A Guide to the Secretary of Technology, 1998-2002
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 38993, 39659
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Virginia. Secretary of Technology. Correspondence and subject files, [cite specific date and accession used]. State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Unknown, transferred 10 January 2002 (accession 38993). Unknown, transferred 4 June 2002 (accession 39659).
Biographical/Historical Information
In February 1997, the House of Delegates passed a resolution requestion "the Governor appoint a Technology and Science Advisor within his Cabinet to advise him with regard to technological and scientific issues in Virginia and assist him and executive branch agencies with the potential reorganization or restructuring of Virginia state government in response thereto." James S. Gilmore III, a Republican candidate for Governor, proposed in an April 23, 1997 speech the creation of a Cabinet-level post for an information technology officer. After his election as Governor in November 1997, Gilmore kept his campaign promise. On May 21, 1998, Gilmore issued Executive Order Number Nine, creating the Office of the Secretary of Technology. The new Secretary's responsibilities included the "coordinated planning and effective development of information technology resources" in Virginia. Gilmore appointed Donald W. Upson, a vice president of Litton/PRC Inc., an information technology company, and former senior Republican committee staff member in Washington, as the first Secretary of Technology. The Secretary of Technology possessed Cabinet-level status but was not officially made a permanent member of the Governor's cabinet until 1999.
The Secretary of Technology is appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Secretary is responsible to the governor for the Department of Information Technology, Department of Technology Planning, Center for Innovative Technology, and the Virginia Information Providers Network Authority. Governor Mark R. Warner retained Donald W. Upson, the first Secretary of Technology, in an interim capacity through February 2002. George C. Newstrom, Governor Warner's selection for Secretary of Technology, began work in March 2002. Newstrom previously worked with EDS, a global technology services company.
Scope and Content Information
The records of the Secretary of Technology consist of constituent correspondence to the Governor referred to the secretary for response, appointment calendars, and correspondence and subject files. Constituent correspondence are arranged by tracking numbers assigned by the Governor's office and date received. Subjects included are general technology issues, Internet pornography, Internet regulations, Internet tax and electronic commerce, SPAM and telecommuting.
Donal W. Upson, Secretary of Technology, wrote responses to most of these letters and electronic messages. The bulk of this collection consists of the Secretary's appointment calendars from June 1998 to January 2002. These records document the various events the secretary was invited to and attended. Included are correspondence, faxes, and e-mail messages to Fionna Matheson, the secretary's scheduler, coordinating the secretary's schedule and travel. Event information is also included. Additional correspondence are arranged by subject. Notable topics include the Center for Innovative Technology, Governor's Commission on Information Technology, Council on Information Management, Century Date Change Initiative (Y2K), Department of Information Technology, Department of Technology Planning, and various public relations, activities, and visits by the secretary.
Contents List
- Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence Numbers 31503-49386
- Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence Numbers 49463-51245
- Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence Numbers 51459-62580
- Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence Numbers 62608-64062
- Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence Numbers 64429-69461
- Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence Numbers 69730-74899
- Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence Numbers 74973-78920
- Box 1 Folder 8
Correspondence Numbers 78996-81790
- Box 1 Folder 9
Correspondence Numbers 81937-86207
- Box 1 Folder
10
Correspondence Numbers 86212-92663
- Box 1 Folder
11
Correspondence Numbers 92345-95009
- Box 1 Folder
12
Correspondence Numbers 95127-96912
- Box 1 Folder
13
