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Top Ten Talks
Unleash the New: State Governments Get Agile
slides | video (coming soon)
Learning Lounges
CIO Showdown
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Jason brings the story to life for audiences with masterful storytelling of his own. He helps the listener understand their own stories and give them breath at work and at home. Jason's presentations help people grasp the power of stories in business and teaches people how to reach their audience, whether a room full of sales prospects or a one-on-one conversation with a co-worker.
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Scott draws on his background in the foreign service as a British diplomat and his experience across organizations, big & small to communicate the impact of true innovation and the need for effective negotiation.
Recognizing the challenge of innovating in a stressful, overloaded, and technology-centric era, Scott suggests that shifting our personal habits and attitudes allows our minds the space to make new connections, resulting in new ideas.
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Bo Reese is the Oklahoma Chief Information Officer as appointed by Governor Mary Fallin. As Oklahoma's CIO, Bo oversees the unification of all executive state agency information technology infrastructure and services pursuant to the Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act and leads more than 800 information technology (IT) and other professionals.
Bo has held multiple technology and management positions during his two decades in state government. He began his career at Oklahoma's self-funded health plan, HealthChoice, as an Applications Specialist before rising to the Director of Information Technology, then to CIO where he led the development and implementation of all technology applications and infrastructure. Bo later became Deputy Administrator where he was responsible for several divisions including Health Care Management, Information Technology, Member Services, Provider Relations and Third Party Administration (TPA) Management Division.
He holds a bachelor's degree in university studies with an emphasis in computer science from Oklahoma State University and an associate degree in computer science from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Reese, an avid hunter and technology enthusiast, lives in Edmond, Okla., with his wife, Lori, and their two children.
David Cagigal was appointed CIO for the State of Wisconsin in November, 2012. As the CIO, he also serves as Division Administrator for the Division of Enterprise Technology (DET). DET manages the state's IT assets and provides technology to state agencies such as computer services, voice-data-video telecommunications, and print and mail services.
David is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in information technology visioning, strategic planning and management. He is experienced in converging business strategies with ever- changing and innovating information technologies. He also identifies and implements the appropriate change management processes and risk mitigating strategies for each unique culture. David has held executive IT positions at Alliant Energy, DeVry University, DePaul University, Maytag and Amoco that crosses multiple industries and business functions.
He is also passionate about education reform and 21st Century Learning Strategies through technology innovations in collaboration with teachers, administrators, parents, communities and most importantly students.
His specialties are strategic planning, budget management, program management, business intelligence, data analytics, risk analysis, quality management, business continuity, disaster response, technology analysis / implementation, security operations, and training / development of personnel.
David was honored to serve as: Edison Electric Institute – Technology Advisory Council, Chair University of Wisconsin, Erdman Center (MBA), Advisory Board Member Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders
He currently serves as:
David holds a BS and MBA from DePaul University.
Denis Goulet was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology for the state of New Hampshire in February 2015. Most recently the Director of Development for the software development firm Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Goulet has nearly 30 years of private-sector IT experience in industries such as health care, high technology and manufacturing. Goulet was the Vice President of Information Technology from 2004 to 2010 at Progress Software Corporation, where he also previously worked as the Director of Information Systems, the Director of E-Business and the Director of IT Operations.
Goulet was also previously the Manager of IT Operations from 1993-1994 at Freudenberg-NOK in Bristol, New Hampshire, and he graduated from the Gartner CIO Academy in 2005. Goulet received a B.A. in business and economics from St. Anselm College.
Dr. Joanne Hale was appointed as Acting Secretary of Information Technology by Governor Bentley on January 4, 2016, and leads the state's Information Technology policy, planning, and governance efforts. She brings to the Governor's Cabinet, IT leadership experience gained from over 20 years of service as a Management Information Systems Professor for the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The University of Alabama. She built and led a nationally and internationally recognized Management Information Systems program, and published 60+ journal articles, conference proceedings and technical reports, building a reputation as an expert in Information Systems planning, strategy, project governance and disaster recovery.
While at UA, Joanne led an IT solutions delivery organization with 180+ developers. She managed an annual IT project portfolio of 40-50 diverse projects for private and public organizational clients including Enterprise IT planning, technology needs assessment, cost benefit analysis, disaster recovery, application development, and infrastructure design.
In 2011, Dr. Hale served on Governor Bentley's Commission on Improving State Government IT Resource Utilization Subcommittee, charged with assessing the State of Alabama's Information Technology resources against current and future needs, identifying critical gaps, and preparing recommendations for closing those gaps to drive efficiency of state government service delivery. In 2012, she co-chaired the State of Alabama Legislative Information Technology (IT) Study Group to Streamline State Government (2012).
Dr. Hale earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Science in Statistics from the University of Missouri, and a PhD in Management Information Systems from Texas Tech University.
Dr. Orgeron has over 27 years of information technology experience in both the private sector
and the federal and state level of the public sector. Dr. Orgeron began his career as a
communications-computer systems officer in the United States Air Force. Currently, he serves
as the as the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology
Services (ITS) and Chief Information Officer for the State of Mississippi. In this role, Dr.
