Category Archives: contracting/procurement

Lege TREND. State Contracting. Coalition Opposes Contracts with Software Requirements. 3 Key Points.

The Coalition: Organizations representing accountants, techNet, AGC, engineers and technology professionals, + ALEC. Separate opposition stems from National Association of Chief Information Officers

The coalition opposes: state legislative efforts to require contracts install monitoring software

What sparked this? 30 states have a legislative push by TransparentBusiness that claims to ahve software that stops contractors from over-billing their clients

State Scoop | Industry groups urge…

Lege TREND. Procurement TREND. State Officials Push Back Against State Contract Monitoring Software. 3 Bits Informed Intel.

What legislative provisions are getting push back from state data officials? require government contractors to install monitoring software

Is there a national group pushing back on this lobbying effort? National Association of State Chief Information Officers issued a statement opposing the bills

What is the opposition? It puts citizen information at risk

How many states have seen this language? 23

State Scoop | Nationwide lobbying push for contractor monitoring software alarms state CIOs

New Report. Key to State Data Security is Procurement.

Why is procurement key?

  • Procurement contracts can set the tone for state data security standards

  • Telecom infratructure is key to data security

  • States should offensively say what the data standards are, rather than what cannot be done

  • Private-public cooperation is the key for leading global solutions

  • Strengthen cyber security workforces

  • Contracted cloud solutions can fill in when funding does not exist for state data security experts

 

The Kosciuszko Institute| CYBE…

3 Ways States Benefit from a State Data Officer.

 

  • data helps create more efficient permitting processes
    • CT allows local governments to get occupational licensing data directly form the state
  • overdose data helps first responders and hospitals prepare for epidemics
  • Prevent fraud 
    • IN adopted its Indiana’s Management and Performance Hub to “integrate” data from several agencies to build custom analytics solutions.” Its addressing issues from car crashes and infant mortality to Medicaid optimization.
    • TX shared data across agencies…

Lege TREND. State wants to save costs. Move to Digital Records. Procurement Opportunity.

New Jersey is looking to save costs by moving to exclusively digital records, making the state government paperless. 

The caveat: data security risks

What was the legislative plan to get to a paperless NJ state government?

  • The Govenror made it a goal for his administration
  • Legislation creates a task force to make recommendations and suggestionts to address concerns, like data security
  • Task Force 15 person membership includes:
    • secretary of state
    • state treasurer
    • director of the New…

Lege TREND. Top Data Security State Legislation in 2019.

  • California Privacy Act.  Will other states replicate it? Is it the US solution for GDPR?
  • Federal Preemption. Will Congress pass federal data breach notification standards?
  • Data Privacy Requirements for Internet of Things.  Privacy standards for your home thermostat, etc… See California’s SB 327 (2018)
  • Will small businesses get a carve out bill? See S770 (115th Congress)
  • Federal Preemption of Data Encryption Standards for Business

Sc Media | Top cybersecurity legislation of 2019

Lege TREND. Procurement TREND. Bill requires Government Tech purchases to meet Security Standards

HR7283 (115th Congress) requires devices purchased by the federal government to be:

  • Sets contractor minimum security requirements
  • Agencies will set baseline secueity standards for procurements
  • Standards must be “based on technology-neutral, out- come-based security principles”

Text of HR7283 (115th Congress)

NextGov | Upcoming Bill Would Lock Down Agencies’ Internet-Connected Devices 

#1 Way to Avoid Election Hackers. Procurement Opportunities..

A newly report titled “Email and Internet Voting: The Overlooked Threat to Election Security.” It’s a collaboration between the National Election Defense Coalition, the Association for Computing Machinery, R Street and Common Cause lists this as the best way to protect elections:

paper ballots

Politico | HIGH-TECH, LOW SECURITY

 

Local RFP TREND. Digital Tourism. WHAT. WHERE. HOW.

WHAT: touchscreen kiosks to direct residents & tourists to:

  • points of interest
  • offer directions
  • offer WIFI
  • public transit maps
  • emergency alert functions.

WHERE St Louis MO via  St. Louis Development Corp., the city’s economic development arm

HOW: Issued a request for proposals that requires:

  • kiosks not be considered a commercial venture
  • kiosks are not a type of electronic billboard
  • capable of capturing video surveillance footage at 1080p resolution
  • 4G or 5G

State Tech | St. Louis Aims…

Lege Trend. Bill Protects Internet Speed. What you need to know. How it Impacts Providers.

California Legislature overhwelmingly passed SB 822 (2018 |CA) that will:

  • bans internet service providers from blocking access to legal online content
  • bans internet service providers from forcing websites to pay more money for faster speeds
  • restores internet protections that federal regulators rescinded

Why did the Legislature enact this bill?

California elected officials passed the bill because the California fire agency complained that Verizon restricted its internet access during an…