Government Operations Public Hearing
Regular MeetingWashington, DC · October 14, 2020
Agenda
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NOTICE –Public Hearing REVISED/ABBREVIATED
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 117 Washington, DC 20004
COUNCILMEMBER BRANDON T. TODD
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON
B23-0612 – Secure, Managed, Responsive, and Trusted Technology (Smart Tech)
Amendment Act of 2020
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 3:00 PM
Virtual hearing via Zoom
Broadcast on DC Cable Channel 13 and online at www.dccouncil.us
Councilmember Brandon T. Todd, Chairperson of the Committee on Government Operations,
announces a Public Hearing on B23-0612, Secure, Managed, Responsive, and Trusted
Technology (SMART Tech) Amendment Act of 2020. The hearing will be held on Wednesday,
October 14, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., via Zoom. This notice has been revised to reflect the removal
of B23-0260, the Office of Risk Management Filing Extension Amendment Act of 2019 and
B23-0315, the District Veteran Employment Grant Program Act of 2019 from the hearing
agenda. This notice is also abbreviated.
B23-0612 would allow OCTO to obtain and expend District, federal, and private grants, and to
ward grant funds to stimulate, support, and promote the development of innovative technologies
in the District. The legislation would also grant OCTO the authority to protect the District’s
information technology and telecommunications systems from a range of cybersecurity threats.
Persons wishing to provide oral testimony should contact Dolly Turner, Deputy Chief of Staff, by
e-mail at dturner@dccouncil.us by before 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020. When sending
an e-mail or leaving a voicemail, please provide Ms. Turner with the following information:
• Your first and last name;
• The name of the organization you are representing (if any);
• Your title with the organization;
• Your e-mail address;
• Your phone number; and
• The specific bill/s you will be testifying about.
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Ms. Turner will e-mail a confirmation of your attendance with an agenda, witness list, and attached
instructions for accessing the Zoom video conference hearing by 5:00 p.m. on October 12, 2020.
Oral testimony will be strictly limited to three minutes to allow everyone an opportunity to testify.
Due to technological limitations during the COVID-19 pandemic, only the first six hours of the
hearing will be broadcasted, however, the Zoom hearing will continue until all witnesses who have
signed up have had an opportunity to testify.
Persons wishing to provide written testimony should e-mail their written testimony to Dolly
Turner, Deputy Chief of Staff, at dturner@dccouncil.us before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October
14, 2020. Any testimony provided after this time will not be made part of the hearing record.
Please indicate that you are submitting testimony for this hearing in the subject line of the email.
The Committee also welcomes e-mails commenting on the proposed legislation, however, this
correspondence is not included in the official Committee report if it is not labeled as testimony.
For accommodation requests, including spoken language or sign language interpretation, please
inform the Committee of the need as soon as possible but no later than five (5) business days before
the proceeding. The Council will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, however requests
received in less than five (5) business days may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered.
If you have any questions, please contact Manuel Geraldo, Committee Director, by either email
or phone. mgeraldo@dccouncil.us or (202) 724-8035
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