Orgeron provides statewide leadership in the provision of services that facilitate cost-effective
information processing and telecommunication solutions for agencies and institutions. He has
served as President of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO),
and has participated in numerous government information technology task forces and
committees, such as the Mississippi Broadband Task Force, the Digital Signature Committee, the
Electronic Government Task Force, and the Governor's Commission on Digital Government,
which led to the implementation of the enterprise electronic government in Mississippi. Dr.
Orgeron holds a bachelor's degree in MIS, a master's degree and doctorate in public policy and
administration from Mississippi State University. Dr. Orgeron is a certified public manager and
a graduate of the Senator John C. Stennis State Executive Development Institute, as well as the
Institute on International Digital Government Research, and the Harvard University, John F.
Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Series, Leadership for a Networked World
and Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology.
In his dual role as director of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget and state CIO, David B. Behen leads an agency of 2,700 employees with an annual budget of $1.2 billion that provides business and technology services to 18 state agencies.
A champion of strategic planning, Behen is involving all department staff in the process aimed at advancing customer service and promoting employee satisfaction. Under his direction, DTMB has invested $107 million since 2013 into an IT investment fund that is financing more than 40 projects to replace legacy equipment and improve services for citizens. He is a driving force behind expanding mobility services and strengthening cybersecurity.
Behen has received a number of awards that recognize his CIO and technology leadership. Before joining the State of Michigan, he worked as CIO and deputy administrator of Washtenaw County and cofounder of a software company. Behen is an alumnus of Eastern Michigan University, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees.
Mark Raymond began serving as the Chief Information Officer for the State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services, Bureau of Enterprise Systems and Technology on June 2, 2011.
He has over two decades of technology and business experience consulting in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts that includes working in the areas of finance, payroll, human resources, budgeting, procurement, human services, revenue, and transportation. As a consultant, he has worked with federal agencies including the US Treasury, Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the US Department of Transportation.
Mark is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and Lives in Glastonbury with his wife and children.
Mark DiFraia is currently the Senior Director of Digital Identity for MorphoTrustUSA, leading its newest market solution, which transforms trusted and established identities into assets that will drive customer service operations across state agencies. His expertise has been largely shaped through his experience in building strategic partnerships and alliances that create new revenue streams and product opportunities. Mark joined the MorphoTrust USA team in June 2010 to lead business development, marketing and product management for the Secure Credentialing Division of what was then L-1 Identity Solutions. His prior experience is largely rooted in the financial technology industry where he provided market and business development leadership across many areas of the trading business. Through leadership roles for financial firms and the New York Stock Exchange, Mark has built specific expertise in exchanges, networks, transaction management and other related disciplines. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Mark has represented MorphoTrust on the University of Texas at Austin Center for Identity as Vice-Chair of the Board of Advisors and currently serves as Treasurer of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group. He holds a Bachelor degree in Finance and an Executive MBA, both from Suffolk University Sawyer Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Rick Webb has been with Accenture over 14 years, and serves as the Health and Public Service (H&PS) Technology Consulting and High Performance Enterprise lead in the Southeast US. In the past, Rick has also served as the Client Account Lead for Ohio for three years as well as the Origination Sales Lead for North America and CIO Agenda Lead for the practice. Rick brings a wealth of experience from both the public and private sectors and works with state officials throughout the United States to help them transform government by implementing better IT management and improved government operations.
Beginning in September 1997, Rick served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the State of North Carolina for over three years. Prior to serving as State CIO, Rick was appointed by Governor James B. Hunt as the Assistant Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Commerce and led all economic development and business recruitment for the state as well as serving as the President of the North Carolina Economic Development Partnerships.
Rick has also served in the past as the Chairman of the Corporate Leadership Council for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).
Stu Davis currently serves as the State Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Assistant Director for the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Office of Information Technology (OIT). Stu has a varied background in IT leadership and management, including infrastructure, enterprise shared services, and spatial technologies. Prior to his appointment as State CIO, Stu served as the State Chief Operating Officer and deputy director of the Infrastructure Services Division within DAS/OIT.
As the State Chief Information Officer, Stu leads, oversees and directs state agency activities related to information technology development and use. As Assistant Director of DAS, Stu oversees the Office of Information Technology (OIT) which delivers statewide information technology and telecommunication services to state government agencies, boards and commissions as well as manages IT procurement, policy and standards development, lifecycle investment planning and privacy and security management.
Stu serves as Chair of the Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) Steering Committee that supports voice and data communications for statewide public safety and emergency management. He also chairs the Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP) Council that provides geographic information systems (GIS) coordination across the state between all levels of government and chairs the Emergency Services IP Network (ESINet) Steering Committee that focuses on Ohio's Next Generation 911 solution.
Stu is a 16 year member and past president of the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC). He is a 4+ year member of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). Stu has served on various NASCIO committees as well as the executive board. He also served as Secretary/Treasurer, Vice President and currently serves as Past President.
Stu's career spans 35 years focused on state and local government with 12 years of hands on experience in local government, 18 years in state government and 5 years in the private sector consulting to state and local government on IT/GIS initiatives
Mr. Darryl Ackley was appointed by Governor Susana Martinez to serve as the Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Information Technology. He was confirmed by the New Mexico State Senate on February 25, 2011 by a 34-0 vote.
A resident of Socorro, Secretary Ackley brings years of experience managing Information Technology systems to the department. He most recently worked as Assistant Director at the Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, in Socorro. In addition to its research and development mission, the institute is responsible for the oversight of operations and maintenance of computer systems used for the processing of critical government information.
