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State & Local Government Division
Overview
The State & Local Government Division (SLG) addresses the dynamic state and local government technology market. SLG serves as a collective voice for companies engaged in business development and legislative affairs with public sector organizations other than national governments. As such, SLG offers a wide array of programs that allow members to engage with state and local government officials -- and their national associations -- through committee meetings, Board meetings, private dinners, and widely attended events. We provide opportunities in all of our programs and policy work to partner private and public sector representatives in initiatives that foster the understanding and adoption of technology products, services, and solutions.
Highlights of our activities are posted below. For a more complete view of our programs, please contact Carol Henton, Vice President, State and Local Government, or Michael Kerr, Sr. Director, State and Local Government.
The 2010 State CIO Survey
TechAmerica has partnered with the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and Grant Thornton to survey state and territorial CIOs or their equivalents on their most challenging issues -- from tight budgets to emerging technologies. Results are based on the responses of 40 participants, or about three-fourths of eligible jurisdictions.
Click here to view the press release.
Please click here to view or download a copy of the survey.
To view other items of interest related to the survey, including media coverage and our August 19 member webinar, please go to the 2010 State CIO Survey web page.
Get Involved
State & Local Government (SLG) Board of Directors
- Chairman of the SLG Board: Tom Davies, ACS, A Xerox Company
- Vice Chair: Caroline Rapking, Vice President, Consulting, CGI
- Secretary/Treasurer: Jennifer Axt, Vice President, EMC
Our SLG Board serves as a forum for senior state and local government business executives to discuss strategic issues in the SLG marketplace and provide guidance to TechAmerica staff on its SLG programs and offerings and its public policy positions.
State and Local Government Dinner Series
SLG hosts a successful series of State and Local Government Dinners. Almost every month, we invite a State or Local government CIO to speak to a small gathering of PS Group members. These informal gatherings provide for a free-flowing information exchange, allowing the guest speaker to ask questions of the industry representatives and the industry representatives to ask questions of the speaker. Currently, dinners are held in Pentagon City, VA and Sacramento, CA.
California Procurement Committee
- Chair: Ann Shook, EMC
Established in 2000, this committee focuses on a variety of issues of interest to the vendor community doing business with the State of California. We continue to dialogue with California’s Department of General Services (DGS) on IT terms and conditions and procurement-related policies & procedures. Staff contact: Carol Henton
Oregon Procurement Reform Task Group
The State of Oregon, in June 2009, reached out to industry and asked for its assistance in understanding how it could change its approach to IT acquisition to get better competition, improved services and lower costs. TechAmerica coordinated a broadly-based industry response. Steve Hill, IBM, served as Chair of the Task Group. Staff contact: Carol Henton
Human Services IT Advisory Group (HSITAG)
- Chair: Bob Stauffer, Deloitte Consulting
- Vice-Chair: John Petraborg, HP Enterprise Services
HSITAG seeks to improve the delivery of human services programs through IT and modern management practices. The group meets monthly, often with guest speakers representing federal and state human services agencies and other associations in the human services field. Staff contact: Michael Kerr
- Chair: Kathy Baird, DRC
Working within the framework of TechAmerica’s State Government Affairs program, this Committee tracks procurement-related legislation and advocates for reforms of procurement policies and procedures (in states outside of California). Staff contact: Michael Kerr
TechAmerica's state government affairs is member-driven. Our policy committees actively monitor and impact legislation in a number of critical issue areas important to the IT industry.
Recent & Upcoming SLG Division Events
Participants at Beyond the Beltway 2010 and the TechAmerica-INPUT Executive Briefing (below) with Massachusetts CIO Anne Margulies (pictured) and City of Boston CIO Bill Oates.
- October 13, 2010: SLG Executive Breakfast featuring Illinois' Top Technology Leaders
- October 05, 2010: SLG Executive Breakfast featuring Washington State’s Top Technology Leaders
- September 09, 2010: 6th Annual State of California Technology Executive Briefing
- August 19, 2010: 2010 State CIO Survey Webinar
- July 29, 2010: SLG CIO Dinner with Karen Robinson, Chief Technology Officer, The State of Texas
- July 15, 2010: TechAmerica-INPUT SLG Executive Breakfast with Carole Post, Commissioner, DoITT, NYC
- July 8, 2010: SLG CIO Dinner with Sam Orth, State Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, State of Ohio
- June 28, 2010: TechAmerica-INPUT SLG Executive Breakfast with Anne Margulies, CIO of Massachusetts and Bill Oates, City of Boston
- April 29, 2010: SLG CIO Dinner with Chris Vein, CIO and Executive Director, Dept. of IT, City and County of San Francisco
- March 22, 2010: Beyond the Beltway: State and Local Government IT Market Watch
- February 24, 2010: SLG Dinner with Jerry Fralick, CIO, State of North Carolina
- January 27, 2010: SLG Dinner with Ken Theis, CIO and Director, Department of Information Technology, State of Michigan
- December 14, 2009: Executive Roundtable with Aneesh Chropra, US CTO, Chicago, IL
- November 18, 2009: SLG Dinner with the Honorable Len Pomata, Secretary of Technology, Commonwealth of Virginia
- November 13, 2009: Illinois Executive Roundtable, with Guest of Honor Greg Wass, CIO, State of Illinois
- October 28, 2009: Human Services IT Advisory Group with Guest Speaker Robert Hobbelman, CIO, DSS, Commonwealth of Virginia
- October 14, 2009: SLG CIO Dinner with Gopal Khanna, CIO, State of Minnesota
- October 14, 2009: Sacramento Dinner Series with Crystal Cooper and Paul Benedetto, California Health and Human Services Agency
- September 10, 2009: 5th Annual State of California Technology Executive Briefing (Sacramento, CA)
Documents and Resources
March 2010 – State of Oregon responds to TechAmerica’s formal comments on its revised IT contract Terms and Conditions
On March 2, 2010, Oregon’s Chief Procurement Office, Dianne Lancaster responded to TechAmerica’s formal comments that had been submitted in late November. In her letter, which can be found here, Ms. Lancaster expressed “appreciation for the hard work of TechAmerica and its IT suppliers”. She went on to say: “TechAmerica has provided valuable input in the development of the updated terms and considering….. We offer our sincere thanks for working with us on this important project. You (TechAmerica) have been an insightful partner…..”
