In order to accomplish the foregoing, the administration or the department, as the case may be, shall:
a. Be responsible for evaluating all requests affecting the information processing facilities of the State including:
(1) The acquisition, continuation or alteration of equipment;
(2) The use of consulting firms in information processing studies or projects; and
(3) The purchase of information processing services;
b. Direct the assignment and reassignment of information processing tasks among the various State government information processing facilities;
c. Be the organization to represent the State in all intergovernmental matters relating to information processing; and
d. Promulgate those rules and regulations which are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.