The Technology Services Board ("TSB") is the governing body for the California Technology Agency’s Office of Technology Services ("OTech"). Prior to being consolidated under the Office of the State Chief Information Officer, and now the California Technology Agency, OTech was and individual entity known as the Department of technology Services (DTS).DTS was established on July 9, 2005, by the Governor's Reorganization Plan Number 2, which consolidated the Stephen P. Teale Data Center, the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center, and the Department of General Services, Office of Network Services. The consolidation realigned the information technology infrastructure of the Executive Branch, establishing in DTS the sole enterprise-wide source for technology and telecommunications services.

The goal of consolidation and realignment was, and remains, to substantially improve the performance of the Executive Branch in managing its information technology infrastructure with particular focus on:

1. Receiving best value in the acquisition, management and operation of its information technology infrastructure and resources;
2. Realizing the most appropriate levels of security, quality and risk management; and
3. Ensuring that agency core competencies are reinforced and respected.

OTech currently operates from the following three campus environments:

1. Gold Camp - formerly the Stephen P. Teale Data Center.
2. Statewide Telecommunications and Network Division (STND), formerly known as the Office of Network Services.
3. DTS Training and Event Center - formerly the HHSDC Training and Event Center.

A fourth campus environment, known as the Cannery, was closed in 2010 as part of the OCIO’s large-scale IT Consolidation efforts.

Prior to the consolidation, these campuses had built strong reputations by creating partnerships between high-technology industry and government, allowing them to offer comprehensive, cost-effective services to various California public agencies. Collectively, they now enable OTech to provide reliable computing using powerful mainframe and server-based systems, network and telecommunications solutions, electronic messaging, and training to customers throughout the State.

The Technology Services Board, established by the Governor's Reorganization Plan, provided governance and guidance to the Department of Technology Services. The membership of the TSB, top executives from all Cabinet agencies and the Controller's Office with the State CIO serving as Chair, was designed to ensure that DTS was governed by its major customers from a business, and not just a technology, perspective.

For more information about the Technology Services Board visit the Board information at the OTech web site.