Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. Last summer, INPUT reported on fiscal year 2011 (FY 11) federal funding requests for the public safety and homeland security markets. For FY 11, approximately $1.29 billion was available for state and local agencies to utilize for various projects including new radio systems, computer aided dispatch software and personnel, andRead… Read more »
Deltek Principal Analyst Jason Sajko reports. When John Kasich (one of our nation’s 36 new state governors) was sworn in January 10, 2011, he immediately set out to craft a budget to address Ohio’s expected $8 billion shortfall in what is potentially the toughest budget the state has ever tackled. Kasich and appointed Director ofRead… Read more »
Deltek Health Care and Social Services Analyst Aila Altman reports. Despite receiving millions of dollars in federal funding to get a leg up on developing federally-mandated health insurance exchanges, several Early Innovator Grant recipients continue to battle health care reform law. In total, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $241 millionRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. Electronic filing offers countless opportunities for various types of vendors, and there is still time to get in the game. These chances exist not only for e-filing service providers (EFSPs), but also for more peripheral vendors who are capable of providing applications or extra security to the process. Recently, thereRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Stephen Moss reports. In a recent report by Price Waterhouse Coopers’ (PWC) Health Research Institute, the U.S. health care market was called a goldmine of opportunity. This sector for opportunity has inspired companies and entrepreneurs to run to the health care market in ways that evoke the spirit of the 49ers who flockedRead… Read more »
Deltek’s Manager of State and Local Industry Analysis Chris Dixon reports. Back in 2009, INPUT forecast that reducing $67 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse (or “improper payments” in the federal parlance) by state-administered federal programs would be a major initiative between 2009 and 2014. Recent proclamations by the Obama administration have bolstered our predictionRead… Read more »
Deltek Associate Research Analyst Randi Powell reports. As North Carolina looks to become the latest state to move toward outsourcing its IT consolidation and modernization efforts, it also hopes to avoid the much-publicized missteps of other states. North Carolina is taking great pains to assess its options, review case studies, collaborate with vendors, and developRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Derek Johnson reports. Requests for information (RFIs) are routinely used by state and local governments as a means to gather intelligence from the contracting community regarding a certain business problem, system or solution. For vendors, the challenge is usually in identifying and deciding whether an RFI is worth the time and resources toRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. Debate over whether or not red-light cameras are a necessary expense is seemingly never ending. One side generally takes the position that cameras are installed for the sole purpose of increasing revenue through assigning tickets based on traffic infractions. The other side insists red-light cameras can increase safety by decreasingRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Derek Johnson reports. When Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick introduced his proposed $30.5 billion FY 2011-2012 budget in his January 26, 2011 address, he began by highlighting not what was in the budget, but rather what was not. Patrick advertised what he called “the largest year-over-year spending reduction in 20 years,” and couched theRead… Read more »