Correspondence Numbers 97060-98508
- Box 1 Folder
14
Correspondence Numbers 98625-100745
- Box 1 Folder
15
Correspondence Numbers 100753-103444
- Box 1 Folder
16
Correspondence Numbers 103460-107266
- Box 1 Folder
17
Correspondence Numbers 108021-110486
- Box 1 Folder
18
Correspondence Numbers 110775-2011280
- Box 1 Folder
19
Correspondence Numbers 2009130-2008723
- Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence Numbers 2004643-2009769
- Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence Numbers 2010353-2019979
- Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence Numbers 2026629-2029832
- Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence Numbers 2030803-2039406
- Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence Numbers 2040464-2045160
- Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence Numbers 2050551-2059626
- Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence Numbers 2060148-2069865
- Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence Numbers 2070107-2081843
- Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence Numbers 2082053-2085197
- Box 4 Folder 1
June 1998
- Box 4 Folder 2
July 1998
- Box 4 Folder 3
July 1998-Cox Fibernet Visit, 21 July 1998
- Box 4 Folder 4
August 1998
- Box 4 Folder 5
September 1998
- Box 4 Folder 6
October 1998
- Box 4 Folder 7
November 1998
- Box 4 Folder 8
December 1998
- Box 4 Folder 9
January 1999
- Box 4 Folder
10
February 1999
- Box 4 Folder
11
March 1999
- Box 4 Folder
12
April 1999
- Box 4 Folder
13
May 1999
- Box 4 Folder
14
June 1999
- Box 4 Folder
15
July 1-19, 1999
- Box 4 Folder
16
July 20-31, 1999
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[August 1999- See Box 9, Accession 39659]
- Box 4 Folder
17
September 1-20, 1999
- Box 4 Folder
18
September 21-30, 1999
- Box 4 Folder
19
October 1-12, 1999
- Box 4 Folder
20
October 13-21, 1999
- Box 4 Folder
21
October 22-31, 1999
- Box 5 Folder 1
November 1-14, 1999
- Box 5 Folder 2
November 15-30, 1999
- Box 5 Folder 3
December 1-12, 1999
- Box 5 Folder 4
December 13-31, 1999
- Box 5 Folder 5
January 1-18, 2000
- Box 5 Folder 6
January 19-31, 2000
- Box 5 Folder 7
February 1-11, 2000
- Box 5 Folder 8
February 12-29, 2000
- Box 5 Folder 9
March 1-16, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
10
March 17-31, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
11
April 1-12, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
12
April 13-24, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
13
April 25-30, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
14
May 1-8, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
15
May 9-16, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
16
May 17-22, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
17
May 23-31, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
18
June 1-6, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
19
June 7-18, 2000
- Box 5 Folder
20
June 19-30, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 1
July 1-11, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 2
July 12-16, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 3
July 17-20, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 4
July 21-29, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 5
July 30-31, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 6
August 1-14, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 7
August 15-23, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 8
August 24-31, 2000
- Box 6 Folder 9
September 1-12, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
10
September 13-18, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
11
September 19-20, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
12
September 21-26, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
13
September 27-30, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
14
October 1-6, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
15
October 7-11, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
16
October 12-15, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
17
October 16-22, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
18
October 23-25, 2000
- Box 6 Folder
19
October 26-31, 2000
- Box 7 Folder 1
November 1-9, 2000
- Box 7 Folder 2
November 10-15, 2000
- Box 7 Folder 3
November 16-21, 2000
- Box 7 Folder 4
November 22-30, 2000
- Box 7 Folder 5
December 1-10, 2000
- Box 7 Folder 6
December 11-15, 2000
- Box 7 Folder 7
December 16-31, 2000
- Box 7 Folder 8
January 1-12, 2001
- Box 7 Folder 9
