David Fletcher: Utah GovernmentIssues in State of Utah GovernmentTop Ten Technology Accomplishments for State of Utah in 2004- December 29, 2004 Following up on last year's top 10 technology accomplishments in Utah state government, I'll attempt a top 10 for 2004, although it will be hard to match the 2003 accomplishments. Utah Wireless Integrated Network Phase I. Voice integration of multiple state networks including the UCAN 800 MHz trunked system in the Wasatch Front, the Utah National Guard, the State Repeater System, Salt Lake City's 800 MHz network, Salt Lake County, and the State VHF law enforcement network was achieved on.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/12/29.html#a1556 Government in Transition- December 23, 2004 The transition to a new administration is continuing to evolve here in Utah. Scott Williams, director of the Health Department, announced his resignation yesterday. Robin Arnold-Williams, with Human Services, has already announced her intentions as well. Those are two of the largest departments in the state who have been involved in many significant IT initiatives. We have worked with both departments on a variety of enterprise projects. I hope their new leaders...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/12/23.html#a1552 Saying Farewell to a Governor- December 17, 2004 Making the DAS presentation to Governor Walker was an honorSince Clark County (Nevada) has the same IBM rep that we do, I hear a little about what they are doing from time to time. Today, they announce a contract award to SAP IBM for a full-blown implementation of SAP's mySAP portal along with financial management, HR, and CRM systems. The Utah Division of Finance is currently testing SAP's employee online self services. Check out the drop in violent crime nationally since...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/12/17.html#a1546 2006 Budget Recommendations- December 10, 2004 Governor Walker shared her 2006 budget recommendations today. The budget includes some key recommendations including support for ongoing maintenance and connectivity of the Utah Wireless Integrated Network voice interoperability service which provides interoperability between UCAN's 800 MHz network, the National Guard, the State's VHF networks in rural Utah, and others, including a smartphone interface. The UWIN technology subcommittee met this morning in Provo. The team...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/12/10.html#a1540 Workforce Services Site Redesign- December 1, 2004 After undergoing extensive usability testing, the Utah Department of Workforce Services has unveiled their redesigned website at jobs.utah.gov, one of the most widely used sites in the state. DWS serviced over 1 million job referals in the first 9 months that the service was online.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/12/01.html#a1528 Property Tax Services Online- December 1, 2004 Yesterday was the deadline for property tax payments in the state of Utah. Like in previous years, a number of counties allow you to search for people who are delinquent in their payments. Others, like Utah County, let you see the entire tax history of any given parcel. So, I can see what my neighbor is assessed and how much he has payed. You can see just about all the info the county has regarding your parcel (or anyone else's for that matter). The most..http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/12/01.html#a1527 |