Secretary Ackley holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science from the New Mexico Institute for Mining and Technology. He is a graduate of Kirtland Central High School in Kirtland, New Mexico.
Doug Robinson has served as Executive Director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) since 2004. Founded in 1969, NASCIO is the only national organization representing state chief information officers of the fifty states and territories. Doug is responsible for the overall executive leadership of the association including strategic plan and policy execution, government affairs, strategic alliances, emerging issues and board and committee oversight. He also provides strategic direction for NASCIO's initiatives and advocacy positions on issues such as cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, IT governance, information sharing and business innovation.
Doug is a frequent speaker, panelist, author and recognized national expert representing state CIOs, policy issues, priorities and trends in state government IT. In addition, he represents NASCIO on several national councils, boards and advisory committees. Notably, he is a longstanding member of the Executive Council for Information and Technology Management of the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Among his recognitions, Doug recently received the Shumate Contributor to Excellence Award from the IJIS Institute and the 2015 Advocacy for Archives award presented by the Council of State Archivists. In 2012, he was elected as a Fellow of the prestigious National Academy of Public Administration. In 2006, he was named to Government Technology magazine's top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers in public sector information technology.
His career spans over thirty-eight years in public sector information technology including positions in state government, higher education and IT consulting. Prior to joining NASCIO he served as Executive Director in the Governor's Office for Technology, Commonwealth of Kentucky. As a senior IT executive in the state CIO office, he led IT strategic planning, enterprise architecture, policy and research initiatives for state government. Specific areas of responsibility included developing and advancing the enterprise architecture, digital government, security policy, privacy issues and emerging technologies. During this tenure, he served as the lead executive for numerous enterprise IT initiatives, projects and business process improvement efforts.
His previous leadership positions in state government include Executive Director of the Kentucky Information Resources Management Commission and Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Geographic Information. For fifteen years, he served in a university public service and technical assistance role with NASA's Technology Applications Center at the University of Kentucky.
Doug holds a BA from Maryville College in Tennessee and a Master of Public
Administration (MPA) with a concentration in science, technology and public policy from the University of Tennessee.
Brenda Decker has been with IBM since November 2015, a Director, IBM Global Government Industry. In this position, she engages with senior government officials as they explore strategies to enhance program delivery, drive efficiencies in operations, and design governance models and organizations focused on results.
Prior to joining IBM, Brenda was the Chief Information Officer for the State of Nebraska, a Governor's Cabinet position she held for 10+ years. In that role, Brenda managed a team of IT professionals and engineers to create systems and processes that optimized the use of current technical resources to meet the business needs of the State, as well as implementing new technologies to attain the State's strategic goals. This position was the culmination of 30+ year award winning state government career.
In 2012, then Federal Communications Commission Chair, Julius Genachowski appointed Brenda to serve on the 14 member FCC Technical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability.
Over her career, Brenda has been honored nationally as; one of the 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of Information Technology, one of the 5 Most Influential Women CIO's, one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders, presented the Outstanding Community Service in IT Award, presented the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Meritorious Service Award, and the NASCIO Decade of Dedication Award.
Brenda's educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, as well as a Master's of Art in Management. She is also a Certified Professional Manager from the Institute of Certified Professional Managers.
Keith has more than 25 years of experience delivering innovative and strategic solutions to the public sector by providing progressive experience in practice leadership, operations management, IT solution management, service delivery, and leadership. Keith currently serves as the EY Public Sector Leader for North Carolina and South Carolina.
Keith recently served as the State Chief Information Officer (and the first Cabinet Secretary) for the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NC DIT) leading all technology solutions for the State's agencies and citizens; and directing organizational operations and change management to modernize how the agency supported the core business needs across the State. As part of this role, Keith was responsible for the consolidation of the State's IT assets (people, process and technology).
Prior to his appointment as State CIO, Keith was named to lead the Statewide IT Division (SID) as Deputy State CIO. In this role, Keith was in charge of key IT functions across the enterprise, including procurement, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, and strategic planning. He also provided strategic direction and oversight of statewide initiatives such as Digital Services, the Enterprise Project Management Office, the Government Data Analytics Center, and the Innovation Center.
Keith has also served as the Chief Information Officer for the State's Natural and Economic Resources (DENR), which includes the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and the Department of Commerce.
Andre McGregor is Director of Security at Tanium focused on cyber security. He possesses deep knowledge of criminal and counterintelligence cyber techniques used to attack U.S. computer networks and infrastructure. Prior to Tanium, Andre served as an FBI Cyber Special Agent in New York City later promoted to Supervisory Special Agent at FBI Headquarters. At the FBI, Andre was the senior technical agent and the lead incident responder for several large-scale computer intrusions. Additionally, Andre served as both the FBI Cyber Liaison to the United Nations and FBI Cyber Liaison to DHS US-CERT and ICS-CERT. Andre went to Brown University, started his career at Goldman Sachs and then later IT Director at Advogent (Cardinal Health) over all IT operations nationwide.
An experienced leader in government technology, Tom Baden was appointed by Governor Mark Dayton in 2015 to serve as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the State of Minnesota.
Most recently, Baden served as the MN.IT Chief Information Officer at the Department of Human Services, the largest of the executive branch state agencies with the most significant IT footprint, including the Medicaid Management Information System, the integrated eligibility system (MAXIS), MNsure, the State's child support system PRISM, and the state hospital system (known as Avatar).
