The contract has a combined value of $150 million over five years for the companies, which are to compete for orders from individual agencies.
The improvement was a pleasant surprise to Gov. Bob Riley's office.
"Gov. Riley has put a special emphasis on refining state government so that it operates more efficiently ...," said Riley spokesman Jeff Emerson. "We're moving up steadily in the ranking."
Weiterlesen: USA: Alabama state sites make tracks in cyberspace
OPM Director Kay Coles James revealed this in a written response to a new Government Accountability Office report critical of the way agencies train their IT workers. According to GAO, agencies make limited use of best practices for training information technology employees and they cite funding and time constraints as major obstacles.
Weiterlesen: USA: OPM to issue governmentwide IT training guidance
After a year of planning, Ector County Tax Assessor-Collector Lea Taylor announced Tuesday that motorists may pay for their annual motor-vehicle registration online beginning Tuesday.
Since June 4, Taylor’s office has been accepting property-tax payments online as well.
Weiterlesen: USA: Odessa: Taylor’s office begins offering online payments