OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING
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Adding value
Smart cards are making life easier for commuters using public transportation, but more difficult for transit authorities that must manage the complex deployment of the technology, said a new study from Accenture Ltd.
Ringing through
State and local governments are beginning a major retooling of their telecom infrastructures, replacing legacy systems, boosting connect speeds and, with an array of state-of-the-art wireless devices, untethering deskbound civil servants.
Opportunity knocking
Help-desk supportThe Washington Metropolitan Police Department wants IT help desk and seat management support services. A request for proposals is expected in August. The contractor will provide Novell server administration, hardware installation, help desk support, security and configuration management for one of the 10 largest local police departments in the United States.
Let the spending begin
California established its new state technology services department last month with a mission: send a clear signal to agencies and industry that the state is serious about consolidating central IT services and functions and leveraging its buying power.
Florida loses sight of enterprise vision
Florida has abolished an independent state technology office in a move that reverses steps it took four years ago to centralize IT management.
Texas Holdum
Dustin Lanier knows it won't be easy getting more than 200 agencies to turn over responsibility for their IT infrastructures to the Texas Department of Information Resources when a new state law takes effect Sept. 1.
Penalties unlikely for missing voter database deadline
States on the verge of installing voter registration databases likely won't run afoul of federal law if their systems aren't ready by the January deadline.
Open up: State open-source effort might force vendors to change
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are nurturing an effort that might be the catalyst for widespread deployment of open-source software for state and local governments.
Eye on the States: You know you're a state and local company if ...
Because I am switching from analyst to industry executive, this will be my last column. Consequently, I wanted to impart what I've learned over the past eight years writing this column -- a task, I soon discovered, that wasn't going to be as easy as I thought.
Opportunity knocking
Mass. needs inmate phone system
Opportunity knocking
Mass. needs inmate phone system
Shop an express-lane contract
Under a new cooperative purchasing contract, state and local governments soon will be able to buy homeland security goods and services faster and for less money.
ACS completes Mellon HR deal, brings on Davies
Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has completed its acquisition of the human resources consulting and outsourcing business of Mellon Financial Corp.
Eight worthy contenders
San Diego County has qualified eight systems integrators to compete for the renewal of its seven-year, $875 million enterprisewide IT outsourcing project scheduled for award later this year.
ERP on the front burner
More than a half dozen state governments are poised to embark on enterprise resource planning projects this year as they try to improve their back office functions.
Eye on the states: Create an advisory board, then shut up and listen
For many companies, staying close to their state and local customers is an ongoing challenge. Getting around to state capitals is easier said than done, especially for senior executives with pressing tasks at headquarters. And too often when they do have a chance to get out of the office to speak with state and local officials, it's to discuss current contracts and operational issues, not future customer needs and directions.
Opportunity knocking
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to standardize on one or two Internet service providers. Staff statewide use more than 65 providers, which causes problems when trying to resolve connectivity and billing issues.
Opportunity knocking
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to standardize on one or two Internet service providers. Staff statewide use more than 65 providers, which causes problems when trying to resolve connectivity and billing issues.
Virginia sets outsourcing table
That Virginia's IT outsourcing initiative is on schedule to award contracts this fall is due in no small measure to work done by state officials to build the widespread support that was lacking in many high-profile failures in other states.
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