Baden's 33 years of expertise in IT governance and management includes state service at the Department of Human Services, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, in addition to serving as MN.IT's enterprise architect (then the Office of Enterprise Technology).
Keir Buckhurst, Managing Director, Health & Public Service, Technology Consulting,
As a Managing Director in Accenture's Public Service industry, Keir Buckhurst specializes in systems integration work for government, education and nonprofit clients. He has more than 20 years of experience in the design, deployment and operation of technology solutions for government clients, with a focus on New IT, including Agile methodologies. Since 2015, he has served as the Northeast Lead for Technology Consulting with Accenture's health and state and local government clients.
Keir has led multiple large-scale technology implementations for agencies in New York City. In addition to eight years leading Accenture's work on the NYC 311 and Citywide Performance Reporting projects, he provided program management support to the NYC Mayor's Office for the launch of the Pre-K for All Program. For Keir, New York City isn't just a client—it's where he was born and raised and where he still lives with his wife and two children.
Tanium gives the world's largest enterprises and government organizations the unique power to secure, control and manage millions of endpoints across the enterprise within seconds. Serving as the "central nervous system" for enterprises, Tanium empowers security and IT operations teams to ask questions about the state of every endpoint across the enterprise in plain English, retrieve data on their current and historical state and execute change as necessary, all within seconds. With the unprecedented speed, scale and simplicity of Tanium, organizations now have complete and accurate information on the state of endpoints at all times to more effectively protect against modern day threats and realize new levels of cost efficiency in IT operations. Visit us at www.tanium.com or follow us on Twitter at @Tanium.
State governments work best when empowered with the tools to serve its citizens. At Deloitte, we collaborate with government to create and drive strategies for change. As one of the world's largest professional services organizations, we're able to blend public sector knowledge with private sector insight to help state agencies shape new understanding, spur innovation, and effectively accomplish more with less. We have deep experience working at all levels of government on a full spectrum of important issues, such as human services, health care, finance transformation, digital and infrastructure modernization, workforce solutions, education, cybersecurity and strategic risk. We offer breadth and depth across a range of practices including technology, IT strategy, risk management, finance, operations, and human capital, and collaborate with our clients to drive solutions that help them address the challenges of today while positioning them for tomorrow.
Deloitte approaches every project with a commitment to see it through, implement it, and assess the return on investment. At every level, government must always look to the future, which is why for the past five decades public sector organizations across the US so often look to Deloitte. Visit www.deloitte.com/us/state for more information about our State Government practice.
Pluralsight is an enterprise technology learning platform that delivers a unified, end-to-end learning experience for businesses across the globe. Through a subscription service, companies are empowered to move at the speed of technology, increasing proficiency, innovation and efficiency. Founded in 2004 and trusted by Fortune 500 companies, Pluralsight provides members with on-demand access to a digital ecosystem of learning tools, including adaptive assessments, directed learning paths, expert-authored courses, interactive labs and live mentoring. For more information, visit pluralsight.com.
OpenText is a global leader in providing Enterprise Information Management solutions. OpenText helps companies across all industries to manage, secure and leverage business information, in their data center or in the cloud. OpenText serves as a trusted advisor to its customers by helping them transform their business in order to gain competitive advantage and be more productive with industry leading solutions for Enterprise Content Management, Business Process Management, Customer Experience Management, Business Networks, and Analytics. OpenText is committed to providing customers with solutions on-premises, in the cloud, and as a hybrid deployment options that best suit their business, regulatory and compliance needs. While the (public) cloud is a vital element of any enterprise information architecture today, for some enterprises a more controlled (private cloud) or flexible (hybrid cloud) deployment option is required. As a customer-centric technology vendor, we believe that customer requirements are paramount, and OpenText will continue to invest across all types of cloud deployments. OpenText helps customers to take advantage of the digital disruption happening across all industries, markets and regions. For enterprises to realize their business goals digital transformation must go beyond just customer touch points and become embedded at the very heart of an organization. OpenText is committed to providing the tools, solutions and direction required to enabling the digital world for our customers.
Around the world, governments and not-for-profit organizations are continually seeking innovative answers to complex challenges. They are striving to provide better services at lower costs and to create sustainable economic development, a safe environment, more transparency and increased accountability. EY combines private sector leading practices with an understanding of the public sector's diverse needs, focusing on building organizations' capabilities to deliver improved public services. Drawing on many years of experience, we can work with you to help strengthen your organization and achieve lasting improvements. Our Global Government & Public Sector brings together teams of highly skilled professionals from our assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. We are inspired by a deep commitment to help you meet your goals and enhance public value, for today and tomorrow.
Amazon Web Services' Worldwide Public Sector Team offers cloud computing services to Government, Education, Healthcare, and Non-governmental organization customers globally. With the cloud, public sector IT professionals no longer need to plan for IT infrastructure months in advance, but rather can be operational in minutes. Learn more at www.aws.amazon.com/stateandlocal.
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions—underpinned by the world's largest delivery network—Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 394,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. To learn more visit www.accenture.com/publicservice.
A fully connected network brings it all together.
