IT, Health Care and Mobility are three key focus areas for state and local government going into 2012 and beyond. All three areas have the potential to save governments millions and improve service delivery but they can also cause significant short term headaches in this era of austerity. CivSource spoke with Joe Doherty, EVP & [...]
In this, the first of two pieces on the federal debt and its relationship to state and local governments, Accenture’s David Wilson outlines how the debt crisis should lead to a fundamental reexamination of the way money transfers from federal to state coffers. He also argues for a government processes “Marshall Plan” that looks into [...]
During a webinar yesterday, Code for America officials discussed timelines and deliverables for projects that will help local governments do more with less. An educational services platform, two civic engagement projects and a catalog devoted to institutionalizing open source software in city government round out the inaugural set of projects being developed by the 2011 [...]
IBM has launched a new cloud services solution for local governments. The IBM Municipal Shared Services Cloud is designed to let local governments share information internally and with governments in other cities or other states. The cloud will use the company’s analytics solutions to integrate services from multiple providers into a single shared platform. The [...]
According to an interim report, produced by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform & Restructuring, the Commonwealth is looking to promote expanded use of telework in government, while enhancing business-centric and citizen-centric customer services. Making up the lion’s share of the reports 107 suggestions, the shared services committee recommended ways to make collections [...]
According to a new analysis by the National Governors Association, states are pursuing long-term strategies to downsize and streamline operations in the wake of the Great Recession. From corrections and K-12 education, to payroll and agency consolidation, state governments are trying to deal with record revenue shortfalls and increased demands for services.
Accenture will lead a plan to develop and implement shared services for the University of North Texas System (UNTS), the company said in a press release today. UNTS will examine campus-level and university system-wide IT and HR/payroll functions to develop a five-year plan. According to the UNT System Vice Chancellor of Finance and the UNTS [...]
When Oregon’s building and construction boom went bust between 2005-07, the state’s top administrator of building codes saw a way to help local officials streamline how industry and government coordinated their efforts. Pat Allen, of the state’s Building Codes Division, envisioned a statewide, interoperable, web-based e-permitting system that provides a shared services model for local [...]
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 State of New York is looking to merge and consolidate seven agencies and authorities under Governor David Paterson’s new budget proposal – a move his administration says will save $14.8 million per year. Among some of the more substantial changes, Gov. Paterson called for the creation of a new Homeland Security division, the combining [...]
