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March 2008

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TOP STORIES

  • NASCIO Executive Committee holds Strategic Planning Session

    The NASCIO Executive Committee held an important face-to-face strategic planning meeting in Dallas on March 14-15 to review the performance of the association, discuss current issues, prioritize opportunities, and outline their vision of the future environment in state IT. The governance body allocated time to reviewing and validating the current strategic plan and recommending changes to business objectives. With some lively interactions on key issues, the session was both productive and informative. President John Gillispie described the meeting as "time well spent and a valuable investment in NASCIO."

  • Nominations to Open for the 2008 NASCIO Recognition Awards

    NASCIO is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2008 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government will be accepted beginning on March 19. These awards honor state information technology initiatives which exemplify best practices, support the public policy goals of state leaders, assist government officials to innovatively execute their duties, and provide cost-effective service to citizens.

    Complete details about the 2008 Recognition Awards including instructions for submitting nominations will be available at www.nascio.org/awards on Wednesday, March 19. The final deadline for nominations is Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Questions about the Recognition Awards program should be addressed to Dianne Adams at dadams@AMRms.com.

  • NASCIO Midyear Conference is Taking Shape

    Join us for the 2008 NASCIO Midyear Conference, A Focus on the Enterprise: Campaigning for Change being held April 29 - May 2 in Chantilly, Virginia at the Marriott Westfields Washington Dulles. The event will feature a keynote address by Vance Hitch, Chief Information Officer at the US Department of Justice. Conference sessions include: Polling the Experts: Governors, Legislators and Their Budgets; Mining for Budget Gold: How to Pay for Your IT Initiatives; The Government CIO Agenda: Campaigning for Innovation and Change; and a series of interactive Discovery Workshops. To view the complete agenda, click here.

    Don't forget these upcoming conference deadlines:
  • The Enterprise Architecture Committee published the first in a series of publications on governance. "IT Governance and Business Outcomes - A Shared Relationship Between IT and Business Leaders" provides an introduction to enterprise IT governance and presents calls to action for the state CIO. The brief is available at www.nascio.org/publications.

    The Enterprise Architecture Committee is looking for examples of state governance models and programs. Please contact Eric Sweden at 859-514-9189 or esweden@amrms.com if you can assist.


NASCIO In The News


Members In The News

  • CIO Transitions
      SOUTH CAROLINA
      Jim Bryant, CIO for the State of South Carolina has resigned his position. Jim was a member of the NASCIO Executive Committee and Co-Chair of the Enterprise Architecture Committee. Tom Lucht has been named Interim CIO for South Carolina.

  • NASCIO Members Name among Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2007

    Government Technology’s annual top 25 list honors individuals who are redefining and advancing technology’s role in government and society. 2007 honorees include the following:
    • George Bakolia, Chief Information Officer, State of North Carolina
    • Bill Bott, Deputy Chief Information Officer, State of Missouri
    • Jim Burns, Chief Information Officer, State of Alabama
    • Aneesh P. Chopra, Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia
    • Steve Fletcher, Chief Information Officer, State of Utah
    • Dan Ross, Chief Information Officer, State of Missouri
    • Mark Rutledge, former Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Kentucky
    In addition to their outstanding achievements in advancing IT policies in their home states, these NASCIO members have also fostered excellence in government technology through their service and contributions to NASCIO. For the complete story, click here.
  • CALIFORNIA
    Teri Takai, CIO, California, Meets with State Technology Leadership. Click here.
  • GUAM
    The CIO for US Territory of Guam, Jim Lacson, talks about challenges with staffing, application deployment and vendor relations. Click here.
  • IDAHO
    In an interview with a Montana News Station, Idaho’s Department of Administration Director Mike Gwartney spoke about Idaho’s Education Network planning. Click here to read the complete story.
  • MINNESOTA
    Gopal Khanna, CIO of Minnesota, speaks with Public CIO about Green Initiatives. Click here.
  • SOUTH DAKOTA
    Commissioner and CIO of South Dakota, Otto Doll quoted in StateTech Magazine article regarding legacy technologies. Click here.
  • VIRGINIA
    Lemuel Stewart, CIO for the Commonwealth of Virginia, is featured in an article by Center for Digital Government. Click here to read the article.
  • WASHINGTON DC
    DotGov Spotlight: Vivek Kundra, CTO, Washington, D.C. Click here.