Government is where innovation happens. Delivering services to constituents where they live and work, agencies are using technology to strengthen community connections. AT&T continues to spearhead the network revolution, driving innovation and investing more capital than any other US public company. By bringing together solutions that protect, serve and connect – committed AT&T professionals are working with the public sector to identify and implement technology to transform the business of government. To learn more, visit www.att.com/stateandlocal
In a world where government services are being rewritten by software, CA Technologies creates solutions that fuel successful transformations for departments and agencies. From planning to development to management to security, our software helps governments change how they interact with citizens—from the data center to the mobile device. Customers work with us to develop applications and experiences that excite, engage and create resource-saving opportunities. Effectively deploy, monitor and secure their applications and infrastructure. And power innovation by understanding, planning, managing and controlling infrastructure to ensure the best possible outcomes. Partner with CA to thrive in the application economy. Learn more at ca.com/publicsector.
CenturyLink is a choice of Fortune 500 companies, government and education organizations nationwide offering a comprehensive portfolio of data, voice, security, cloud and networking communications solutions through its high-quality network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States, and has one of the largest fiber footprints serving customers Worldwide.
Founded in 1976, CGI is one of the largest IT and business process services providers in the world. Operating in hundreds of locations across the globe, CGI helps clients become customer-centric digital organizations. We deliver high-quality business and IT consulting, systems integration and transformational outsourcing services, complemented by more than 150 IP-based solutions, to support clients in transforming into digital enterprises end to end. CGI works with clients around the world through a unique client proximity and best-fit global delivery model to accelerate their digital transformation, ensure on-time, within budget delivery, and drive competitive advantage in today's increasingly digital world.
Conduent is the world's largest provider of diversified business process services with leading capabilities in transaction processing, automation, analytics and constituent experience. We work with both government and commercial customers in assisting them to deliver quality services to the people they serve. We manage interactions with patients and the insured for a significant portion of the U.S. healthcare industry. We are the customer interface for large segments of the technology industry and the operational and processing partner of choice for public sector and transportation systems around the world. Whether it's digital payments, claims processing, benefit administration, automated tolling, customer care or distributed learning – Conduent manages and modernizes these interactions to create value for both our clients and their constituents. Learn more at www.conduent.com.
Dell EMC brings innovation to government organizations of all sizes so they and their citizens can transform and thrive in the digital economy. Becoming a digital organization means transforming operating models, people, and process as well as IT. We uniquely power this digital transformation by delivering best-in-class technology for applications, data, infrastructure and security – from the edge to the core to the cloud. Collectively under the banner of Dell Technologies, Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream, and VMware align to deliver a singular goal: helping governments transform the way they work, so they can transform the lives of the citizens they serve.
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries. The company's technology independence, global talent and extensive partner alliance combine to deliver powerful next generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visit http://www.dxc.technology/
Esri, the global market leader in geographic information systems (GIS), offers the most powerful mapping and spatial analytics technology available. Since 1969, Esri has helped customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Today, Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations including the world's largest cities, most national governments, 75% of the Fortune 500, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri engineers the most advanced solutions for digital transformation, IoT, and location analytics to create the maps that run the world. Visit us at esri.com/news.
ForeScout Technologies Inc. offers the unique ability to see devices the instant they connect to the network, control them and orchestrate information sharing and response among disparate security tools. Learn how at www.forescout.com .
Gartner, Inc. is the leading provider of research and analysis in the global information technology industry. Our goal is to support Governments as they drive innovation, efficiency and improvement in constituent service through the use of technology. We help clients make informed technology and business decisions by providing in-depth analysis and actionable advice on virtually all aspects of technology, including the management and procurement of IT.
Genesys® powers more than 25 billion of the world's best customer experiences each year. We put the customer at the center of everything we do and passionately believe that great customer engagement drives great business outcomes. More than 10,000 companies in over 100 countries trust the industry's #1 customer experience platform to orchestrate seamless omnichannel customer journeys and build lasting relationships. With a strong track record of innovation and a never-ending desire to be first, Genesys is the only company recognized by top industry analysts as a leader in both cloud and on-premise customer engagement solutions. Read more at: http://www.genesys.com/
Hortonworks develops, distributes and supports the only 100% open source Apache Hadoop data platform. Our team comprises the largest contingent of builders and architects within the Hadoop ecosystem who represent and lead the broader enterprise requirements within these communities. The Hortonworks Data Platform provides an open platform that deeply integrates with existing IT investments and upon which enterprises can build and deploy Hadoop-based applications. Hortonworks has deep relationships with the key strategic data center partners that enable our customers to unlock the broadest opportunities from Hadoop.
The global economy and society as a whole are moving into a new era – the Cognitive Era - where the ability to access, analyze and apply insights with speed is a game-changer in both the private and public sectors. The Cognitive Era is being sculpted by computing systems that learn at scale, reason with purpose and interact with humans naturally.
IBM Watson is a cognitive system that enables a new partnership between people and computers - augmenting human intelligence with profound benefits. New cognitive computing capabilities are creating the opportunity for government organizations to improve program outcomes, revitalize citizen engagement and tune the engines of commerce in ways never before possible. Cognitive computing is helping public organizations deliver value today - engage and become indispensable to your citizens.
IBM has been collaborating with government clients for over 100 years and continues to bring together insight, advanced research and technology to deliver a distinct advantage in today's rapidly changing environment.
