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October 30, 2009: Maine ARRA Reporting Complete OIT, agencies, the Controller’s Office, Service Centers and DAFS Commissioner collaborate.
October 30, 2009: Richard Thompson, CIO, Receives Award NASCIO Meritorious Service.
October 30, 2009: MERIT Award Winners 2009 OIT employees recognized for excellence.
October 30, 2009: Announcing DevCon VIII Application Security Vulnerability Scanning.
October 30, 2009: Ethernet over Copper Project New transport architecture successfully tested.
October 30, 2009: MSCommNet - Statewide Radio Network Upgrade Outreach sessions yield bountiful harvest.
October 30, 2009: MEGUG Utilities Meeting Call for topics/presentations.
October 1, 2009: Annual Agency Business Meetings Acquaint agencies with important improvements in IT services.
October 1, 2009: OIT - Partnership Epitomized Behind the scenes common sense.
October 1, 2009: MSCommNet Outreach Sessions You’re invited, sessions around the state.
October 1, 2009: New Data Center Advances to bid stage.
October 1, 2009: Introducing My Pay MS-TAMS paperless payroll.
October 1, 2009: Online Duplicate Vehicle Registration Further reduction of a manual process.
October 1, 2009: GIS Work Force Survey Developing a work force.
October 1, 2009: What's New? Changing to once a month newsletter release.
September 15, 2009: Maine.gov Wins Two Awards Best of the Web – Government Achievement.
September 15, 2009: OIT to Adopt ITIL Framework Improving organizational governance and structure.
September 15, 2009: MSCommNet Relocates Same great service, new location.
September 15, 2009: Integrator Award MSECCA online charitable giving website is recognized.
September 1, 2009: CERTS NASCIO Recognition Award Outstanding Achievement - Information Security & Privacy
September 1, 2009: Maine.gov Feedback Survey Planning for the future.
September 1, 2009: Amended DAFS IT Policy Employees required to sign acknowledgement form.
September 1, 2009: MSCommNet Project Giant step forward.
September 1, 2009: PDF Document Accessibility Revisited Eleventh in a series about accessibility and office documents.
August 17, 2009: MERIT Awards Nominate a team or individual for recognition!
August 17, 2009: 7th Annual Maine Digital Government Summit Innovation, Managing in Challenging Times, New Technologies, Web 2.0.
August 17, 2009: Maine Celebrates 10 years of E-Government Governor Baldacci declares July 13th eGovernment Day.
August 17, 2009: Any Deer Permit Lottery Application System Newly Enhanced - Available Online.
August 17, 2009: Heard a Good Book Lately? Maine State Library - books now available in downloadable audio format.
July 15, 2009: Free Wireless Access Over 200 Maine libraries offering free access.
July 15, 2009: MRS - Using Technology to Improve Tax Processing Tax refunds go from 6 to 12 weeks, to 9 days.
July 15, 2009: OIT Employees of the Month DAFS recognizes three OIT staff.
July 15, 2009: DevCon VII The seventh semi-annual Developers' Conference.
July 15, 2009: State E-Governance Survey Ranks Maine #1 Service & citizen participation put Maine over the top.
June 15, 2009: Maine Wins EPA Award OIT and Department of Purchases partner for success.
June 15, 2009: New OIT Policies and Procedure Adopted Payment Card Policy, Internal Audit Policy and Procedure for Secure ID Cards.
June 15, 2009: Library of Congress and Maine.gov Web Archiving preserves nation's cultural artifacts and provides enduring access.
June 15, 2009: Boat Registration Renewal System Now Available Online.
June 15, 2009: New OIT Internet Website OIT launches improved interface, new look and feel.
June 15, 2009: Reader Response What's new reader shares thoughts.
May 15, 2009: Strength Is Born of Adversity - Pandemic Flu Contingency Planning Preparedness requires a coordinated team effort
May 15, 2009: Municipal Official Lookup Application MMA publication available electronically to state agencies
May 15, 2009: Maine.gov Media Gallery One stop shop for agency web media needs
May 15, 2009: Third Round ConnectME Grants Application deadline approaching
May 15, 2009: Thanks from the CIO What's New summer schedule
May 1, 2009: Federal Stimulus/Recovery Reporting Update Agencies face additional data reporting requirements
May 1, 2009: Fortis Document Management Where Are We Now?
