Another Reason Why Texas Leads in the Transparency Movement
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The debut of TexasBudgetSource.com, created by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, surely complements Comptroller Combs’s "Where the Money Goes" website, which provides exact spending information for all state agencies.
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Maryland Medicaid Management Information System Planning
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The state of Maryland, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, awarded a contract to DK Consulting for Transition Planning and Acquisition of Implementation Services for MMIS Improvements. This will have a potential price tag of around $50 to $75 million.
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| “States have faced a number of challenges maintaining legacy Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) which are cumbersome and costly. In an effort to address these challenges, states are aligning with the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA).” -Kristina Mulholland, Analyst, Health Care and Social Services |
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Iraq Veteran's Tragic Demise Provides an Instructive Lesson
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Former Pfc. Joseph Patrick Dwyer's image was immortalized at the outset of the Iraq invasion. A post-9/11 volunteer, he survived the combat duty. But, it was a lack of adequate mental health support on the home-front that brought him down.
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| “The recent death of former Army medic, Joseph Patrick Dwyer, 31, provides an instructive lesson into the sort of difficulties faced by returning veterans. Unfortunately, there is little evidence that state and local governments grasp the severity of the situation.” -Chris Dixon, Manager, State & Local Industry Analysis |
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Cutting fuel costs and engaging the Millennial Generation: Hot Topics of the NACO Technology Summit
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This summer we all wince when we see how much it costs to buy a tank of gas for our own cars, just imagine if you had to fill up all the buses, fire trucks and police cars in town.
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| “Faced with the combination of shirking tax revenues and rising gas prices, local leaders are in need of strategies to reduce to the amount of time county vehicles spend on the road. A market that has tremendous possibility for expansion is video conferencing technologies.” -Justin Spratley, Analyst, Homeland Security & Justice/Public Safety |
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Libraries Receive $8.1 Million in Grants for Computer Hardware Upgrades
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This is the second of three rounds of the Opportunity Online grants which help upgrade computer hardware in public libraries in poverty-stricken communities. More than 800 library branches across the United States were eligible in this round.
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| “While millions of Americans use computers at their public libraries, many libraries do not have sufficient funding to maintain quality technology services and meet community demand.” -Alexis Hill, Analyst, General Government |
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