KSM Consulting (KSMC) helps clients develop innovative solutions. Our client-focused approach starts with developing a deep understanding of an organization. We use our expertise in technology, data, management consulting, and project management to help clients fully leverage technology, support their people, optimize their processes, and, ultimately, meet their goals. KSMC has assisted the public sector in transforming the lives of the citizens it serves through advanced data analytics, large-scale technology implementations, project assurance, and beyond. The successful delivery of projects for clients has positioned KSMC as a trusted advisor within the industry.
For nearly four decades, MicroPact has focused on engineering commercial off the shelf (COTS) solutions for US Government agencies and Fortune 500 corporations. Today MicroPact solutions serve 97% of federal agencies with 500 or more employees, 98% of U.S. states, and enjoy a 97% annual renewal rate.
State and local government agencies of all levels count on NetApp for software, systems, and services to manage and store their most important asset, their data. With solutions ranging from data protection and recovery to cloud computing, data analytics, and flash solutions, NetApp has been government customers' top choice for key technologies that drive data center transformation.
NetApp can be a valued partner in taking advantage of the cloud. We offer the infrastructure for whichever type of cloud best fits your needs. We can also help you seamlessly manage data across private, public, and hybrid cloud resources—including hyperscale cloud providers. With NetApp, agencies like yours can:
• Easily store, move, and secure data across all cloud environments.
• Get enterprise-grade data management plus the economy of the public cloud.
• Reduce data storage requirements by up to 50%, guaranteed.
• Deduplicate existing data and pare it down by at least 35%.
• Choose from 175+ NetApp cloud service provider partners.
We are the #1 storage provider to the federal government, and we provide solutions to every U.S. state, including California, New York, Illinois, and Texas. NetApp is also the trusted technology partner for all of the top 25 city and local governments, including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas.
NetApp® Data ONTAP® is the world's #1 branded storage operating system. With NetApp as your technology partner, you get unified storage solutions that can help you:
• Reduce storage requirements by up to 50%, guaranteed.
• Cut the number of systems in your data center by 50 to 75%.
• Provide simplified storage solutions for mobile users and consolidate infrastructures.
Top counties, cities, and states count on NetApp and value our teamwork, expertise, and passion for helping them succeed now and into the future. For more information visit www.netapp.com/SLG.
NIC is the nation's leading provider of digital government services, mobile-friendly solutions, and secure payment processing systems. We help state and local governments serve citizens and businesses by building digital services through a variety of flexible funding approaches. Our proven solutions save time, reduce costs, and improve performance for government agencies and the constituents they serve.
Optum® is a leading health services and innovation company dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. With more than 100,000 people collaborating worldwide, Optum combines technology, data and expertise to improve the delivery, quality and efficiency of health care.
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Caspian Sea from space (NASA, 2003)
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed water body in the world and it is located on the border of Asia and Europe. Its shoreline extends for 5360 km.
Caspian Sea is divided between the independent countries of Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and home to myriad ecosystem.
The coastal wetlands of the Caspian basin include many shallow, saline pools, which attract a variety of bird life and biodiversity. Over 400 species are unique to the Caspian. The sturgeon is famous the world around for the roe is produces. Approximately 90% of the world's Caviar comes from Caspian Sea. The region is booming more important from strategic point of view.
In the mid-1990s oil and Gas brought an influx of foreign investment in energy development in the region.
Petrochemical and refining complexes ion the Absheron peninsula in Azerbaijan are major sources of land –based pollution and discharges and spills from oil and gas drilling in the Sea and onshore have serious impacts on the environment.
The former Soviet Republics are trying to attract more investors in the oil and gas sectors.
This leads to the beginning of extraction works to the ecology of the Caspian basin.
Oil and gas extraction, along with transportation and industrial production has been the source of soil, air and water pollution in the Caspian region. The contamination from phenols, oil products particularly oil extraction and pipeline construction has contributed to the pollution of about 30,000 hectares of land.
Due to the use of outdated technology, malfunctioning equipment and pollution from oil fields and refineries continues at a high rate in the former Soviet Republic.
In Kazakhstan the cases of blood disease, tuberculosis and other diseases are four times more common in the Caspian area than the rest of the country's average. Water, which has been contaminated by oil products in Kazakhstan, is still used for drinking water. This contamination is cited as a reason for intestinal infections in Kazakhstan's coastal areas.
There is no doubt that development of the oil and gas industry does have the significant impacts to the environment.
The untreated waste from the Volga River –into which half the population of Russia and most of its heavy industry drains its sewage-empties into the Caspian Sea.
The chemicals and pesticides are threats to the flora and fauna. Since 2000 due to the pollution thousands of seals died in the Caspian Sea. The pollution has weakened their immune systems.
The Caspian sturgeon and Caspian seal, one of two freshwater spices in the world, have been dying in large number as a result of polluters and poachers since the collapse of the former Soviet Union. As recently in 1980's and beginning 1990's Iran and former Soviet countries fishermen took more than 30,000 tons of sturgeon. The Caspian is a self-contained body of water into which the Volga River drains after passing through Russia's industrial heartland. 130 large and small rivers flow into the Caspian Sea, nearly all of which flow into the north or west coast. Volga River the largest splits into a thousand smaller streams as it flows through a largely uninhabited delta feeding into the Caspian Sea.