May 1, 2009: New Variations on the Theme of Phishing Keep yourself out of harms way
May 1, 2009: Medical Doctor and Physician Assistant Licensee Data Now available online, 24x7
May 1, 2009: A New System for the DHHS RFP: Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
April 15, 2009: OIT Organizational Structure Creation of a single, responsive agency to manage IT.
April 15, 2009: OIT Utilizes Juniper to Hold Webinar Organizational structure draws online crowd.
April 15, 2009: GASB 51 and Internally Generated Software Application project costs to be classified as capital assets.
April 15, 2009: Accessibility of Computer Applications Rider IT and product validation
April 15, 2009: Limit Attacks on Your Windows Home Computer With one simple configuration change.
April 1, 2009: Collaborative Web Mapping MEGIS collaborates to provide free and openly-available platform for sharing aerial ortho-photos.
April 1, 2009: MSCommNet Update Tyco Electronics awarded contract.
April 1, 2009: OIT Procurement Process Improvement effort underway.
April 1, 2009: Phishing for Passwords A real-life, real-Maine experience.
April 1, 2009: Online Conservation Easement Registry Formal tracking system launches.
April 1, 2009: Reader Response What's new reader shares thoughts.
March 17, 2009: Federal Stimulus/Recovery OIT’s role in presenting the State’s efforts.
March 17, 2009: Top 9 IT Security Threats and Solutions for 2009 And what we’re doing in Maine State government.
March 17, 2009: Reader Responses What's New readers share their thoughts.
March 17, 2009: Moose Permit Lottery Newly enhanced application system now available online.
March 3, 2009: Adventure on Deboullie Mountain Radio operations rescue the Can-Am races.
March 3, 2009: 2009 MMA Technology Conference Optimizing Technology for Cost Effectiveness
March 3, 2009: Mobile.maine.gov Recognized Ten fold increase since 2006.
March 3, 2009: Unified Carrier Registration Online Service complies with federal requirements.
February 17, 2009: Call Center Business Recovery Exercise New process leads to zero abandoned calls.
February 17, 2009: Back to Zero – Footprints Software Utilization Project Business rules and processes seek to increase performance and produce meaningful metrics.
February 17, 2009: Debunking Internet Hoaxes Tool set: good judgment, skepticism and checking the facts.
February 17, 2009: MSECCA Volunteers and administrators benefit from enhancements to the online donation program.
February 17, 2009: DHHS News Highlights achieved during the fall of 2008 into the winter of 2009.
February 3, 2009: Third Party Software Usage on Blackberry Devices Input sought from users regarding business needs.
February 3, 2009: Conferencing Capabilities Options exist for audio, web and video conferencing.
February 3, 2009: Back to Zero – Footprints Software Utilization Project OIT customer support examines lessons learned.
February 3, 2009: InforME Issues Annual Report Maine.gov web portal growing strong.
February 3, 2009: MPUC Website Re-Design Improved navigation, accessibility compliance and user friendly features incorporated.
January 15, 2009: DevCon VI The sixth semi-annual Developers' Conference was held on December 17.
January 15, 2009: Web Enabled Conferencing Expanded Share files, share desktops, give presentations, collaborate on documents and chat securely.
January 15, 2009: Building Committee Status RFI for data center, RFP for office space.
January 15, 2009: Cyber-Shop Safely Staying safe and secure when shopping from home.
January 15, 2009: Unclaimed Property Leveraging IT to address Treasurer's Office business challenge.
December 16, 2008: Web Architecture Committee State's internal and external web presence to be streamlined.
December 16, 2008: ConnectME Update Broadband expansion continues as a major initiative in Maine.
December 16, 2008: HireME - Online Job Application Recognized nationally as one of five outstanding e-government services.
December 16, 2008: Enhanced Licensing System for Hunting and Fishing One of Maine.gov’s most popular services kicks it up a few notches.
December 16, 2008: New Legislative Tracking Database Agencies work together in customizing an internal resource.
December 16, 2008: Reader Responses What's New readers share their thoughts.
December 16, 2008: 2009 What's New will premier on January 15th. Thank you and best wishes for a safe and happy holiday.
