In an effort to help state and local governments figure out ways to maximize their tax revenue recovery efforts, Governing.com held an online forum this week, highlighting best practices from tax officials in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
Monthly Archives: June 2009
The North Carolina Office of Economic Recovery and Investment (OERI) is holding a workshop for citizens across the state to provide their two cents on how federal funds should be spent in North Carolina.
A report issued earlier today by Deloitte Consulting finds that innovative management, proper monitoring and the use of new technology tools can mitigate fraud and waste in the stimulus funds.
As Generation Y enters the workforce, they do so with a different set of values, a different concept of work ethic and a different global perspective than preceding generations. Deloitte Consulting’s Leah Reynolds has been mapping these differences with a set of surveys, the latest of which focuses on the public sector. CivSource spoke with Ms. Reynolds about why new talent has looked towards the public sector for employment, how government can attract and use Generation Y workers and how agencies can initiate a meaningful knowledge transfer from one generation of workers to the next.
General Electric joined IBM, Dell/Perot Systems and others in announcing a low-financing program to doctors and hospitals so they can begin working on electronic medical records adoption.
John Hummel, Chief Technology Offer for Perot Systems’ healthcare group, believes that by giving patients more control of their medical information and by enforcing stricter penalties for exposed data, a new trend in security will develop. Mr. Hummel sat down last week with CivSource to talk personal health records, information security and the industry’s next big thing.
Through Microsoft’s Elevate America program, in partnership with the Virginia Community College System, (VCCS) the Department of Education and Virginia’s workforce centers, displaced workers will be able to receive free technology training and certification.
In the state’s weekly radio address, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry Jr. said a local project in Kalamazoo County exemplified the main reason the federal Recovery Act was passed: creating jobs.
A host of experts and vendors descended upon Washington, D.C. this week as several House subcommittees sought opinions on how to deal with the emerging threat of breaches to our nation’s infrastructure systems. EDS was involved with one of many conversations this week about cyber threats to America’s infrastructure.
In yet another modification to California’s transparency Web site, Governor Schwarzenegger announced a new feature that will allow government employees to anonymously report cases of fraud or abuse.
According to a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts, going green not only pays off for the environment, it pays off for the economy.
As the national and global economic climate remains steeped in recession, more state governors may be looking to expand international ties. Alabama Governor Bob Riley has embarked on a thirteen-day, three-continent tour to attract new jobs and expand his state’s trade opportunities.