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Ready for Your Budget Emergency? (Opinion)
February 5, 2010 By Dan Lohrmann
"The Governor will soon be announcing an early retirement plan. Exact details are still in negotiation. However, only one in four employees will be replaced, one-third of our managers will likely leave, employees cannot come back on contract, contractors cannot be hired to fill voids and budgets will be cut equal to staffing cuts. We expect about 20 percent of your overall staff to leave. One more thing -- no additional overtime will be authorized."
Devastating news; fortunately it was just an exercise.
Oct. 1, 2009, Michigan's infrastructure directors were gathered offsite at a management planning meeting, and we were all relieved that our state government had just avoided a shutdown. We were immediately challenged with the above message from our public information officer. Some people seemed a bit stunned by the announcement; others were smiling, since they would be eligible to leave.
For decades, emergency management offices have used scenario-based planning exercises to test our ability to respond to natural disasters, and other emergencies. And more recently, to mitigate cyber-threats. We learned during the weeks and months after 9/11, organizations that prepare for the unexpected perform much better following emergency incidents.
Tabletop exercises can enhance communication, foster team building, improve coordination, clarify roles and help with issue identification. Going further, many businesses use scenario planning to improve all aspects of their service delivery.
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Read this Center for Digital Government issue to find out how document-driven process automation can drastically accelerate workflow in state and local government human services agencies. - Using Wireless Technology to Manage and Optimize Government Fleets: Saving Money, Generating Revenues, and Increasing Safety
- Using Wireless Technology to Manage and Optimize Government Fleets: Saving Money, Generating Revenues, and Increasing Safety. The paper discusses the challenges federal, state and local government agencies currently face with their government fleets; how mobile technology can help; considerations when selecting a mobile solutions partner; and the benefits of choosing Sprint. Specifically, Frost & Sullivan highlights Sprint’s fleet expertise, its powerful networks, and advanced partnerships that work in concert to provide government fleets with the ability to: Save money, Generate new revenues, Enhance safety, Help the environment, Increase the availability and transparency of information to the public View All
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CIOs Redefine Local Government and Industry RelationsBased off of discussions of the Digital Communities Large Jurisdiction Chief Information Officer (CIO) Working Group, this white paper aims to answer the question, "In today's economic, political and business environment, what constitutes a successful relationship between government and industry?" Cause for Optimism identifies and clarifies the issues that separate government and industry, and begins to find an answer to the question necessary for both to enjoy a successful and prosperous future.
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