December 2, 2008: Maine Job Bank Services Now Available Online Budget cuts lead to new labor venue that matches employees with employers.
December 2, 2008: Information Security Awareness Training - Available Online Soon Beginner and advanced security awareness training coming the intranet.
December 2, 2008: Terminator Team in Action Removal of terminated state employees/vendors from systems is automated.
December 2, 2008: Online Interactive Title Request Service Upgrade New data fields are available to subscribers.
November 14, 2008: Announcing DevCon VI The sixth semi-annual Developers Conference will be held on December 17.
November 14, 2008: New Interstate Offender Tracking System ICOTS completely changed the operations of the 'Interstate Compact'.
November 14, 2008: Online Fleet Trailer Registration BMV replaces manual process for fleet renewals.
November 14, 2008: Measuring Quality - What are Key Performance Indicators OIT discusses methods toward finding the right measures.
November 14, 2008: New OIT Policy and Standard Adopted Architecture Compliance Policy and Blackberry Mobile Device Standard
October 31, 2008: Maine.gov Ranked One of the Best by the Brookings Institution Web standards provide a consistent look and feel and access for all parties.
October 31, 2008: The Geolibrary in 2008 GEOPortal; internet gateway to geographic spatial data in Maine.
October 31, 2008: Email and Voice Mail Retention Guide The what, when, why, and how to decide what you hold onto.
October 31, 2008: Accessibility and Office Documents Tenth in a series of articles with an overview of major Learning Management Systems.
October 15, 2008: MERIT Award Winners 2008 Maine Excellence Recognition In Technology awards were announced at the Maine Digital Government Summit.
October 15, 2008: Bogus Emails, Scams, and Phishing On the surface, the email looks pretty legitimate.
October 15, 2008: Core Technology Status and News Core Technology Services has developed a web page that brings together the status information from most of OIT's core systems into a single view.
October 15, 2008: Server Consolidation Server Consolidation and Standardization are one of the key initiatives for calendar year 2008.
October 15, 2008: Redaction Protecting confidential information within public documents.
October 1, 2008: Maine.gov, the Best of the Web Awards Most Winning State 2nd place in this year's Center for Digital Government's "Best of the Web".
October 1, 2008: Digital States Survey Maine rates as one of the top 25 tech-savvy states.
October 1, 2008: Maine Demographic, Workforce and Technology Realities in a New Century Ron Crouch; "Knowledgedisseminator" is keynote speaker at the Digital Government Summit.
October 1, 2008: Data Center Access Procedures OIT steps up data center security.
October 1, 2008: Public Health Data Available With the Click of a Mouse Nothing as good, as quick, as comprehensive in other states.
September 16, 2008: New Rider B-IT There is now a dedicated rider of terms and conditions for I.T. contracts.
September 16, 2008: GASB 51 Governmental Accounting Standards Board on capitalizing software and other intangible assets.
September 16, 2008: IBM "Optimization Assessment" of IT Infrastructure Services OIT has contracted with IBM Consulting Services, for an "Optimization Assessment" of IT infrastructure services.
September 16, 2008: Reader Response to Alternate Work Schedules MSEA and state management work together toward a solution.
September 16, 2008: Urchin Web Analytics Now at InforME Agency web coordinators have new tool for real time web analytics.
September 16, 2008: Accessibility and Office Documents Ninth in a series of articles about accessibility and office documents with a focus on future trends in technology.
September 2, 2008: FTP Service Discontinued on October 1, 2008 Several alternatives available to service agency needs.
September 2, 2008: Pilot Program for Alternative Work Schedules Alternative work week schedules and teleworking are in effect.
September 2, 2008: 6th Annual Maine Digital Government Summit Overview Opening remarks by Governor Baldacci.
September 2, 2008: MERIT Awards Nominate a team and/or an individual for this year’s Maine Excellence Recognition In Technology award.
September 2, 2008: Don't Believe Everything You Read Emails with fake news headlines are the latest scams to be aware of.
September 2, 2008: Online Absentee Ballot Request Service The enhanced service now offers three ways to request an absentee ballot.
August 15, 2008: Setting the Bar Even Higher Awesome, Fast, Efficient, and Courteous... the Customer Support Call Center.
August 15, 2008: 6th Annual Maine Digital Government Summit Mark you calendar: October 6, 2008.
