INPUT Senior Analyst Jeff Webster reports on Illinois’ mega sole source contract with Motorola Yesterday, the state of Illinois announced it received final approval from the Sole Source Hearing Panel to move forward with a 10-year, $114 million sole source contract with Motorola for the continued operation of the state’s STARCOM 21 public safety radioRead… Read more »
INPUT’s Director of State and Local Information Services Tim Brett reports on Fairfax County, Virginia’s capital improvement plan. Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) proposed accelerating the renovation schedule for many schools in its FY 2012-2016 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) due to lower construction costs. Favorable market conditions and lower than estimated construction bids have madeRead… Read more »
INPUT Analyst Kate Tussey reports on eligibility systems. In case you missed the boat, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes several key technology pieces that states must implement by 2014. One with noticeable emphasis is designing streamlined, consumer-friendly eligibility and enrollment systems for health insurance exchanges, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). ToRead… Read more »
INPUT Principal Analyst Jason Sajko reports on the GSA Schedule 70. GSA Schedule 70 purchases by state and local governments and public educational groups grew 7.5 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2010 to $608 million (Table 1), according to a new Deltek report. In addition, Schedule 70 orders for the first quarter of fiscal yearRead… Read more »
INPUT Analyst Evan Halperin provides a recap of the April’s justice and public safety news. Taking a look back at the justice, public safety and homeland security markets for April, there are a few trends that seemed to carry over from March, along with the emerging trend of agencies holding back large projects until theRead… Read more »
INPUT analyst Randi Powell reports on North Carolina’s newly-proposed budget. North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue presented her proposed biennial state budget (FY 11 – 13) on February 17, 2011. Like most governors, Perdue’s budget focused on cutting government spending and creating jobs. Despite the fact that North Carolina is one of eight states retaining aRead… Read more »
INPUT analyst Stephen Moss recaps April’s health care and social services activity. Like the past few blogs detailing state health care and social services activity, this one is dominated by news surrounding health insurance exchanges. Though an overall slow month for state and local procurement activity, April was rife with news about health insurance exchanges.Read… Read more »
INPUT Analyst Amanda White blogs about the upcoming 10th Annual National Child Welfare IT Managers’ Meeting. Registration is open for the 10th Annual National Child Welfare IT Managers’ Meeting, an event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau. The event will take placeRead… Read more »
INPUT analyst Evan Halperin recaps last week’s New Jersey NENA conference. The conference began with former New York firefighter Captain Alfredo Fuentes giving a chilling recollection of his experience on 9/11 nearly a decade ago. Captain Fuentes has been a consultant and provided his expertise on a number of emergency situations including the Oklahoma CityRead… Read more »
INPUT Senior Analyst Chris Cotner reports on North Carolina CIO Jerry Fralick’s recommendations for privatizing portions of the state’s IT infrastructure. North Carolina CIO Jerry Fralick has quickly followed up on his announcement at the INPUT Raleigh State and Local Executive Breakfast on 4/14/11; the state looks to be moving forward on INSA recommendations forRead… Read more »