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.
The New York Mental Health Office wants a contractor to furnish software to support patient trust funds and related cash, holding and advanced accounting systems.
When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans last summer, it shut down government and emergency communications, shuttered businesses and left thousands of city residents homeless and reliant on government assistance for everything from food and drinking water to rooftop rescues and financial support.
Government interoperability and disaster preparedness experts painted a bleak picture of how much progress states have made toward communications interoperability since Hurricane Katrina blasted the Gulf Coast last year.
The Cleveland Finance Department wants a contractor to build a Web-based procurement system that is compatible with PeopleSoft programs. A request for proposals is expected in late 2006.
The Alaska Health and Social Services Department wants a contractor to develop its new Medicaid management information system. A request for proposals is expected mid-to-late summer.
Karl Browning is intent on using IT to make the state of Indiana's government run more efficiently and with far more oversight of contracts and performance for both government agencies and private-sector partners.
State governments are no different from the taxpayers they serve. Like their constituents, states want to get the most from the money they spend. One way to do that: Make sure IT is closely aligned with political goals and objectives.
The New Hampshire Health and Human Services Department may replace its child support enforcement system. A request for proposals is expected later this year.
With cities in virtually every state interested in building their own wireless networks, the market for municipal WiFi is drawing a crowd of companies eager to cash in on the opportunity.
The Massachusetts State Police want satellite services that offer voice over IP, data and video as well as provide Internet connectivity. A request for proposals is expected in June.
The Massachusetts State Police want satellite services that offer voice over IP, data and video as well as provide Internet connectivity. A request for proposals is expected in June.
In the search for better, cheaper, more efficient government services, some states and municipalities are turning to asset management, an IT concept that offers an enterprise view of an organization's holdings.
With a handful of the largest state IT projects in recent history moving toward implementation, the New York state has raised integrators' awareness even higher.
Victims of domestic violence often can't outrun their problems. Even if an abused spouse has a protective order and has moved away from her husband, she remains at risk, said court officials who advocate for victims' rights.
When Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn resigned in December, citing political turmoil that threatened to derail the state's adoption of an open-standards format for software, the behind-the-scenes battle between open-standards advocates and proprietary vendors went public.
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