The Ural, Kura and Emba Rivers also empty contaminations into the Caspian from industrial pollution, municipal wastes and agricultural runoff.
The Caspian is an ecosystem under stress. Existing pollution has damaged marine terrestrial communities.
The entry of international oil firms into the Caspian region to exploit oil and gas reserves holds the prospect for improved environmental protection.
A World Bank report says that the great sturgeon has lost 99 percent of its spawning grounds and the Russian sturgeon, 80 percent, because of dam construction on the river that feed into the Caspian. Contamination by DDT used in agriculture could be another factor contributing to the disappearance of the Caspian sturgeon because it could be a cause of infertility in the fish.
The over fishing of Sturgeon has caused a dramatic decline in fish stocks. The number of commercial fish has considerably been reduced. Some fish species have been included into the red book. The Zander and the Caspian thorn fish have disappeared.
The Caspian seal is the smallest seal is native to the Caspian is classed as vulnerable by the international Union for the Conversation of Nature.
They are 17 spices in the red book of Azerbaijan. There are 120 species of fish in the Caspian with greatest commercial value (sturgeon, salmon, sprat, shad, carp).
The fishery industry is very important to Azerbaijan economy.
A lack of regional cooperation, highlighted by the still unresolved legal status of the Caspian Sea. Weak environmental laws and regulation and the ability to enforce them is affecting efforts to protect the Caspian's environment.
Polluted beaches and coastlines mean that swimming in most areas of the Sea is hazardous. The higher rate of cancer is recorded in the area .In order to improve the environment in and around Caspian Sea the countries like Iran, Russia, and other need to work together and implementation of modern technology is required.
The Caspian Sea still has miles of undeveloped Coastline. Along the shore in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. The south end of the sea is deep, dark and polluted from sewer pipes and factories drain from five littoral states. The air pollution from Tehran due to the old cars that lack catalytic converters falls out in the Caspian when the wind blows the smog north from Iran, contributing to pollution in the Caspian problem.
It is estimated those one million cubic meters of untreated industrial wastewater is discharged into the Caspian annually.
In the Azeri coastal City of Sumgayit during the Soviet era the environment was subjugated to industrial goals. Hundreds of thousands of tons toxic wastes each year released into the atmosphere or dumped into a creek that fed into the Caspian Sea. Now the pollution overwhelmed the sea around Sumgayit and Baku, creating a virtual dead zone. The area witnessed a dramatic rise in stillbirths and miscarriages. The untreated sewage is still dumped into the Caspian Sea.
Because of inadequately stored wastes the ground water is contaminated and the leakage into the Caspian Sea is likely. An important of Caspian Sea is its great diversity in different parts of the lake.
In some parts practically those adjoining river deltas, the lake water is fresh.
Biodiversity of the Caspian Sea increased after building the Volga-Don Canal opened in 1954. Fish and Crustacean in the Caspian Sea have the largest numbers of species, with 63% off all modern species.
Since 1978 the sea level has risen almost 7.4 feet. Unexpected flooding has caused lot of damages to residential areas. Due to the rise of water in Turkmenistan, the town of Darwish, which is detached from the western part of the mainland, is turning into an island and Cheleken and Karakul are sinking into the water as well. A six miles sewage pipeline in the Azeri coastal district of Azizbayov has been partially submerged by the rising water; causing the pump station they're to malfunction and allowing sewage from the area to be discharged directly into the Sea. Up to 100,000 people in Coastal the spread of toxic wastes, contamination of water supplies, and loss of infrastructure due to the rising sea level have affected cities and towns in Azerbaijan alone.
In August 2001,Tengizchevron, the Chevron Texaco-led consortium developing the giant Tengiz oil field in western Kazakhstan, was fined $75 million for ecological damage.
Now in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan new development projects are required to carry environmental insurance. In the past the Kazakh government fined polluters but now it is prepared to make sue that criminal charges are brought against the management of the enterprises, which break the country's environmental protection legislation.
The countries of the region have begun to take measures to prevent pollution.
The lack of regional cooperation among the Caspian Sea countries continued to undermine individual state efforts to protect the sea and surrounding region.
The challenge of protecting the Caspian's environment will become more difficult.
Without increasing cooperation by the littoral countries, the country of the environment in the Caspian Sea and surrounding areas will remain threatened.
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a leading security solutions company, Virtual Security Africa (VSA), has advised government to think creatively about its project to procure and deploy CCTV cameras across the country.
Emmanuel Sekyere Asiedu said the country is better served if the cameras, recorders and ancillary equipment were manufactured in Ghana rather than being imported.
He was reacting to recent media publications quoting Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as saying that "Negotiations have just been completed for the rollout of Phase 2 of the Alpha Project which will involve the deployment of 8,700 CCTV cameras in all 216 districts with three command centres in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale."
The Vice President was speaking at the graduation of new Police Cadets in Accra.
Commenting on the revelation, Mr. Asiedu, who also represents US security giant, Aventura Technologies, in Africa, said there are better gains to be made by the country if the surveillance equipment were manufactured locally.
"Government's own determination to create jobs for the tech-savvy Ghanaian youth imposes an obligation on them to apply innovative thinking to its laudable initiatives," he said.
He told journalists companies such as Aventura are more than willing to set up plants in Ghana and produce their cutting-edge pieces of technology not only to provide for local solutions but also for the sub-region and the continent at large.