August 15, 2008: Legislative Wrap-up 123rd 2nd Session A synopsis of the legislative bills for this past session (123rd/2nd) that were assigned to or monitored by OIT.
August 15, 2008: Accessibility and Office Documents Seventh in a series of articles about accessibility and office documents with a focus Web 2.0, social networking and blogs.
August 15, 2008: DHHS Internal Audit DHHS works toward developing processes to perform federally mandated self audits.
July 15, 2008: DevCon V The fifth semi-annual developers’ conference was held on June 18, 2008.
July 15, 2008: Relocation of InforME Office and Data Center Beginning in late July, InforME will have a new home at CMCC.
July 15, 2008: Accessibility and Office Documents Seventh in a series of articles about accessibility and office documents with a focus Web 2.0, social networking and blogs.
July 15, 2008: Core Technology’s Agency Listening Tours Asking the agency business customers how we’re doing, and how we can improve service.
July 15, 2008: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Compliance Assurance of InforME’s ability to process credit card transactions securely.
July 15, 2008: What's New Summer Schedule In the month of August, only one edition will be released, on the 15th.
June 16, 2008: ConnectME Authority Announces Second Round of Grants Targeted to areas of the state that have no form of broadband or high-speed internet service available.
June 16, 2008: New InforME Contract Offers More eGovernment Services To State Agencies
June 16, 2008: Expansion of Online Services for Notaries Public Notaries Public are easier to find than ever before.
June 16, 2008: Register Watercraft Online Governor Baldacci signs ceremonial bill toward increasing the amount of government services available online.
June 16, 2008: Security Pilot for Blackberry Devices After first round of feedback, pilot continues.
June 16, 2008: What is a Data Breach? 227 million records nationwide have been involved in a breach since February 2005.
June 16, 2008: What's New Summer Schedule In months of July and August, only one edition will be released, on the 15th of each month.
June 2, 2008: DHHS Adopts Strategic Vision for Eligibility Processing A high-level guide for future systems development.
June 2, 2008: Cyberbullying Internet harassment, who does it affect?
June 2, 2008: Accessibility and Office Documents Sixth in a series of articles about accessibility and office documents with a focus on media.
June 2, 2008: What's New Summer Release Schedule
May 15, 2008: Ask the CIO A new section to "What’s New" will feature a Q and A section with the Chief Information Officer, Richard B. Thompson.
May 15, 2008: Announcing DevCon V The fifth semi-annual developers’ conference will be held on June 18, 2008.
May 15, 2008: Voice of the Customer OIT is listening and responding to your feedback.
May 15, 2008: Judicial Website Re-Design User group feedback drives a more user friendly and accessible layout.
May 15, 2008: Online Driver’s License Renewals affected by new residency requirement.
May 15, 2008: The Maine Geolibrary’s Fifty States Initiative An update on the GeoLibrary Strategic Plan and the Integrated Land Records Information System.
May 1, 2008: Application Impact Analysis OIT identifies opportunities to improve written procedures, physical capabilities and testing processes.
May 1, 2008: Don’t Be a Victim of Social Engineering Social engineers hope that victims will choose to play along rather than make waves.
May 1, 2008: Document Management Recommendations Fortis and Orbit are chosen as the enterprise applications.
May 1, 2008: DAFS Employees of the Month Two OIT employees have been recognized.
April 15, 2008: New InforME Contract Details of the new contract released; web content management and streaming audio/visual just to name a few.
April 15, 2008: Domain Naming Reminder How OIT assures that state services are delivered with a common look and feel through the internet portal at Maine.gov.
April 15, 2008: E-Mail Alerts Go Mobile! OIT Customer Support Center Status Alerts now PDA enabled
April 15, 2008: Blackberry Training Workshop – A Success! OIT will once again partner with Research In Motion to provide additional training.
April 15, 2008: Nation's First Online Service for Contributions to the Clean Election Fund New service enables citizens to contribute to any candidate seeking public funding in the donor's voting district.
April 15, 2008: Accessibility and Office Documents This is the fourth in a series of articles about accessibility and office documents.
April 15, 2008: Newsletter Feedback Input on the Maine State Communications Network Project article from Houston.
