Mark Peterson, note on Government trends and changes

1. Coeur e-Spondant
Oh its Audit Time Again in State Government...
(sung to the tune of - Its crying time again - Ray Charles)
What do State Audits and Legal actions have to do with IT?
Recent news has focused on a number of state entities which
have come under legal fire for lack of governance in
significant areas of the departmental operations.
Email policies, business processes, data management issues,
and others threaten the federal funding flows to various state
agencies. At a time when most Governors are looking at
localized revenues decreasing, healthcare consuming 50% of
general funds, and road funds being pulled back by federal
sources, any negative impact on Federal Funding flows will
significantly constrain State Administration.
Along with modernization, comes radical changes in agency
The digital record
information flow and business processes. Unlike previous is growing at a
audits based primaril