David Fletcher: Utah GovernmentIssues in State of Utah GovernmentKey Utah IT Governance Issues Presented to UTC- June 21, 2004 Key IT governance issues presented to the Utah Technology Commission last Thursday (these issues were identified in meetings with IT Directors, ITS managers, the CIO, and Ernie Nielsen): Standards Coordination Setting What should a central provider look like Interoperability of all applications is critical - focus on open standard such as XML Business Directors group similar to IT Directors needs to be set up and liaison with... ITS Customer Board - a formal feedback mechanism is...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/06/21.html#a1368 Salt Lake County Citizen Review Panel website and othe eGov news from Utah- June 18, 2004 There has been a lot of press involving the misuse of vehicles by Salt Lake County employees, including the County Auditor, who resigned last month. I was involved in setting up a statewide fuel network over 10 years ago that tracks all fuel usage by vehicle. This data was used by the county to identify abuses. County Mayor, Nancy Workman, has commissioned a review of county policies which are all available online at this new Citizen Review Panel website. More coverage of live.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/06/18.html#a1366 In Recognition- June 14, 2004 Two of our employees at ITS passed away this past weekend, Clair Wade and Ken Kelley. I appreciate the service they rendered to the State and to their families. Meanwhile, the flag is still at half mast for President Ronald Reagan. I listened to his funeral while on my way up to Potters Ponds just below the Skyline Trail. The Capitol Building (undergoing construction) was the scene of a special flag ceremony this morning (see photo). EPA Administrator, Mike...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/06/14.html#a1358 Utah Legislature provides customized RSS news feeds- June 9, 2004 The Utah Legislature has created a service that allows you to create customized RSS feeds for the latest information from legislative committees and task forces. This looks like a great service and should add a lot of value to the growing list of RSS feeds available from Utah state government. Expect to see a more comprehensive statewide news portal based on RSS in the near future.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/06/09.html#a1356 New service added to UCJIS- June 9, 2004 Utah will be the third state to implement JusticeXchange. JusticeXchange is a real time data network of county jail records. CCJJ is overseeing the project which will provide law enforcement with access to information about offenders held in jails across the country. The system will be integrated with UCJIS which already provides a single point of access to well over 20 different data sources. Here's the latest on the debate about outsourcing jobs paid for with state tax...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/06/09.html#a1355 Utah Government Technology News- June 4, 2004 These two articles showed up in Government Technology this week: Utah Creates Digital Spatial Data Sharing Agreement Utah CIO Award Winners Announced The Utah Department of Financial Institutions has a new website. I talked to representatives from the Navajo Nation yesterday. They are interested in a partnership that would include Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and the Navajo Nation to develop and leverage infrastructure in the four corners area for economic development. This...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/utahGovernment/2004/06/04.html#a1347 |