The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency (FSA) has selected a Missouri energy cooperative as the nation’s first recipient of matching funds under the newly created Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).
The state of Colorado has launched the beta version of a Web-based information and records database about state expenditures and revenues. Governor Bill Ritter and State Treasurer Cary Kennedy unveiled the Transparency Online Project (TOP) system Tuesday to make the state’s operations more accessible for public viewing. “TOP sets a new standard for accountability, responsibility [...]
The recently established New York State Office of Taxpayer Accountability launched a website Tuesday to provide information about the state’s efforts to cut spending, improve efficiency and save taxpayer dollars. The site also seeks input from the taxpaying public, but remedies must be short and to the point.
Only two months into fiscal year 2010, nineteen states have called for furloughs, with another two states looking for possible alternatives. Nearly a million state employees, including teachers and workers at public universities, are facing furloughs in the next two years, the National Conference of State Legislatures says. But a pair of recent court rulings [...]
The state of Mississippi recently tested a new $162 million wireless emergency communications network in what will be the first of a three-phase statewide wireless network, dubbed the Mississippi Wireless Integrated Network (MSWIN).
LexisNexis recently announced the hiring of a Delaware’s first chief information officer, Thomas Jarrett, to manage Business Development for their Special Services Inc. (LNSSI) unit.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has signed a two-year, $8 million dollar deal with Pomeroy IT Solutions, the company said last week. The Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) renewed the service contract with Pomeroy to provide deskside support services to agencies throughout the state.
Deloitte LLP is a leading professional service provider to states governments, among many other public and private entities, seeking to make a difference on some of the bigger and tougher challenges facing government. Recently, Bob Campbell, vice chairman and U.S. State Government leader at Deloitte, spoke with CivSource about the stimulus package, budget gaps and [...]
Market research firm INPUT has just released a report, forecasting an increase in health information technology use among state governments from FY2009 through FY2014. The expected growth rate for the state and local market will be around 4.6 percent, increasing the health IT market value from $7.6 billion to $9.6 billion.
The state of Minnesota has established a first-in-the-nation, Web-based tool for comparing health care providers, based on quality rating and cost.
