IT Policy/Mgmt/Enterprise Tech

Tech Advocacy Group Touts Business Transformation to Transition Teams

November 11, 2010 - TechAmerica briefing paper recommends that new administrations in state government consider overhauling business processes beyond IT consolidation.

Council of State Governments Creates New Online Knowledge Center

November 10, 2010 - Website built on the Drupal open source content management system is designed to give policymakers access to policy reports, blog posts and magazine articles based on topic categories.

New York City Parks and Recreation Department Continues Enterprise Asset Management System Rollout

November 10, 2010 - Enterprise system tracks and reports problems in city parks.

Minnesota to Reduce Data Centers

November 8, 2010 - Over the next five years, Minnesota will reduce its 36 data centers down to four or less.

New Governors to Bring Big Turnover of State CIOs

November 4, 2010 - Time will tell how newly elected governors shape IT consolidations and other enterprise projects in progress across the country.

IBM to Launch Cloud Computing Platform for Local Governments

November 1, 2010 - Municipalities in Michigan and New York state will participate in a pilot of IBM’s new Municipal Shared Services Cloud.

Minnesota CIO Gopal Khanna Talks About Budget and Enterprise Solutions

October 28, 2010 - Retiring CIO recommends commission for new administration to innovate using IT.

Wyoming to Move State Employees to Google Apps

October 27, 2010 - Within a year, 10,000 Wyoming state government employees will be moved onto Google Apps for e-mail and productivity tools.

Cloud Solutions Coming Soon to Government Agencies

October 25, 2010 - The GSA announces contracts with 11 companies to provide cloud-based infrastructure-as-a-service solutions, such as storage, virtualization and Web hosting, to all levels of government.

New York State Comptroller Plans Audit of Office for Technology Procurements

October 22, 2010 - Planned audit comes after New York State comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli rejected a $7.5 billion contract that would have consolidated IT staff augmentation services.

IT Consolidation and Virtualization Are Top Priorities for State CIOs

October 22, 2010 - Cloud computing and health-care IT are higher priorities as identified by state CIOs in 2011.

California Agencies Given Option of Cloud E-Mail

October 21, 2010 - The consolidation of California’s e-mail systems lets agencies choose Microsoft’s cloud-based e-mail or keep their e-mail in the Office of Technology Services’ data center.

Pennsylvania’s CIO Brenda Orth to Resign

October 20, 2010 - Orth says the time is right to make a change.

New York City, Microsoft Announce Cloud Computing Agreement

October 20, 2010 - The agreement is expected to save the city $50 million over five years.

G7: CIOs From Seven Big-Cities Work Together to Develop Open-Source IT Solutions

October 18, 2010 - Informal group of like-minded city IT leaders works to create sharable solutions. Open API for 311 systems is the first result. Members say more is on the way.

Iowa to Create CIO Office and Expand IT Consolidation

October 15, 2010 - Iowa Gov. Chet Culver signs proclamation that will widen state’s IT consolidation to include technology infrastructure, data security and enterprise applications.

Google Apps Wins Support in Smaller Governments Too

October 8, 2010 - As state and local governments debate the security and potential cost savings of private data storage, Greenwood County, S.C., migrated to a Google Apps solution.

States and Localities Explore Alternatives to Big ERP

September 30, 2010 - State and local officials explore more streamlined, customizable enterprise resource planning solutions.

NASCIO Recognizes Outstanding IT Initiatives at Annual Conference

September 28, 2010 - Nebraska CIO Brenda Decker receives Meritorious Service Award from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

Michigan and Utah Lead 50-State Report Card on Technology in Government

September 28, 2010 - ‘A-minus’ grades go to Pennsylvania and Virginia in 2010 Digital States Survey.