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Clean slate

Eleven states will make fresh start on IT strategy in 2007.

Come together

Big states push to consolidate data center operations.

Find opportunities — and win them.

Opportunity knocking | Contracts

The South Carolina Commerce Department wants a contractor to provide a workforce development system that facilitates job recruitment and placement.

Opportunity knocking: In brief

Mailroom makeover in Nevada ... California wants e-payment application ... Interactive voice system in Wisconsin ... Indiana needs electronic benefits ... Court video system in New Jersey

Buying power

Flow of federal funds helps states expand homeland security programs.

Fear factor

Spike in malicious hacking creates need for vigorous action at state level.

Opportunity knocking: In brief

Virginia wants intelligence system ? Arizona overhauls driver's licensing ? New York court administrative system ? California county needs ERP system

Opportunity knocking | Contracts

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Opportunity knocking | Contracts

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Bay State battle

Massachusetts pushes for software to link operating systems, open-standards mandate.

Tech Trail Boss

Texas' Chief Technology Officer Larry Olson corrals a herd of initiatives.

Showtime for e-health records!

A future in which electronic health records are available in real time nationwide may be as much as a decade away, but states today are looking at how to use e-records to improve the citizens' health, track diseases and lower their health-care costs.

Opportunity knocking | Contracts

The Alaska Health and Social Services Department wants a contractor to install an electronic medical records system.

Rage against RFID

The line between fantasy and reality has blurred in the debate over adoption of radio frequency identification technology in the state and local government market.

Opportunity knocking | In brief

The Wisconsin Administration Department wants a contractor to develop a longitudinal data warehouse for the Wisconsin Public Instruction Department. A request for proposals is expected in September.

Opportunity knocking | In brief

The Wisconsin Administration Department wants a contractor to develop a longitudinal data warehouse for the Wisconsin Public Instruction Department. A request for proposals is expected in September.

What a relief

Cities and counties across the country are seeking the latest technology and are looking at IT outsourcing as a way to improve services while reducing operating costs.