[Archived] Alexandria Appoints New Deputy Director

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

Alexandria Appoints New Deputy Director
for Information Technology Services

The City of Alexandria announces the appointment of Michael Herway as the City’s Deputy Director for Information Technology Services (ITS).

Mr. Herway came to Alexandria in March 2001 as the ITS Division Chief for Applications from Arlington County where he had been the County’s Chief Technology Officer for two years, from 1999 to 2001. While at Arlington his duties included managing computer applications services, information technology security program, database administration, operations and telecommunications functions of the county’s Office of Technology and Information Services. He also had the responsibility for formulating the County’s information technology plan as well as its information technology policies and budget.

Prior to his position in Arlington he worked with the federal government for 27 years, coming from the Veteran’s Administration where he served in a variety of positions including Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resource Management, Director of the Veterans Administration’s automation center and Director of Administration for the Office of Memorial Affairs. Prior to that he served in similar capacities with the US Postal Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Commerce.

Mr. Herway obtained a BA from the University of Maryland and his MPA from the University of Kansas. He is also a Vietnam era veteran having served three and one-half years as Data Services Officer in the Navy for the Pacific Fleet.

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