• Top Stories
• NASCIO in the News
• Members in the News
• Staff Updates
• Committee & Work Group Updates
• Mark Your Calendar

TOP STORIES

• State CIOs Visit the Capitol

  On July 12 state CIOs from 13 states gathered in Washington, DC to meet with legislators and government officials during the sixth annual NASCIO DC Fly-In. The CIOs and NASCIO staff held over 40 meetings with members of Congress, committee staff and officials from federal executive branch agencies to discuss critical issues and emerging trends affecting state IT. NASCIO's 2006 policy issues for federal action focus on cybersecurity planning and reforms in federal funding for state IT projects. To view NASCIO's Calls to Action, click here.

• The Evolving Role of the CISO - NASCIO Research Brief Released

  Developed by the Information Security and Privacy Committee, the brief entitled "Born of Necessity: The CISO Evolution-Bringing the Technical and the Policy Together," examines the role of the state CISO as it has evolved in response to the growing complexities of the IT threat environment, homeland security concerns, and the increasing demands for enhanced citizen services. The brief has received great interest both within state government and from outside sources.

• NASCIO Presents Webinar on ITIL

  The Enterprise Infrastructure & Services Committee presented the first webinar of a series on the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) on June 28. The webinar featured Malcolm Fry, a consultant to BMC Software. Fry has been actively involved with ITIL since its inception and is currently a member of the ITIL Advisory Group (IAG). An archive of the webinar is available on NASCIO's website. To download the audio and the presentation, click here. Four more webinars are planned in this series featuring speakers from NASCIO's corporate partners CA, HP, IBM, and Telelogic. More details will be available soon.

NASCIO In The News

This month, NASCIO and its members have been mentioned in the following articles in FCW, FirstGov, Governing, Government Technology, Public CIO, and Washington Technology.

• FCW - A real hard act to follow
• FCW - Expert: Cybersecurity lapses could cost public trust
• FirstGov - CIO Spotlight: Teresa M. Takai, State of Michigan
• Governing - REAL ID: Challenges - and Opportunities
• Government Technology - California Department of Technology Services Offers Secure Remote Access
• Government Technology - Keeping the Trust While Under Attack: What State CIOs Need to Know about Evolving IT Threats
• Government Technology - What State and Local Governments Want Most from Their Technology Providers
• Government Technology - Utah.gov Receives Outstanding Customer Service Award
• Government Technology - Minnesota Moves Forward on Enterprise IT
• Government Technology - Quid Pro Quo
• Government Technology - State CIOs Land in Washington
• Public CIO - CIO Sightings
• Washington Technology - State of recovery

Members In The News

• Iowa Department of Administrative Services Honored as CIO 100

  CIO magazine recently announced the selection of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services as a recipient of the 2006 CIO 100 award. The annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology.

  "To receive this prestigious recognition is an honor for the team that completed the new application," said John Gillispie, CIO for the state of Iowa.

  According to Abbie Lundberg, Editor in Chief of CIO magazine, "Year after year, the CIO 100 award recipients serve as industry role models for business and IT excellence. This year's winners are particularly remarkable for their ability to translate IT innovation into business value and solid ROI."

  "We are honored that DAS has received this award from CIO magazine," said Governor Vilsack. "It has validated the challenging work state employees were faced with in implementing an entirely new concept to state government — operating their ‘business’ like an entrepreneur would, taking a customer-focused approach to delivering services in a competitive marketplace. Iowans expect results from state government, and we take that responsibility very seriously."

• Jim Bryant Interview

  Jim Bryant, CIO of South Carolina, was recently interviewed by Washington Technology about disaster preparedness, major statewide IT initiatives, and building public-private relationships. Read more…
  
  
  

• New Corporate Members

  NASCIO welcomes five new corporate members: Autodesk, GoldenGate Software, Network Intelligence Corporation, SunGard Availability Services, and VMware.

Staff Updates

• Eric Sweden, NASCIO's Enterprise Architect, and Ron Thomas, Section Manager for the state of Missouri eGovernment Initiative, presented "An Overview of Service Oriented Architecture: A State Perspective" at the recent Government Technology Missouri Summit held on June 15 in Jefferson City, Missouri. This session was well attended reflecting high interest in this topic on the part of state, county and city government officials in the state of Missouri. Teri Takai, CIO for the state of Michigan, was a keynote speaker at this summit.
• Eric Sweden also attended the eHealth Initiative's Connecting Communities Mid-Continent Regional Forum held in Kansas City, Missouri on June 21 and 22. Presentations included: "The State Perspective", "Health IT in the Rural Environment", and "Employer and Health Plan Involvement in Regional Collaborative Initiatives". The mission of the eHealth Initiative is to drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology. See http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/ for more information.
• NASCIO Issues Coordinator Mary Gay Whitmer attended a meeting of intergovernmental stakeholders on privacy hosted by the US Department of Justice with representatives from federal and state government stakeholders on June 28, 2006 in Fairfax, Virginia. Stay tuned for reports on action items that come out of this meeting as they are forwarded to NASCIO.
• Chris Dixon, Senior Issues Coordinator, has resigned from his position at AMR Management Services effective June 30, 2006. Chris, a well respected and valuable staff member, has served as a key NASCIO resource for our state members for the past seven years. We will certainly miss his extensive knowledge of the state IT policy area, federal affairs, research and writing skills on behalf of our state government members, and look forward to his continued participation in his new position as Senior Analyst, Industry Analysis at INPUT.

Committee & Work Group Updates

• The Enterprise Infrastructure and Services Committee is completing work on an issue brief entitled, "Relationships Matter: CRM as a Tool to Promote Enterprise Services". Release of this document is anticipated in early August.
• NASCIO's Security and Privacy Committee has completed a survey of the state CISOs and is working to compile and report on those results in the coming months. The Committee's next research brief will address the topic of privacy.
• Working Groups of the Enterprise Infrastructure and Services Committee and the Corporate Leadership Council (CLC) are beginning a joint project on Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity. This endeavor is a follow-up to the CIO/CLC session at NASCIO's 2006 Midyear Conference in Washington, DC and a recent CLC survey of state CIOs on Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness. Through this collaboration the working groups hope to help CIOs make the business case for funding of these essential investments.

Mark Your Calendar

• Upcoming Committee Calls
  Programs Committee - Wednesday, August 2 at 3:00 pm ET
  Executive Committee - Thursday, August 3 at 2:00 pm ET
  Enterprise Infrastructure and Services Committee - Thursday, August 3 at 3:30 pm ET
  Enterprise Architecture Committee - Thursday, August 10 at 2:00 pm ET
  Corporate Leadership Council - Thursday, August 10 at 4:00 pm ET
  Security and Privacy Committee - Tuesday, August 22 at 3:00 pm ET
  
• Other Events of Interest
  COVITS 2006: Advancing the Public's Agenda will take place September 10-12 at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in Roanoke, VA. As the Commonwealth of Virginia puts into action one of the most sweeping reforms of information technology in the nation, COVITS 2006 will gather thought leaders who share the goal of Advancing the Public's Agenda through innovative technology solutions. Breakout sessions will focus on innovative technologies in healthcare, transportation, and education. For program updates and registration information visit www.covits.org or call (703) 481-5242.