To continue reading this post and other updates, please visit the Oregon Procurement Reform Task Group web page.
SLG Procurement Reform
Contract terms and conditions are discouraging competition among vendors for state and local government technology projects, according to a new paper by TechAmerica titled Transforming Procurement for the 21st Century: Reforming IT Contract Terms and Conditions to Improve Procurement Environments and Outcomes. The paper was released by TechAmerica's State Procurement Committee.
For more information on the Committee and its activities, please visit the State Procurement Committee, or contact Michael Kerr.
Managing the IT Agenda in Leaner Fiscal Times
TechAmerica has released a report offering ideas for technology programs designed to ease the stress put on state coffers by a souring economy. The publication provides state executive, legislative and agency leaders with recommendations for technology-driven savings and creative funding models - including case studies demonstrating savings, enhanced revenues and operational efficiencies. It also features a review of trends in state budgets and technology spending. The document is available for download here.
In The News
Join TechAmerica and INPUT for the 6th Annual California State Technology Executive Seminar featuring California’s top technology leaders.
Join us for what promises to be a dynamic and useful program looking both forward and back on the Schwarzenegger Administration's technology legacy. Teri Takai will kick-off the morning program with an overview of where the Office of the State CIO (OCIO) has been and where it is headed. Mike Locatis will provide an overview of California's IT spending plus give an update on consolidation efforts. Christy Quinlan will report on several issues she is championing such as GIS, 911, Transparency and Public Safety. Adrian Farley will provide an overview of the State's IT infrastructure including developments at the Office of Technology Services, e.g. Shared Services and new offerings. Tom Sheehy will give us insight into the State's budget and fiscal situation and its impact on procurement in California. Teri Takai will then return to the podium to wrap up and share thoughts on the accomplishments of the Schwarzenegger Administration and the Governor's technology legacy. We will close the program by taking questions from the audience.
TechAmerica - INPUT Executive Breakfast with Carole Post, Commissioner, DoITT, City of New York - July 15
On July 15, TechAmerica and INPUT held a New York City CIO Executive Briefing. Over 120 members gathered to hear from featured speaker Carole Post, Commissioner of the City’s Department of Information, Technology, and Telecommunications (DoITT). Ms. Post, appointed Commissioner in December 2009, gave an overview of her vision for DoITT, discussed high priority technology initiatives, and took questions from the audience. Tim Brett provided INPUT’s most recent analysis of the SLG marketplace, NYC’s IT budget trends, and some key opportunities in the City. Michael Kerr, Sr. Director, SLG with TechAmerica, moderated the questioning. Additional 2010 breakfasts are planned for Sacramento, Seattle, Chicago, and Phoenix.
Questions on TechAmerica-INPUT SLG Executive Breakfasts? Contact Michael Kerr @ mkerr@techamerica.org
SLG Procurement Webinar - May 6, 2010
Our most recent SLG Procurement Webinar "Initiatives in State IT Procurement Reform - Case Study: The State of Oregon" will take place on May 6, 2010 from 3:00 to 4:00 PM ET. The featured speaker was Robert S. Metzger, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, a key figure in TechAmerica's Oregon procurement reform initiative.
Slides from the webcast are available for download.
Beyond the Beltway 2010: State and Local Government IT Marketwatch
Thank you to all the speakers, sponsors, and attendees of the 5th annual Beyond the Beltway 2010. The event was another great success. To view the list of speakers, and access presentations, please go to the event agenda and click the linked speaker names. We hope to see you at Beyond the Beltway 2011!
Aneesh Chopra, U.S. CTO, visits TechAmerica in Austin, TX
The Obama Administration’s Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra joined TechAmerica for a day in Austin, TX on October 25 ,2009. His first stop was a discussion with TechAmerica’s State & Local Government Board of Directors where he dialogued with the board about the Administration’s new Innovation Strategy as well as how the private sector can help in areas such as Health Information Exchange - by working toward new standards for data exchange in health care; Energy - by driving increases in energy efficiency through IT innovation; and Education - by supporting Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) programs.
Aneesh Chopra, CTO to President Obama speaking at TechAmerica's State & Local Government Board of Directors meeting in Austin on October 25, 2009. Others pictured are Barbara Anderson, HP Enterprise Services; Tom Davies, ACS, A Xerox Company. and Des Speed, Lagan
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