealth governance and oversight.\n\t\t“Commonwealth Project Management Standard” means a document developed and adopted by the Chief Information Officer (CIO) pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2016.1 that describes the methodology for conducting information technology projects, and the governance and oversight used to ensure project success.\n\t\t“Confidential data” means information made confidential by federal or state law that is maintained in an electronic format.\n\t\t“Enterprise” means an organization with common or unifying business interests. 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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 746 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1997, chapter 858<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 981<\/a> and 1021<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 145<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 769<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 136<\/a> and 145<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 739<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 37<\/a> and 181<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 768<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 296<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 738<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62081,"section_number":"2.2-1509.3","catch_line":"Budget bill to include appropriations for major information technology projects","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1509.3\/"},{"id":82089,"section_number":"2.2-2261","catch_line":"Virginia Public Building Authority created; purpose; membership; terms; expenses; staff","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2261\/"},{"id":74748,"section_number":"2.2-2699.6","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the ITAC; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2699.6\/"},{"id":70958,"section_number":"2.2-4310.2","catch_line":"Executive branch agency's goals for participation by small businesses; requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4310.2\/"},{"id":67842,"section_number":"9.1-921","catch_line":"Exemption of information systems from provisions related to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-921\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":81399,"section_number":"2.2-2016.1","catch_line":"Additional powers and duties of the CIO relating to project management","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2016.1\/"},{"id":72200,"section_number":"2.2-2699.5","catch_line":"Information Technology Advisory Council; membership; terms; quorum; compensation; staff","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2699.5\/"},{"id":84746,"section_number":"23.1-1000","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":173439,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67174,"identifier":"2.2-2006","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.1\/1\/2.2-2006","url":"\/2.2-2006\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2006\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.1\/1\/2.2-2006","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2006","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Commonwealth information technology project<\/span>” means any state agency<\/span> information technology project that is under Commonwealth governance and oversight.\n\t\t“Commonwealth Project Management Standard<\/span>” means a document developed and adopted by the Chief Information Officer (CIO) pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2016.1<\/a> that describes the methodology for conducting information technology projects, and the governance and oversight used to ensure project success.\n\t\t“Confidential data<\/span>” means information made confidential by federal or state law<\/span> that is maintained in an electronic format.\n\t\t“Enterprise<\/span>” means an organization with common or unifying business interests. An enterprise<\/span> may be defined at the Commonwealth level or secretariat level for program and project integration within the Commonwealth, secretariats, or multiple agencies.\n\t\t“Executive branch agency<\/span>” or “agency” means any agency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, public institution of higher education, or instrumentality of state government in the executive department listed in the appropriation act. However, “executive branch agency<\/span>” or “agency” does not include the University of Virginia Medical Center, a public institution of higher education to the extent exempt from this chapter pursuant to the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act (\u00a7 23.1-1000<\/a> et seq.) or other law<\/span>, or the Virginia Port Authority.\n\t\t“Information technology” means communications, telecommunications<\/span>, automated data processing, applications, databases, data networks, the Internet, management information systems, and related information, equipment, goods, and services. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to hamper the pursuit of the missions of the institutions in instruction and research.\n\t\t“ITAC<\/span>” means the Information Technology Advisory Council created in \u00a7 2.2-2699.5<\/a>.\n\t\t“Major information technology project<\/span>” means any Commonwealth information technology project<\/span> that has a total estimated cost of more than $1 million or that has been designated a major information technology project<\/span> by the CIO pursuant to the Commonwealth Project Management Standard<\/span> developed under \u00a7 2.2-2016.1<\/a>.\n\t\t“Secretary<\/span>” means the Secretary<\/span> of Administration.\n\t\t“Technology asset<\/span>” means hardware and communications equipment not classified as traditional mainframe-based items, including personal computers, mobile computers, and other devices capable of storing and manipulating electronic data.\n\t\t“Telecommunications<\/span>” means any origination, transmission, emission, or reception of data, signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds or intelligence of any nature, by wire, radio, television, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-2006)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Commonwealth information technology project” means any state\nagency information technology project that is under Commonwealth governance and\noversight.\n\t\t“Commonwealth Project Management Standard” means a document\ndeveloped and adopted by the Chief Information Officer (CIO) pursuant to \u00a7\n2.2-2016.1 that describes the methodology for conducting information technology\nprojects, and the governance and oversight used to ensure project success.\n\t\t“Confidential data” means information made confidential by federal\nor state law that is maintained in an electronic format.\n\t\t“Enterprise” means an organization with common or unifying\nbusiness interests. An enterprise may be defined at the Commonwealth level or\nsecretariat level for program and project integration within the Commonwealth,\nsecretariats, or multiple agencies.\n\t\t“Executive branch agency” or “agency” means any\nagency, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, public institution of\nhigher education, or instrumentality of state government in the executive\ndepartment listed in the appropriation act. However, “executive branch\nagency” or “agency” does not include the University of\nVirginia Medical Center, a public institution of higher education to the extent\nexempt from this chapter pursuant to the Restructured Higher Education Financial\nand Administrative Operations Act (\u00a7 23.1-1000 et seq.) or other law, or the\nVirginia Port Authority.\n\t\t“Information technology” means communications, telecommunications,\nautomated data processing, applications, databases, data networks, the Internet,\nmanagement information systems, and related information, equipment, goods, and\nservices. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to hamper the\npursuit of the missions of the institutions in instruction and research.\n\t\t“ITAC” means the Information Technology Advisory Council created\nin \u00a7 2.2-2699.5.\n\t\t“Major information technology project” means any Commonwealth\ninformation technology project that has a total estimated cost of more than $1\nmillion or that has been designated a major information technology project by\nthe CIO pursuant to the Commonwealth Project Management Standard developed under\n\u00a7 2.2-2016.1.\n\t\t“Secretary” means the Secretary of Administration.\n\t\t“Technology asset” means hardware and communications equipment not\nclassified as traditional mainframe-based items, including personal computers,\nmobile computers, and other devices capable of storing and manipulating\nelectronic data.\n\t\t“Telecommunications” means any origination, transmission,\nemission, or reception of data, signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds or\nintelligence of any nature, by wire, radio, television, optical, or other\nelectromagnetic systems.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 746, \u00a7 2.1-563.13; 1997, c. 858; 2001, c. 844, \u00a7 2.2-1301;\n2003, cc. 981, 1021; 2004, c. 145; 2007, c. 769; 2010, cc. 136, 145; 2011, c.\n739; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2014, cc. 37, 181; 2015, c. 768; 2016, c. 296; 2020, c.\n738.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}