Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> New MA Governor Proposes New - and Smaller - IT Bond Bill
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Unfortunately for the Information Technology Division (ITD) in
>| particular, and state government in general, the new bill would
>| provide only a fraction of the funding that would have been provided
>| under last year's legislation. As proposed by Patrick, the bond would
>| offer only $95 million, rather than the $250 million originally
>| proposed. According to MHT, $75 million would be dedicated to
>| planning and procurement, a further $15 million would fund a
>| statewide system to mange performance and measure efficiency of
>| agency databases, and $4.9 million would be given to the state
>| attorney general's offices for IT projects.
>|
>| As a result, it the new bill will fall far short of accomplishing
>| what had long been hoped by the ITD. This follows on the heels of
>| damage already done, as stated by Gutierrez in his letter of
>| resignation
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| What does this portend for ODF in Massachusetts, and what does
>| it tell us about Deval Patrick's plans for the future?
>|
>| First, here's what I don't know: as you may recall, both
>| Gutierrez and Microsoft lobbyist Brian Burke were appointed
>| to a transition working group formed to advise governor-elect
>| Patrick on IT matters.
> `----
>
> http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070315084848194
>
>
US Government does appear to be very well owned by Microsoft. It is
very impressive.
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