April 1, 2008: USGS Presents OIT with Benchmark Plaque The benchmark recognizes the leadership that OIT has provided for geospatial programs in Maine that support vital local, State, and national services.
April 1, 2008: Core Technology Services – the “Core” of OIT Support Core Technology is part of the "enterprise" approach to the IT consolidation led by the Chief Information Officer.
April 1, 2008: Building Committee Work Progresses Collection of information on current facilities and projected needs taking place with a space needs assessment report ready by mid April.
April 1, 2008: Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit and the ALM System ALM System proves to be an invaluable tool in carrying out PFR’s mission of public protection through licensure, inspection, enforcement/complaint resolution, and discipline.
April 1, 2008: Vishing Identity theft through your phone, email message or text message is on the rise.
March 18, 2008: Accessibility and Office Documents This is the fourth in a series of articles about accessibility and office documents
March 18, 2008: Homeland Security Grants to State Agencies The Maine Emergency Management Agency recently announced the award of approximately $227,000 in FY2007 Homeland Security grants to State Agencies.
March 18, 2008: Reducing Non-Business Related Internet Usage Intercepting and re-directing web traffic to alleviate slow network response times.
March 18, 2008: Maine State SDLC Policy and Procedure The Maine State Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) defines a standard method for the creation and upgrade of software applications.
March 4, 2008: InforME Releases Annual Report Maine.gov added 21 new services in 2007, expanding Maine’s eGovernment services to nearly 375.
March 4, 2008: Oracle Insight The goal was to identify obstacles and to highlight a number of ways that technology, people, and processes can come together to form solutions to help us deliver on strategic objectives.
March 4, 2008: Non-State Device/Software Policy and Procedure Adopted Minimizing the security risks to the State’s network and data sources when conducting State of Maine business.
March 4, 2008: Housekeeping Records Received via Email In the course of our work, our email inboxes receive many informational or status messages. Do we need to keep them? If so, for how long?
March 4, 2008: OIT Security Tip of the Month Sophisticated web site attacks are increasing that exploit browser vulnerabilities, especially on trusted web sites.
February 15, 2008: ADAM Group Expands Offerings The Application Development And Management Group has undergone some changes but is still delivering customer centric solutions.
February 15, 2008: Maine.gov Adds Lobbyist Registration to its Line-up of Online Services This new service allows lobbyists and lobbyist associates to complete their annual registration online.
February 15, 2008: What Am I Supposed To Do With All This E-Mail? Mandatory training is on the way.
February 15, 2008: Portable Document Format (PDF) Files and Accessibility There is more to creating a usable PDF than choosing File, Print, and Adobe PDF.
February 1, 2008: Dev Con IV About one hundred IT professionals participated in the premier opportunity to network and brainstorm among Maine State IT Developers.
February 1, 2008: Maine Physicians Can Now Renew Licenses Online The Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and InforME are pleased to offer Maine physicians the ability to renew their professional licenses online, quickly and easily, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
February 1, 2008: Two New Bricks The Strategic Architecture Committee currently seek your input on two recently published Bricks: Reporting Tools and Desktop Operating System.
February 1, 2008: Teleconferencing Can Help Save State Tax Dollars Before you jump in the car and head out for a meeting, ask yourself, can we accomplish this with a con call?
February 1, 2008: Deployment Certification Policy for Major Application Projects The Project Management Office (PMO) is currently working with project managers throughout the State and Core Technology Services to simply, and clarify, the processes related to the Deployment Certification Policy.
January 15, 2008: Alternative Office Suite Findings from the committee appointed by the CIO to explore the feasibility of introducing open-source alternatives for office suites.
January 15, 2008: OIT Audit OIT continues the process of identifying opportunities to improve specific internal controls as identified in the OPEGA report.
January 15, 2008: ConnectME The ConnectME Authority has the goal of expanding broadband access in the most rural, unserved areas of the state that have little prospect of service from a traditional provider.
January 15, 2008: Maine.gov Security InforME takes strict measures to ensure that transactions completed through InforME/Maine.gov are safe, private and secure, and that the data stored on InforME’s servers remains secure.
January 15, 2008: Accessibility and Office Documents This is the second in a series of articles which continues the accessibility discussion on the use of standard office documents such as word processor documents, spreadsheets and presentational applications.

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