Lockheed Martin, SCT Snare Major IT Outsourcing Wins
The movement toward full-scale outsourcing of technology services, still viewed with considerable apprehension by many elected officials and local government administrators, received a boost by two major awards made recently to systems integrators.
States of Opportunities
The Ohio Division of Public Works intends to buy a real estate inventory geographic information system. The solicitation is expected in the first quarter of 2001.
Nortel Sets Up VPN at Justice, Expands to States
Nortel Networks Inc. is using its expertise building a secure virtual private network for the Justice Department to win more business with state and local governments looking to improve interagency communication, company officials said.
EYE ON THE STATES
If you were waiting for electronic government to surface as a major campaign issue in state or local government, you're probably still waiting. As a matter of fact, you had to look long and hard to even find e-gov mentioned by serious candidates.
Epylon Has High Hopes in E-Procurement Market
With the help of integrators such as Andersen Consulting and Deloitte Consulting, a young company is on its way to becoming a strong competitor in the rapidly expanding market for public-sector electronic procurement systems.
Advertising to Pay for Postal Service's Online Offering
Online advertising will play a key role in a new service that debuts next year on the U.S. Postal Service Web site.
National Information Consortium Weathers Financial Downturn
National Information Consortium Inc. does not intend to abandon its self-funding formula for bringing government services online, despite recent financial difficulties and suggestions by competitors and analysts that governments are rejecting this business model, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Dodd said.
States of Opportunities
The Texas Office of Court Administration will be seeking a vendor to provide satellite communications hardware for its integrated court network. The solicitation is expected in the first quarter of 2001.
Aether Systems Attacks Wireless Data Market
Aether Systems Inc., one of Wall Street's latest darlings, is preparing to attack the state and local wireless data market with two acquisitions of key wireless software companies in the past three months.
EYE ON THE STATES
A new phase in e-gov spending in the state and local government market is beginning to take shape. Not content to rest on their laurels, state and local governments are now beginning to turn their attention to using the Internet to tackle some of their most intransigent customer service problems. As a result, their e-gov needs and buying criteria will change, causing more turbulence in an already intensely competitive landscape.
California's E-Gov Czar Looks To Build New State Portal
California is set to launch a new effort to bring more government services online, starting with the creation of a new portal that will serve as the online gateway to the state's agencies and services.
States Plan to Cut Expenses By Sharing Software
Hoping to cut costs and avoid duplication, state chief information officers are laying plans to share software components of information technology systems that are common among the states.
High Turnover of State CIOs
After serving three years as chief information officer for North Carolina, Rick Webb left government service in August to join consulting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers of New York.
States of Opportunities
The Maryland State Police will procure an imaging system. The solicitation is expected to be released in the next three months.
NACO to Create E-Government Enterprise
In a move that may speed up the implementation of electronic services by local governments, the National Association of Counties and other organizations supporting local governments are creating a for-profit enterprise that provides e-government services to local governments.
EYE ON THE STATES
Partnerships between government and the private sector have been a long standing tradition in state and local government. But now electronic government companies are taking partnerships to new levels.
State CIOs Tackle E-Gov at Baltimore Conference
As the National Association of State Information Resource Executives prepares for its annual meeting this week in Baltimore, its members are enjoying growing prestige in political circles arising from their skilled handling of the year 2000 problem and their aggressive pursuit of digital government.
Colorado Looks to IT Vendors To Help Transform Government
When Paul Quade took over in September 1999 as the temporary chief information officer for Colorado, Gov. Bill Owens (R) charged him with laying the foundation for a coordinated statewide approach to electronic government.
State of Opportunities
The California Department of Social Services' In-Home Supportive Services program plans to outsource its Case Management, Information and Payroll System services. The solicitation is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of 2000.
Study: States' E-Gov Movement Will Need Push from Private Sector
Nearly all the states are expected to roll out electronic government initiatives in the next two years, but to do so state IT officials will have to rely more than ever on the private sector for help, according to a new study.
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