Continued Abuse Of State and Local Employees Favors Savvy Vendors
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Compensation of state and local government employees will comprise as much as 65% of the $1.8 trillion in expected spending in the current fiscal year. So, it's no surprise that, during a time of financial distress, public employees become pawns in the budget-balancing game.
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Gearing Up for a $700 Million Replacement MMIS in the Golden State
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
California has contracted with Fox Systems to provide MMIS Scope of Work development and performed an internal Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) assessment. The value of the CA-MMIS is estimated around $700 million to $1 billion for a multi-year contract through 2015.
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| “The California MMIS replacement provides a prime opportunity for interested companies to partner with established MMIS vendors and get a piece of the market. Also note the state is interested in technologies which can provide a platform to support statewide health information exchange (HIE).” -Kristina Mulholland, Analyst, Health Care and Social Services |
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500,000 Signatures Seek Transparency and Accountability Reforms in Michigan
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Pending verification, the petition crafted by the Reform Michigan Government Now (RMGN) continues to gain traction among citizens who want to take action on their frustrations over how deeply dissatisfied they are with their state government.
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| “Although the Governor has publicly been called on to disclose the state's checkbooks and legislation to create an online spending transparency database is at a standstill, more open government organizations will be inspired to replicate the same efforts by the RMGN.” -Angie Ross, Analyst, General Government Services |
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City of Pittsburgh Moves Forward with Phase I of Port Security Project
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
The City of Pittsburgh moved one step closer last week in their plans to implement video surveillance technology throughout the Port of Pittsburgh and the rest of the city.
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| “INPUT estimates this will be a multi-million dollar project as the city has already invested a large amount of money into this initiative. Since this project has multiple phases, INPUT estimates that there will be a wide variety of opportunities for small business vendors to take part in this one-of-a-kind initiative.” -Jeff Webster, Analyst, Homeland Security & Justice/Public Safety |
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States' FOIA Responses Performance is a Smack in the Face of Transparency
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
A recent report by the Better Government Association (BGA) and the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) smacks transparency in the face by giving 38 states a failing grade on their FOIA response performance.
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| “Pennsylvania is on the right track with its recently unveiled Pennsylvania Contracts e-Library. The Commonwealth has opened the curtains to its contracts and has eliminated considerable volume from the human-intensive FOIA process.” -Jason Sajko, Senior Analyst, General Government Services |
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