New York moves on wireless

New York is set to release a request for proposals June 3 for a statewide wireless network worth an estimated $400 million.

The wireless network was one of two large information technology projects to make it intact through the state appropriations process this year, said James Dillon, New York's chief information officer.

It will not include radio dispatch, which would increase the cost of the project and might come from different funding sources, he said.

The contract will be awarded in the fourth quarter 2002, Dillon said.

The second project is the integration of the state's human services network, which will lead to the redesign of its welfare management system, he said.

An RFP is expected this year. The project involves four agencies and is worth an estimated $80 million, he said.