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Damage Control: Sacramento Begins Shaping a Post-Oracle Tech Agenda
Cal-Tax Digest
Two years ago, 25 governors launched or marketed e-government initiatives in their State of the State addresses. But this year only seven governors mentioned e-government in their State of the State addresses. And only one, Georgia’s Roy Barnes, pledged to implement a specific e-government project in the coming year. Read More>>
Rumsfeld's Rules; Sacramento could use the Defense secretary's words of wisdom
Los Angeles Times
California needs a common methodology for evaluating the return on investment from technology. The current system is too vague, which was one reason why the deal wiggled its way through the process.Read More>>
Sacramento After Oracle: Don’t Lynch Technology, Embrace It
Cal-Tax Digest
Resignations, once offered and accepted, can defuse a political crisis. But not in Sacramento, which is grappling now with a software contract snafu that could affect the technology plans of state government for many years to come. Read More>>
