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The Division may require the submission of additional information if needed to adequately review any such proposal.B\n\nThe Division shall review each investment business case submitted in accordance with this section and recommend its approval or rejection to the CIO pursuant to the policies and procedures developed in § 2.2-2016.1.C\n\nIn accordance with policies and standards outlined in the Commonwealth Project Management Standard, the CIO shall review the business case for any Commonwealth information technology project or procurement and approve or disapprove.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223872,"text":"Executive branch agencies shall obtain CIO approval prior to the initiation of any Commonwealth information technology project or procurement. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 739<\/a> 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. It has been modified 2 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 2015, chapter 768<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 296<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59829,"section_number":"58.1-1840.2","catch_line":"Virginia Tax Amnesty Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1840.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63438,"section_number":"2.2-2007.1","catch_line":"Additional duties of the CIO relating to information technology planning and budgeting","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2007.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":173505,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61261,"identifier":"2.2-2018.1","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.1\/2\/2.2-2018.1","url":"\/2.2-2018.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2018.1\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.1\/2\/2.2-2018.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Project and procurement investment business case approval","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2018.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Executive branch agencies shall obtain CIO approval prior to the initiation of any Commonwealth information technology project<\/span> or procurement. When selecting an information technology investment, executive branch agencies and public institutions of higher education shall submit to the Division an investment business case, outlining the business value of the investment, the proposed technology solution, if known, and an explanation of how the project will support the agency<\/span> strategic plan, the agency<\/span>’s secretariat’s strategic plan, and the Commonwealth strategic plan for information technology developed and approved pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 2.2-2007.1<\/a>. The Division may require the submission of additional information if needed to adequately review any such proposal. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Division shall review each investment business case submitted in accordance with this section and recommend its approval or rejection to the CIO pursuant to the policies and procedures developed in § 2.2-2016.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In accordance with policies and standards outlined in the Commonwealth Project Management Standard<\/span>, the CIO shall review the business case for any Commonwealth information technology project<\/span> or procurement and approve or disapprove. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROJECT AND PROCUREMENT INVESTMENT BUSINESS CASE APPROVAL (\u00a7 2.2-2018.1)\n\nA. Executive branch agencies shall obtain CIO approval prior to the initiation\nof any Commonwealth information technology project or procurement. When\nselecting an information technology investment, executive branch agencies and\npublic institutions of higher education shall submit to the Division an\ninvestment business case, outlining the business value of the investment, the\nproposed technology solution, if known, and an explanation of how the project\nwill support the agency strategic plan, the agency’s secretariat’s\nstrategic plan, and the Commonwealth strategic plan for information technology\ndeveloped and approved pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 2.2-2007.1. The\nDivision may require the submission of additional information if needed to\nadequately review any such proposal.\n\nB. The Division shall review each investment business case submitted in\naccordance with this section and recommend its approval or rejection to the CIO\npursuant to the policies and procedures developed in § 2.2-2016.1.\n\nC. In accordance with policies and standards outlined in the Commonwealth\nProject Management Standard, the CIO shall review the business case for any\nCommonwealth information technology project or procurement and approve or\ndisapprove.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 739; 2015, c. 768; 2016, c. 296.","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}}