The state of California is trying to build more accountability into their information technology purchases. In a policy letter, circulated by the newly renamed California Technology Agency, department-level directors will have to personally certify IT products and services previously approved at lower levels.
In what is surely to become a trend, the state of Washington became the second in as many weeks to announce consolidation and realignment plans within its administrative branch. According to Gov. Gregoire’s proposal, she intends to reduce the number of state agencies from 21 to 9 to save $30 million over the next biennium. [...]
After months of speculation, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue late last week released a four-part plan to restructure, consolidate, eliminate and privatize parts of her administration. Among the proposed changes, Gov. Perdue will be looking towards private vendors to consolidate the state’s IT services and manage its purchasing functions.
Three hundred consultants who have held government contracts in Nevada are now state workers, according to Nevada Controller Kim Wallin. Eight, or more, of them with current contracts totaling roughly $600,000, are also getting regular state paychecks.
