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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.
December 18, 2007:
Core Technology “All Hands” Meeting Dec. 18 All Core Technology Services staff are gathering for a first-ever “all hands” meeting on Tuesday, December 18. Each organization will make a presentation on their key functions, and give recognition to team efforts and significant accomplishments.
December 18, 2007:
Update - Enterprise Certificate Services and Identity Management Services The State of Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) completed a year long managed project with the deployment on Wednesday, November 28, of a Certification Authority (CA).
December 18, 2007:
How are we doing? OIT Customer Survey completed, 1,322 employees responded.
December 18, 2007:
BGS Public Improvement Project Request Now Electronic The Bureau of General Services (BGS) and InforME are pleased to announce that the Public Improvement Project Request Form is now a web-based application.
December 18, 2007:
MERITS The rollout for the first phase of the replacement for MATS (Maine Automated Tax System) has begun.
December 18, 2007:
Accessibility and Office Documents Assuring that clients, customers or colleagues using various assistive technology devices can access the information contained in documents.
December 18, 2007:
Reimbursement of Personal Cell Calls Process Improved Paper cell phone bills converted to electronic email, reducing hours of work to minutes.
December 3, 2007:
OIT’s Number 1 Goal Partner with business people to align IT with business plans.
December 3, 2007:
USA Services Intergovernmental Newsletter How E-Government is changing society and strengthening democracy.
December 3, 2007:
Pre-Qualified Vendors List OIT recently adopted a simplified open enrollment process that allows interested vendors to qualify for selection to the list every month.
December 3, 2007:
Electronic Records Information Management (ERIM) Training This online "records" training focuses specifically on email and is being rolled out throughout state agencies over the next several weeks.
December 3, 2007:
Accessibility and Effective Communication Policy Adopted The purpose of the policy is to provide guidance to Executive Branch agencies and others in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Maine Human Rights Act.
November 15, 2007:
Internet Usage at an All Time High! Utilization rates of the Internet are increasing to the point of negatively effecting response times.
November 15, 2007:
Scrutinized Maine’s data network monitoring capabilities featured as a cover story in Communication News, November 2007 edition.
November 15, 2007:
2007 Maine Digital Government Summit Review The fifth 2007 Maine Digital Government Summit opened to a packed house and a welcome by Dick Thompson.
November 15, 2007:
MERIT Award Winners 2007 Maine Excellence Recognition In Technology awards were announced at the Maine Digital Government Summit.
November 15, 2007:
MRLEN Application Deployment The new application will help ensure that the research, licensing, management, and enforcement functions of DMR are successfully integrated in a way that will contribute to the sustainability of Maine’s marine fisheries.
November 15, 2007:
Security Strengthened State purchases Foundstone and AppScan tools.
November 15, 2007:
Wireless Security A new enterprise wireless security service for laptop users at State office locations will be deployed November 28 through December 17.
November 1, 2007:
Google Earth at DEP Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently moved the first Google Earth application into production on the Maine.gov website.
November 1, 2007:
InforME RFP Awarded The recent RFP process for the acquisition of InforME System Network Manager Services has concluded with an award to the incumbent, Maine Information Network (MIN).
November 1, 2007:
Strategic Architecture Committee Update The committee still continues to meet on alternate Thursdays and pursue its mission.
November 1, 2007:
Sign up for E-Mail Alerts Want to know how long that system outage is going to last... or learn about upcoming training classes?
November 1, 2007:
Policies, Standards and Procedures Adopted New policies, standards and procedures were recently adopted by the CIO.
November 1, 2007:
Maine's Geolibrary and The Fifty States Initiative There is a critical need to coordinate statewide GIS activities to eliminate waste and improve efficiency in government.
October 15, 2007:
InforME Board Oversees Maine.gov The InforME Board was created in 1998 and is the public/private long-term partnership that operates and manages the maine.gov portal. But who is on the Board, what exactly do they do and how to they interact with State government?
October 15, 2007:
CIO elected to the NASCIO Board of Directors Richard B. Thompson was named as one of the four 2007 – 2008 Directors for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).
October 15, 2007:
Office of Information Technology Strategic Plan Over the upcoming months, What’s New will publish the objectives and goals of the Strategic Plan.
October 15, 2007:
State.Me.Us In January 2005 the Governor directed the CIO to coordinate one-stop service delivery of government services. To that end Network Services, Enterprise Operations and the Office of the CIO are working to opportunistically replace state.me.us with maine.gov.
October 15, 2007:
Maine State Communications Network Project RFP responses have been received to find a vendor that will provide the turnkey systems integration services for design, engineer, furnish, installation, commission and migration to service of the Maine State Communications Network.
October 1, 2007:
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory at Fort Knox State Historic Site made Accessible To ensure that the experience of this spectacular site and the Observatory tower would be accessible for all visitors, including people who are blind or who have other disabilities, State agencies teamed up to create multi-format tour materials.
October 1, 2007:
Maine Physicians Can Now Renew Their Licenses Online The Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and InforME are pleased to offer a new professional license renewal service, which allows Maine physicians to renew their licenses online.
