Better tax system for Maine
The Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services' Bureau of Revenue Services wants to replace or re-engineer the state's automated tax system. An RFP is expected in April.
Fla. agency wants tech strategy
The Florida Department of Families and Children wants a vendor to identify possible solutions for an alternative development environment. A request for proposals is expected in April.
Across the Digital Nation: Work the sales opportunity early and often
Given the slow but steady rise in state and local government IT spending, this is a good time to review some characteristics of this market.
N.J. re-bids GIS support
The New Jersey Department of the Treasury Purchase Bureau wants to re-bid its statewide term contract for geographic information systems services. An RFP is expected in June.
Asset management tool needed
The Mississippi Information Technology Services Department wants a vendor to develop an asset management tool that would let it inventory IT equipment, such as circuits, routers, router configurations and transceivers. An RFP is expected in the first quarter. The department hopes to convert to a commercial package over several years.
Vital records database overhaul
The Arizona Department of Health Services' Office of Vital Records wants to replace the software and database design that supports information related to births and deaths in the state. An RFP is expected in March.
Ga. seeks benefit management
The Georgia Department of Community Health is seeking a pharmacy benefit management company to handle the fee-for-service pharmacy component of its Medicaid program. A request for proposal is expected later this month.
States want more bang for IT buck
State and local governments in the next several years will move to sharply align their IT investment with desired public policy outcomes in such areas as healthcare, human services and economic development, according to a new study.
The mentor in the middle
Pat Cummens is the fulcrum through which the private- sector works with state chief information officers.
BearingPoint to keep Fla. outsourcing
Just months after being stripped of a major contract in Florida, BearingPoint Inc. has won a new contract from the Florida State Technology Office to manage the state's central computer re-sources. The one-year deal is worth $1.4 million.
Eye on the states: Following the road map to CIO star power
The turnover of state chief information officers has reached unprecedented levels. As each new governor puts his or her own person in the top technology job, the average tenure of a CIO shrinks.
Big Apple goes wireless
New York next month will choose at least one contractor to test technologies as a first step toward building a citywide, mobile wireless communications network.
Child support contact center
The Iowa Department of Human Services' Bureau of Collections seeks a vendor to enhance and integrate various customer service delivery systems. An RFP is expected in February.
Prescription monitoring system
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is looking for a vendor to start a prescription drug monitoring program. An RFP is expected in April.
Ind. hangs sign for auditor
The Indiana Department of Administration wants an experienced contractor to review vendor payments to identify duplicate, billing errors, overpayments and discounts and rebates that have not been taken. An RFP is expected in March.
Ariz. goes network shopping
The Arizona Department of Administration wants local and wide area network equipment that would support all state departments and agencies. A request for proposals is expected in February.
Demand for public-funded WiFi grows
The increasing demand for wireless networks from U.S. cities and counties will create a golden opportunity for systems integrators in 2005, if conflicts with broadband service providers can be resolved.
Across the Digital Nation: The changing colors of state and local government
In 2004, the presidential election brought us a color-coded map of the nation showing red states vs. blue states.
Device sought for deaf-blind
The Washington Department of Social and Health Services is planning an RFP for late January for a portable communications device for people who are both deaf and blind. The state needs a contractor to design, produce, market and support such devices.
Query analysis tools wanted
The Indiana Department of Revenue wants data query and analysis tools and services to use with information stored in its return processing system. No date has been set for the RFP. The tools and services will let information stored in the returns processing system be accessed for queries, extracted for analytical purposes and used for "what if" analysis and data mining and for faster access to decision-making data.
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