  • New Members

    NASCIO is pleased to welcome corporate members EquaTerra and NetApp.

NASCIO on the Road

  • NASCIO President John Gillispie and Executive Director Doug Robinson attended the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, February 23-25. Click here for more information about the Winter Meeting.
  • NASCIO members John Gillispie, CIO of Iowa, Teri Takai, CIO of California, Tom Jarrett, CIO of Delaware, and Stephanie Jamison, Issues Coordinator for NASCIO, attended the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual conference, held February 23-28 in Orlando, Florida. Takai was a featured speaker on several panels. The HIMSS conference drew over 28,000 attendees and explored a myriad of issues related to health IT including federal, state and local initiatives, interoperability, electronic health record adoption, and privacy and security issues.
  • Senior Issues Coordinator, Mary Gay Whitmer attended a drafter's meeting of the Global Justice Privacy and Information Quality Working Group in Washington DC, March 14, 2008. Whitmer is assisting with the composition of a guide on Information Quality.
  • NASCIO Executive Director, Doug Robinson, Enterprise Architect, Eric Sweden and the Executive Committee participated in the NASCIO Strategic Planning Meeting on March 15, 2008, in Dallas, TX.
  • Mary Gay Whitmer, Senior Issues Coordinator will attend the Privacy Summit of the International Association of Privacy Professionals in Washington DC on March 26-28, 2008.

Committee & Work Group Updates

  • The Corporate Leadership Council held its Face to Face meeting on February 26 in Reston, Virginia at the Oracle Building. Mark Stencel, Governing, spoke on trends from the 2008 Government Performance Project. Twenty-nine companies were represented at the meeting. Open discussions included the CLC project, overall satisfaction with the CLC, and upcoming midyear activities.
  • The E-Records Management Working Group is working on a brief that will focus on best practices in the states and beyond on e-records management and digital preservation. The group anticipates completing the brief in April.

    NASCIO hosted an All States Call regarding E-records management and digital preservation. The call featured Jason R. Baron, Director of Litigation, the National Archives and Records Administration. In addition to NASCIO members, the call was open to members of NAGARA (the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators), CoSA (the Council of State Archivists), NAAG (the National Association of State Attorneys Genera), and NASS (the National Association of Secretaries of State). Click here to hear the podcast.

  • The Green IT Working Group is drafting a brief regarding ways that state CIOs can be involved in Green IT initiatives and what they can do today to begin to "go green." It will feature examples of various state efforts and identify what trends they should look for in the future. A late April release date is anticipated.
  • The Innovative Funding for State IT Working Group is drafting an all-states survey that will be distributed to state CIOs to identify innovative funding methods and models that will provide the backdrop for a forthcoming publication. This survey will be used to update NASCIO's 2003 Innovative Funding for Innovative State IT report.
  • The Legacy Systems & Modernization Working Group is drafting a survey of the state CIOs to gauge the primary issues and points-of-concern for state IT organizations as they relate to the modernization of legacy IT systems and applications. The survey results will help to set a baseline for further research on the topic.
  • The State IT Workforce Working Group is drafting a brief regarding recruitment and retention of state IT employees. It will feature both traditional and innovative recruitment methods, successful retention strategies, and numerous state examples of best practices. An early April release date is anticipated.

Mark Your Calendar

  • Upcoming Committee Calls
    • Consolidation & Shared Services Forum-Tuesday, March 18, 1:00 pm and April 15, 2:00 pm ET. The call will feature a presentation on Colorado's consolidation plan delivered by Michael Locatis, Colorado's CIO.
    • Programs Committee - Tuesday, March 18, 2:00 pm ET and April 1, 2:00 pm ET
    • Corporate Leadership Council - Wednesday, March 19, 4:00 pm ET
    • Security & Privacy Committee - Wednesday, March 19, 3:00 pm ET
    • State IT Workforce Working Group - Tuesday, March 25 at 1:00 pm ET
    • Greening of IT Working Group - Wednesday March 26, 3:00 pm ET
    • Innovative Funding for State IT Working Group - Wednesday, April 2, 1:00 pm ET
    • Legacy Systems & Modernization Working Group -Thursday, April 3, 1:00 pm ET
    • Executive Committee - Thursday, April 3, 2:00 pm ET
    • Enterprise Architecture Committee - Thursday, April 10, 2:00 pm ET
  • Other Events of Interest