The National Association of Counties (NACo) held its annual Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. this week, focusing on the economy and health care reform. During a keynote speech Tuesday morning, US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius praised local officials for their help in deploying millions of H1N1 vaccinations and promised to keep a [...]
It’s not a joke, the capital of Kansas is now Google, and it all started with a Facebook group. CivSource spoke with Jared Starkey, the man behind the name change, who says the change was a stunt, but one designed to reflect a movement. Starkey, who started the Facebook group, did so to [...]
INPUT believes that state and local government revenue forecasts will begin to catch up with the realities of the economy in 2010. But just because statehouses across the country will be able to more accurately project future revenues, does not mean those numbers will be encouraging. And 2010 will be a big election year for [...]
Last week, Microsoft held its eighth annual US Public Sector CIO Summit in Redmond, Washington where company officials unveiled enhanced certification and security capabilities for cloud users in government. According to the Microsoft vice president responsible for state and local governments, last week’s announcements were significant not just for federal customers, but also for states [...]
The Senate passed a piece of legislation yesterday meant to spur job creation, receiving an extra vote of confidence from the National League of cities, providing this latest bill was a stepping stone towards more help for America’s cities and towns.
A coalition of governors led by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire gathered yesterday at the National Press Club to lobby for Boeing and the thousands of jobs that would be created if the Air Force awards the KC-45 refueling tanker contract to the company. The twice-disputed contract is worth over $35 billion to the winning manufacturer, [...]
The National Governors Association (NGA) met this weekend in Washington, D.C. to discuss the changing landscape of state economies. In the challenging fiscal climate of the “post-recession” era, leaders warned that changes to Medicaid and declining revenue streams would further delay economic recovery in the states.
According to an executive order signed last week, North Carolina-based contractors who are competing for state work against an out-of-state company will be given a price-matching opportunity if the bids are within a specified range. Governor Bev Perdue said Executive Order No. 50 will give North Carolina businesses a much needed boon to their businesses.
According to a release Wednesday, Accenture and SAS announced a plan to jointly develop and implement a series of industry-specific predictive analytic applications, beginning with the financial services, healthcare and public service sector. Industry observers and the companies’ officials said the decision was made due to extraordinary demand and a rapid adoption of analytic techniques [...]
Over $250 billion was allotted for state and local governments through federal grants and loans in the Recovery Act. Accenture’s Mark Howard discusses a recent joint survey with the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers that looks at how states could leverage ARRA requirements to be more efficient and competitive when applying for [...]
