IT chief seeks support for multiyear Hurricane Electric agreement for county connectivity
Howard County’s CIO asked the council to reauthorize a multiyear agreement with Hurricane Electric to continue a 100‑gig connection used for schools, public Wi‑Fi and other government services. He cited prior sole‑source procurement, existing partnered infrastructure and modest projected savings over the contract term.
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TJ Mayotte, chief information officer and director of DTCS, asked the council to support Council Bill 57 to reenter a multiyear agreement with Hurricane Electric. Mayotte said Hurricane Electric provides the county’s 100‑gig Internet connection that carries traffic for the school system, public Wi‑Fi sites, and other government operations; the county originally procured the service as a sole source because few providers can meet the needed capacity and to leverage fiber built with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to the Equinix data center.
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