October 1, 2007:
OIT Building Committee Formed The current lease for the Edison Drive facility expires in 2012 and a committee has been formed to plan for a replacement facility.
October 1, 2007:
Infoblox and Radius – Improving Return on Investment and Security Two services are used daily in our environment by every user on the State’s WAN but are invisible to most people; Domain Naming Service and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
October 1, 2007:
Drawing Organizational Charts The Office of Performance Management and Administration recently undertook the effort of developing a fast, easy way in which to maintain organizational charts for OIT.
September 17, 2007:
5th Annual Maine Digital Government Summit Mark you calendar: October 18, 2007.
September 17, 2007:
Project Management Office website is expanded A full-featured Project Management website is now available, which includes Project Management in 10 easy steps, project management training, a project dashboard, and much more.
September 17, 2007:
Cell Phone Service and Usage A brief update on usage, coverage, and reimbursement.
September 17, 2007:
Mapping Features on Maine.gov A new interactive mapping tool, Map It, was one of many recent enhancements to the award-winning Maine.gov website.
September 17, 2007:
Why Your Computer May Run Slowly Common reasons for slowness and what you can do about them.
September 17, 2007:
Best of the Web Maine’s on-line services website is ranked #2 in the “2007 Best of the Web” competition.
September 4, 2007:
MERIT Award Deadline Approaches! Nominate a team or individual by September 10th
September 4, 2007:
Creating an OIT Core Technologies Service Catalog The goal was to create a simple document that our customers could use to calculate cost and evaluate service options as they manage their IT needs.
September 4, 2007:
Maine Revenue Service Launches Sales & Use, Withholding and Service Provider Tax Registration Online
September 4, 2007:
New Change Management Procedure Core Technology Services has been developing and evaluating a new Footprints-based change management system (CMS).
September 4, 2007:
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap Announces Expansion of Rapid Renewal and New Services
September 4, 2007:
Maine.gov Named One of Best by Brown University Maine was rated the third best state for eGovernment in the United States.
September 4, 2007:
Serving Our Country If employees reside within our organization who are awaiting deployment to Iraq, they need not worry about their jobs while representing us overseas.
August 1, 2007:
INFORME Director of Development Recognized for Outstanding Service Todd Tolhurst, the Director of Development for InforME, will be recognized Thursday, August 2, 2007 by the Department of Public Safety.
August 1, 2007:
AdvantageME Goes Live This application replaces the previous MFASIS accounting system and the Division of Purchases procurement system.
August 1, 2007:
MERIT Awards Within the Office of Information Technology (OIT) it is important to recognize and celebrate successes in information technology.
August 1, 2007:
Reorganization of Client Technologies Client Technologies, the part of OIT responsible for the customer support centers, PCs, laptops and general customer service, is reorganizing to better fit a statewide service model.
August 1, 2007:
Strategic Architecture Committee Update The Strategic Architecture Committee introduced to you in the May Newsletter, publishes the first of several documents for review and comment.
July 16, 2007:
Organizational Change Recent changes as a result of legislation, budget adjustments, and other changes to improve OIT as an organization.
July 16, 2007:
Enhancements to Maine.gov Web Site Launched The award-winning Maine.gov Web site has new features to improve citizen and business access to government information.
July 16, 2007:
Enterprise Backup Solution The Operations section of OIT Core Technologies has invested a great deal of effort in researching, evaluating, selecting and implementing an enterprise server backup solution.
July 16, 2007:
Did You Know – Policies Review the latest policies relating to security
July 16, 2007:
Microsoft Word Document Creation To make the smoothest possible transition from a Microsoft Word document to another use, it helps if the Word document is created in a clean, structured way.
July 16, 2007:
Global Information Assurance Certification Certification demonstrates OIT's commitment to ensuring that our information technology security personnel are kept up-to-date on current threats and trends in information security.
July 3, 2007:
DevCon III About seventy-five Maine State IT Developers participated in the third semi-annual Developers Conference.
July 3, 2007:
Generational eDemocracy in Maine The liberties we exercise today were earned by generations of forward thinking individuals.
July 3, 2007:
DHHS Computer System Wins National Award The Office of Integrated Access and Support (OAIS) was honored as a Laureate at the 2007 ComputerWorld Honors ceremony.
July 3, 2007:
E-Mail Records Storage and Management System Update More that 120 written questions has prompted a revision in the original schedule of milestone dates associated with this RFP.
July 3, 2007:
What's New Readers Comments and Questions The Newsletter Staff invites comments, questions, suggestions.
June 1, 2007:
InforME RFP Released The maine.gov web presence is the most visible aspect of this RFP.
June 1, 2007:
OIT Messaging Staff "Cans the Spam" OIT becomes even more effective in stopping unwanted messages by utilizing additional features in our existing software resources while ensuring that legitimate messages reach their destination.
June 1, 2007:
State of Maine Electronic Commerce How do we assure our customers a safe and secure interface with the State?
