Deltek Sr. Analyst Jeff Webster reports. Today’s mark up of legislation to reallocate D-Block spectrum to public safety has seen its ups and downs over the past four years. Much talk has been made about how this chunk of spectrum will open the door to nationwide interoperability. The decision of what to do with thisRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. This year’s 10th Annual National Child Welfare IT Managers’ IT Meeting was held May 23-26, 2011 at the Waterview Conference Hotel in Arlington, VA. A recurring theme during the conference was the need for silos in IT systems to be broken down. The idea is that in order for efficienciesRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Stephen Moss reports. As I mentioned in my overview blog, the 10th Annual National Child Welfare IT Managers’ Meeting was a great event to discuss current hot topics in the child welfare market. One of those hot topics, the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM), was the subject of three sessions at the conference.Read… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. Taking a look at the justice, public safety and homeland security markets for May, radio projects seemed to be the flavor of the month. As the FCC’s radio frequency narrowbanding mandate deadline of January 1, 2013 nears, states, counties and cities seem to be moving more quickly to find fundingRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kate Tussey reports. Whenever I sit down to write a blog, it seems I always start with the latest number of grants the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released to states. Last month did not disappoint. In May, another $35 million went out to Indiana, Rhode Island, and Washington stateRead… Read more »
INPUT Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. On Meet the Press [May 1, 2011], Governor Bob McDonnell jousted points of the state budget with Obama 2012 Campaign Advisor David Axelrod. “We made all those really tough decisions last year … We balanced a $6 billion deficit without raising taxes, mostly through spending cuts, and it includedRead… Read more »
INPUT Analyst Stephen Moss reports. On the shore of Potomac River last week, child welfare IT managers from 44 states and the District of Columbia met for the Annual National Child Welfare IT Manager’s Meeting. This annual conference, in its tenth year, is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for ChildrenRead… Read more »
INPUT Analyst Evan Halperin reports. In a five-to-four vote last month, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the California prison system violates the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. The landmark case had five justices: Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan voted to force the California Department of Corrections to reduce theRead… Read more »
INPUT Analyst Derek Johnson reports. Earlier this month, New York City rolled out its first digital road map – a strategic plan that aims to “establish [New York City] as the world’s top-ranked Digital City, based on indices of Internet access, Open Government, citizen engagement, and digital industry growth.” As one of the most technologicallyRead… Read more »
INPUT Analyst Erin Brady reports. The state of California released Governor Brown’s revised FY 2011-12 budget in mid-May 2011. The revised budget addresses the solutions put forth in the Governor’s Recommended Budget released in January 2011, along with additional solutions deemed necessary to reduce the state’s budget deficit. Even with $13.4 billion in solutions proposedRead… Read more »