House Republicans Push to Enforce Universal ID Card
Senior House Republicans are calling on the Barack Obama administration to enforce a law that states must be required to comply with so-called Real ID rules, creating a standardized digital identity card that critics have likened to a national ID.That means that if you’re a resident of one of at least 24 states including Arizona, Georgia and Washington, your driver’s license may no longer be valid for boarding an airplane or entering federal buildings as of May 11, 2011.
Several states have already rejected the proposal, which was originally suggested in 2005 as way to identify terrorists and criminals.
Source: CNET
Top 50 CIOs Picked by InformationWeek
State and local IT leaders are among 50 government CIOs recognized by InformationWeek, the periodical revealed on its website Thursday, March 3.Included in the list are Stephen Fletcher, CIO, Utah; Andrew Hoppin, CIO, New York State Senate; Bill Oates, CIO, Boston; Carole Post, Commissioner of IT/Telecom, New York City; Kristin Russell, CIO, Colorado; Jeff Stovall, CIO, Charlotte, N.C.; Teri Takai, CIO, Department of Defense (former California CIO); Harold Tuck, CIO, San Diego County; and Chris Vein, U.S. Deputy CTO for Innovation (former CIO, San Francisco)
These CIOs are innovating and delivering results in a tough environment. “Their budgets, especially at the state and local levels, tend to be flat or declining. Antiquated systems devour their limited resources,” wrote editor John Foley. “And entrenched processes and bureaucracies can stymie their best IT transformation ambitions.”
Source: InformationWeek
Florida Charging Fees for Processing Public Records Requests
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s communication office announced Thursday, March 3, that it will now charge statutorily allowed fees for processing public record requests. But this isn’t the first time Florida has charged fees for public record requests. Under the Gov. Jeb Bush administration, media organizations were charged for staff time to produce such requests.
The administration’s communications director, Brian Burgess, drafted a memo outlining the details of the announcement.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
