According to a new study, information technology priorities at the federal, state and local levels of government share common outcomes, but investments on how those outcomes are attained differ.
Cisco Systems and the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts announced Wednesday an urban renewal strategy built on an Internet-based, connected community model intended to fuse vital parts of the city’s government and economy. The proof-of-concept, technology-infused renewal program is the latest investment by Cisco to turn Holyoke into a hub of innovation for the western half [...]
Yesterday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order to standardize IT governance across the state by defining timelines for IT consolidation and shared services of data centers, e-mail and security measures. The order also calls for a 30 percent reduction in energy usage from IT by 2012.
The business intelligence (BI) market, along with audit and recovery (A&R) technologies are poised to help state and local government root-out nearly $70 billion in waste, fraud and abuse, a recent INPUT report finds. By targeting benefits programs like Medicaid, Social Services and food stamps, the market research firm says states can also address budget [...]
EMC Corp. announced last week a three year agreement with the Western States Contracting Alliance and the National Association of State Purchasing Officers to provide member states with infrastructure products, services and solutions. The WSCA/NASPO Master Price Agreement is the company’s first multi-state purchasing vehicle, making their products available to a wide array of state [...]
Last week, the New York State Chief Information Officer and Office for Technology (CIO/OFT) joined over 200 industry officials in a session to discuss how the state could leverage emerging strategies in cloud computing. New York joins a growing choir of states, from Michigan to California, who are examining the benefits of delivering hosted IT [...]
Laying the groundwork and internal controls for Recovery Act spending may go down in the history books as an overnight affair. But for those states listed in a new national survey of ARRA transparency websites, it has been arduous journey in a time of technological explosion and shrinking budgets.
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announced the opening of eight community “gateways” to the state’s supercomputer, Encanto, to help develop New Mexico’s educational and high-tech business sector, he said. “We’re bringing the highest level of supercomputing to every corner of the state, giving New Mexicans the opportunity to tap in to its remarkable educational and [...]
BasicGov, a provider of municipal planning, permit and code enforcement software for local government, announced last week the launch of BasicGov Licensing. The web-based software will help governments streamline the application, payments and renewal process for all licenses within its jurisdiction, the company said.
Microsoft was among the many companies asked to participate in the President’s Forum on Modernizing Government earlier this month, and last week CivSource spoke to two Microsoft executives about what modernization means for state and local government and how collaboration, technology and change management can enable more effective government.
