The Administrative Division encompasses Personnel, Fiscal Services, and the Information Technology Group (ITG). Each unit is tasked with support of Departmental operations.

Personnel
The Personnel operation directs, manages, and coordinates all areas of human resources and collective bargaining for the Department. This includes setting policy and procedural guidelines to ensure compliance with State personnel law and regulations. Other activities include: recruitment and hiring, salary determination, position classification and promotion, employment counseling, health benefits, employee assistance, medical referrals, reporting of accident leave, employee’s leave bank, mandated drug testing, budget and staff projections, ADA compliance, grievance resolution, EEO and Affirmative Action compliance, complaint resolution, arbitration of employer/employee disputes, training initiatives, various employee awards programs, and representing management before the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Fiscal Services
Fiscal Services is comprised of three primary units: statewide capital projects accounting, operating accounting, and budget management. The Unit provides accounting and budget management services to the Department. This includes: providing guidance to management on various fiscal and budgetary matters; representing the Department’s views on fiscal and budgetary issues to outside agencies and the public; accounts payable; accounts receivable; payroll; leave keeping; fixed asset management; forecasting of revenues and expenditures; budget preparation; and accounting and financial reporting.

Information Technology Group
ITG is responsible for automation of DGS processes to support departmental activities. Responsibilities include vendor and product selection, systems development, systems installation and integration, data center operations, system maintenance, and end-user support.

Inventory Standards And Support Services
Inventory Standards and Support Services oversees statewide management of inventory of materials, supplies, and State personal property. This program provides agencies with technical automated inventory control assistance, establishes procedures, and auditing programs to assure compliance with State regulations and control standards. The program is the disposal authority for disposition of excess and surplus personal property. This Unit is responsible for the Department’s Fleet Management Program and the Statewide Automated Fuel Dispensing and Management System with 97 refueling stations located in Baltimore City and every Maryland County.

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