Today the Office of Management and Budget released its long awaited digital strategy – “Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People,” which outlines key federal guidance on technology initiatives. The strategy was bolstered by an additional Presidential memorandum urging offices and agencies to make more information available on mobile [...]
A new report released on Sunday from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute (BACEI) shows that federal health care reform will add tens of thousands of jobs to the California economy, contradicting a number of reports that the law will hurt economic growth. The report comes as the state announced the latest budget gap, continuing [...]
A few weeks ago, Utah had a significant breach in the security of health and Medicaid patient records. According to press accounts of the incident, despite state protocols requiring the data to be wiped in the event of a breach, records sat exposed for months effecting some 280,000 people. Now, the technology director for the [...]
The state of Maine has updated its website to make it more accessible for users on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets like the iPad. The site also has a new look, faster speed and an improved search engine designed to help visitors find information more easily.
Mississippi Governor Bryant signed several new laws this morning designed to change the way workers are allowed to seek compensation if they are hurt on the job and give more tax credits to businesses. The three bills will go into effect on July 1 of this year.
West Virginia’s struggling state broadband project is moving forward at least in part, Frontier Communications which is handling most of the expansion plan told state officials yesterday that their work is on track to meet deployment deadlines. The company is responsible for expanding broadband through the state’s public school network.
During opening remarks at the SALT Conference this morning, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced his first international trade mission to China set to take place later this year. He also highlighted his plan to make Nevada the most business friendly state in the US. In addition, the state just struck a deal with internet retailer [...]
Ohio is on its way to becoming a hub for ultra fast broadband. Earlier this year, the state announced plans to build a 100gbps network for state anchor institutions and a medical technology corridor leveraging the state’s university networks. That network is set to expand as two cities announced they will hook into the second [...]
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, announced the selection of six regional network hubs that will promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and economic development across Iowa today. This is the first major initiative of the new Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, a public-private partnership that aims to foster greater student achievement in STEM subjects and [...]
Oregon Governor Kitzhaber and the Obama Administration have agreed to coordinate care for Medicaid beneficiaries in Oregon, through a new model of care that aims to cut costs in Oregon’s Medicaid program by at least two percentage points within two years while improving health outcomes. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has [...]