January 13-20, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
10
January 21-31, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
11
February 1-6, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
12
February 7-20, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
13
February 21-28, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
14
March 1-4, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
15
March 5-13, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
16
March 14-19, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
17
March 20-29, 2001
- Box 7 Folder
18
March 27-31, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 1
April 1-5, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 2
April 6-21, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 3
April 22-25, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 4
April 26-30, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 5
May 1-9, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 6
May 10-15, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 7
May 16-22, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 8
May 23-31, 2001
- Box 8 Folder 9
June 1-10, 2001
- Box 8 Folder
10
June 11-22, 2001
- Box 8 Folder
11
June 23-30, 2001
- Box 8 Folder
12
July 1-14, 2001
- Box 8 Folder
13
July 15-23, 2001
- Box 8 Folder
14
July 24-31, 2001
- Box 8 Folder
15
August 1-11, 2001
- Box 8 Folder
16
August 12-20, 2001
- Box 8 Folder
17
August 21-31, 2001
- Box 9 Folder 1
August 1-12, 1999
- Box 9 Folder 2
August 13-31, 1999
- Box 9 Folder 3
September 1-11, 2001
- Box 9 Folder 4
September 12-17, 2001
- Box 9 Folder 5
September 18-30, 2001
- Box 9 Folder 6
October 1-11, 2001
- Box 9 Folder 7
October 12-18, 2001
- Box 9 Folder 8
October 19-23, 2001
- Box 9 Folder 9
October 24-31, 2001
- Box 9 Folder
10
November 1-12, 2001
- Box 9 Folder
11
November 13-15, 2001
- Box 9 Folder
12
November 16-30, 2001
- Box 9 Folder
13
December 1-10, 2001
- Box 9 Folder
14
December 11-17, 2001
- Box 9 Folder
15
December 18-31, 2001
- Box 9 Folder
16
January 1-19, 2002
- Box 9 Folder
17
January 20-29, 2002
- Box 9 Folder
18
January 30-31, 2002
- Box 10 Folder 1
Calendar 1998
- Box 10 Folder 2
Calendar 1999
- Box 10 Folder 3
Calendar 2000
- Box 10 Folder 4
Calendar 2001
- Box 10 Folder 6
Establishment
- Box 10 Folder 7
1st Meeting, December 1-2, 1998, College of William and Mary
- Box 10 Folder 8
2nd Meeting, May 12, 1999, Abingdon, Virginia
- Box 10 Folder 9
2nd Meeting, May 12, 1999, Abingdon, Virginia-Reports
- Box 10 Folder
10
3rd Meeting, September 1, 1999, George Mason University
- Box 10 Folder
11
Regional Meetings, October 1999
- Box 10 Folder
12
4th Meeting, December 9, 1999, Old Dominion University-Press Kit
- Box 10 Folder
13
4th Meeting, December 9, 1999, Old Dominion University-Norfolk Information
- Box 10 Folder
14
4th Meeting, December 9, 1999, Old Dominion University-Invitations
- Box 10 Folder
15
4th Meeting, December 9, 1999, Old Dominion University-Presentations
- Box 10 Folder
16
Reports
- Box 10 Folder
17
Wrap-Up Meetings, August 31, 2000, Richmond, Virginia
- Box 10 Folder
18
Council on Information Management (CIM)
- Box 10 Folder
19
Century Date Change Initiative (CDCI)
- Box 10 Folder
20
Department of Information Technology (DIT)
- Box 10 Folder
21
Department of Technology Planning
- Box 10 Folder
22
1998
- Box 10 Folder
23
1999
- Box 10 Folder
24
2000
- Box 10 Folder
25
2001
- Box 10 Folder
27
2000 (contains one record referring to a DSS Executive Summary)
- Box 10 Folder
29
1999-2001
- Box 10 Folder
30
Waivers
- Box 10 Folder
32
2001 Global Internet Summit, George Mason University, March 5-9, 2001
- Box 10 Folder
33
2000 Global Internet Summit, George Mason University, March 12-14, 2000
- Box 10 Folder
34
Technology Outreach, First Symposium, VCU, November 9, 1999
- Box 10 Folder
35
Technology Outreach, Second Symposiu, Alexandria, January 11, 2000
- Box 10 Folder
36
Technology Outreach, Third Symposium, Newport News, February 15, 2000
- Box 10 Folder
37
Technology Outreach, Fourth Symposium, Abingdon, April 26, 2000
- Box 10 Folder
38
Virginia Link
- Box 10 Folder
39
"First" NASA Project
- Box 10 Folder
40
.com Summit
- Box 10 Folder
41
Internet2- Virginia Tech Event, June 1, 1999
- Box 10 Folder
42
Commerce Committee Testimony, June 9, 1999
- Box 10 Folder
43
Advisory Commission on E-Commerce Meeting, June 21-22, 1999
- Box 10 Folder
44
Small Business Innovative Research Conference, September 22-23, 1999
- Box 10 Folder
45
COVITS Symposium, September 29-30, 1999
- Box 10 Folder
46
February 9, 2000