"The opportunities are enormous in terms of technology transfer, tailor-made solutions, tax revenues in the long run and, of course, jobs," he said.
Mr. Asiedu further stated, "We live in a very different world and today we are faced with complex criminal activities and security threats. It is no longer about simply hanging cameras on a pole or a building and using them post mortem. Our country needs to have cutting edge technology that has been embraced worldwide. Ghana needs to invest in a scalable security platforms that we can leverage going forward. Our solutions need to support state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, video analytics, face recognition, number plate recognition and ability to integrate with command-and-control. Investments in lower cost Chinese solutions is not where we should be investing our future."
Deploying cameras in the districts is a great initiative for the fight against crimes which must be supported but approached prudently.
"That is the reason I am appealing the Vice President to let us explore mechanisms which serve our purposes in the long-term," he added.
He said senior management of Aventura has been visiting Ghana and were awed by the potential buoyed by a stable political and economic environment with an educated workforce.
"With very little effort therefore, we can quickly set in Ghana and deliver in record time what the government wants – 8,700 CCTV cameras in all districts – and more, at competitive prices inclusive of the advanced technologies being implemented worldwide," he stressed.
From a national security perspective and just as if not, more important local manufacture eliminates many of the foreign made product cyber security concerns, which have resulted in catastrophic events as seen in the global media.
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MOULTONBOROUGH — Weather permitting, it will be a big weekend on the hardwood for area high school basketball programs.
It starts tonight when the Moultonborough Academy girls basketball team resumes their pursuit of their goal, a trip to Plymouth State and the Division IV semifinal round, when they entertain Portsmouth Christian in the D-IV quarterfinals. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
"We've talking about this goal all week," MA coach Chuck Kenney said. "I told them (Thursday) that we achieved everything we talked about except for one. Now this is it."
The fourth-seeded Panthers (16-3) will have to go through a solid Portsmouth Christian squad (the fifth seed at 15-4) in the rubber match between the two as they split two regular season contests. Portsmouth Christian took a 53-43 decision in Dover back on Dec. 21, though MA was without two key performers (Megan Uehlein and Kaitlin Slippy). Both were back in the rotation when the Panthers ran away with a 43-24 triumph at MA on Feb. 4.
The winner faces either No. 1 Derryfield or No. 8 Sunapee in Monday's 7 p.m. semifinal contest at Plymouth State University.
"We went 1-1 against them. They beat us pretty good down there and we beat them up here. We played very well that night," Kenney said. "We're glad we are playing at home... That is a huge plus.
"They are a good team and we're ready for a dog fight," added Kenney.
Portsmouth Christian advanced with a solid 50-36 triumph over No. 12 Woodsville.
The Eagles are very talented and have some veteran experience. Point guard Meaghan Long does it all for Portsmouth Christian, controlling the tempo as well as scoring. Long though has plenty of support from Brianna Colizzi, a tough 5-foot, 2-inch guard, and Lean DiTommaso, a guard/forward who is a threat from behind the 3-point arc.
Yvonne Dean-Bailey and Karissa LeClair are two others who can light up the scoreboard as well.
"The keys for us is to shut down their point guard because every thing goes through Long," pointed out Kenney. "They are also a pretty good offensive rebounding team. They have some kids who can shoot the ball very well. If we can shut those things down, we will be in good shape."
Moultonborough Academy, who moved into the quarterfinal round with a 49-42 win over No. 13 Pittsfield, have been getting it down with hard work on both ends of the court and Kenney is looking for more of the same tonight.
Ashley Fuller sets the tempo at the point guard position for the Panthers, who are led offensively by Ashley's sister Morgan. Ashley McDonald, Kaylee Ames, and Brittney Hale are also capable of scoring. Morgan Fuller led the Panthers in the first round with 18 points. Megan Uehlein and McDonald are two sound defensive players, though the Panthers will need a team effort in slowing down the Eagles.
Other players to watch are Lexi Welch, Kaitlin Slippy, Courtney Delaney, and Holly Thompson.
"It comes down to playing good defense," Kenney said. "We have to keep them in check and run our offenses we've been running all year.
"If they do what they are capable of doing, this will be our best shot of making it to Plymouth," added Kenney.
Also slated for Friday evening is the Division III boys basketball play-in round, which features a host of Lakes Region programs — including three local-local clashes. No. 12 Prospect Mountain (8-9) plays host to No. 21 Winnisquam (2-15), while the other all-area contests are No. 18 Gilford at No. 15 Inter-Lakes and No. 17 Franklin at No. 16 Newfound. All three games are slated to start at 7 p.m.
In the other matchup that will start at 6 p.m., No. 14 Belmont will entertain No. 19 Hillsboro-Deering.
The Timberwolves rolled past Winnisquam their only meeting back on Dec. 14. Inter-Lakes split with Gilford in two meetings, losing by double digits in the season opener and winning by three at home on Jan. 20. Newfound and Franklin also split. The Golden Tornadoes won at Newfound by 15 on Jan. 27 after losing a 48-44 decision to the Bears at home two weeks earlier.
Complete tournament brackets are on the Scoreboard, Page B4.
High school tournaments: Moultonboro girls focus on stopping PCA
MOULTONBOROUGH — Weather permitting, it will be a big weekend on the hardwood for area high school basketball programs.