Deltek Senior Analyst Jeff Webster reports. Over the past three fiscal years, the justice and public safety market has seen its fair share of twists and turns as federal, state, and local priorities have changed due to economic hardship. While changes have taken place, the market remains consistent and resilient, with spending estimated to increaseRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. This year is already off to a strong start for justice and public safety procurement. After a slow November and December, procurement departments across the country entered 2012 with refocused attention on the market. While the actual number of solicitations released decreased from December, several RFPs hit the street inRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Joanna Salini reports. The state of Illinois recently released a request for information (RFI) regarding solutions and new technologies for its digital driver’s license system. The state’s current contract with Viisiage Technology, as part of L-1 identity Solutions, is due to expire in June 2013. The state currently uses a social security onlineRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. The Virginia State Police (VSP) released a solicitation for the long-awaited Virginia Intelligence Management System (VIMS) project. This system will be used in the Virginia Fusion Center (VFC), which works to assemble federal, state and local law enforcement officials in one facility. Fusion centers were designed to help facilitate communicationRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. Looking back on the first month of 2012, health insurance exchanges (HIXs) continued to consume media outlets and fill legislators’ and lawmakers’ agendas nationwide. In Florida – the state leading the legal battle challenging the legality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – two bills were presented introducing legislation toRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. The U.S. Census rather quietly produced a report this month on public employee retirement systems. Overall, pension news is very good and improving, with balances improving in FY 2010 after two straight years of losses. For FY 2010, cash and investment holdings for state-administered pensions increased to $2.2 TrillionRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. Today marks the final day of Deltek’s health care and social services team’s blog series centered on the recently-released report, “Evolving Health Insurance Exchanges.” The report takes a nationwide dive into implementation processes and state statuses in instituting these novel systems. It also provides high-level advice for government contractors forRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. Continuing this week’s blog series recognizing Deltek’s recently-released report, “Evolving Health Insurance Exchanges,” we’re drawing attention to an element of health insurance exchanges (HIXs) that has thus far received little attention: quality assurance (QA) services. The lack of focus on these services can be easily pinned to the early natureRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kate Tussey reports. Today’s blog marks day 3 of Deltek’s health care and social services team’s blog series centered on our recently-released report, “Evolving Health Insurance Exchanges.” The report provides an in-depth analysis of states and their steps toward implementing these one-stop shops. It also provides high-level recommendations for vendors trying to getRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Erin Brady reports. California Governor Edmund Brown presented his proposed budget on Jan. 5. In last year’s budget, even after many cuts, Brown faced a $12.5 billion deficit. The reality coming into FY 2013 is a $9.2 billion deficit that includes $4.1 billion that will be carried over from FY 2012. In hisRead… Read more »