1/8/2009 3:54:49 PM
The failure to find information can have catastrophic results. Gregory Trosset, electronic records management program manager for King County, Washington, noted at the Best of California event in Sacramento, California, earlier this month that the failure to produce requested documents could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in sanctions being levied against an agency. Still, litigation and fines are not the only reasons for agencies to be able to find the data that they are supposed to have on hand. This article describes the different reasons agencies need a quality records management program and speaks to the successes that King County, Washington, has seen with the approach they have used.
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1/6/2009 12:00:30 PM
The National Association of Counties ( NACo) has accepted an invitation to join the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative ( Global) Advisory Committee ( GAC). Mr. Steven W. Jennings, NACo Board of Directors member and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Harris County, Texas, has been named the Association’s GAC representative. NACo is the national organization representing county governments in the United States, providing essential services to the nation’s 3,066 counties.
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12/31/2008 9:05:10 AM
Overcoming jurisdictions’ desire to implement technical solutions before thoroughly understanding the business needs represents one of the key challenges an agency faces in providing interoperability-related technical assistance. This article emphasizes the importance of identifying stakeholders and creating partnerships prior to investing in new technology so that all those involved have a say in (and agree to) how information should be shared. This process is critical to properly addressing interoperability issues.
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