June 1, 2007:
The State of Maine Office of Information Technology Laptop Disk Encryption Project Status.
June 1, 2007:
InforME Open House, June 14, 2007 Meet the people behind the Maine.gov portal and find out how you can benefit from eGovernment!
June 1, 2007:
Browser-based Remote Access The Office of Information Technology has implemented a new remote access service, Juniper, available to users as of March 1, 2007.
May 15, 2007:
Bureau of Human Resources HireMe Job Application The Bureau of Human Resources (BHR), in partnership with InforME, has created an online State of Maine job application service.
May 15, 2007:
What is ESS? Employee Self Service (ESS) is a program which allows employees to have control over updating their personal information.
May 15, 2007:
Meaningful Images and GIS The widely held belief that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications are exempt from State accessibility requirements is not true!
May 15, 2007:
Policy on Safeguarding Data on Remote Devices Chief Information Officer Dick Thompson has adopted a new policy and standard regarding safeguarding data placed on remote devices (laptops, cell phones, jump drives etc).
May 15, 2007:
New Wireless Services Contract A contract with US CELLULAR for cell phone and other devices has been prepared and should be signed soon.
May 1, 2007:
Archiving GIS Records Maine "sets the bar high".
May 1, 2007:
OIT Core Technology Services Change Control Technology organizations require a process to manage proposed changes to production systems.
May 1, 2007:
Strategic Architecture Committee The mission of an OIT task force launched in early March is to draft and communicate architectural directions for critical IT infrastructure, applications and procedures.
May 1, 2007:
Enterprise Certificate Services and Identity Management Services Update The need exists to replace OIT’s five year old Certificate Services Authority by the end of 2007 and the stakeholders group recognizes the benefits of doing so with an enterprise solution.
April 17, 2007:
GIS Stakeholders Group Chartered The State Chief Information Officer has chartered the GIS Stakeholders to replace the GIS Executive Committee to reflect the shift from a governance body to an advisory role.
April 17, 2007:
Maine.gov Rocks! The recently approved State of Maine Domain Name Management Policy seeks to moderate the use of World Wide Web domain names and reiterate the primacy of the Maine.gov brand for State services.
April 17, 2007:
Transportation Electronic Document Organization Control System The reduction of paper by 50% was a nice metric that showed the immediate results of DOT’s document management system project.
April 17, 2007:
OIT Staff Receive Training in Forensic Imaging Because of the increase in requests for Electronically Stored Information, OIT personal has received training in making forensic copies of computer hard drives in order to preserve the information as evidence for a court of law.
April 3, 2007:
Streaming Audio and Video at the State of Maine The Office of Information Technology is interested in supporting a shared service for streamed audio and video.
April 3, 2007:
Harmony Helps A Progress Report on State Government Internet presence.
April 3, 2007:
Project Management Office Model The PMO model as originally designed will undergo an update over the coming year.
April 3, 2007:
OIT's Radio Services Project The wireless radio communications network services is responsible for upgrades, maintenance support, and replenishment for radio voice and data services to all state government agencies.
March 15, 2007:
Enterprise Certificate Services and Identity Management Services The end result of this project will be an enterprise infrastructure or framework providing authentication and secure information exchange with the use of certificates.
March 15, 2007:
MeGIS/GeoLibrary Receives $50,000 Grant Meaningful land use planning and land-related economic development decisions have been significantly hindered by the unavailability of statewide property parcel data.
March 15, 2007:
Deploying Secure Applications The recently adopted Application Deployment Certification Policy requires that new major applications be tested not only for functionality, network performance, etc, but also for security.
March 15, 2007:
Trailer Registration Renewal Now Available Online All non-excise-taxable trailers that are registered in Maine can be now be renewed online with a credit card.
March 1, 2007:
New Agency Assignments for Some Information Technology Directors Since OIT is still in a stage of infancy, it is appropriate for organizational adjustments to be made.
March 1, 2007:
Daylight Saving Time This spring, the start dates and the end dates for daylight saving time (DST) in the United States will change to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
March 1, 2007:
Maine's GeoLibrary Overview of Accomplishments.
March 1, 2007:
Infoblox Providing stable DNS and DHCP services.
March 1, 2007:
Wireless Initiatives are underway to enhance our existing wireless LAN capabilities and expand the use of cellular data services.
February 15, 2007:
Email Box Limit Exceeded – Again! Unneeded email can be hiding in other places than your Inbox.
February 15, 2007:
Enterprise SQL Server 2005 The challenge is providing an infrastructure that is secure, reliable and developer friendly.
February 15, 2007:
Remote Hosting Policy This policy is intended to address the numerous vulnerabilities in the State’s web presence presented by the out sourcing of web hosting to commercial 3rd parties.
February 15, 2007:
OIT Places New Windows Media Server into Production The old server has been in use since 2000 for the purpose of broadcasting public hearings for the Public Utilities Commission via the Internet.
February 15, 2007:
Earlier Daylight-saving Time Microsoft Corp. warns users of Outlook calendaring.
February 1, 2007:
Microsoft VISTA Advisory for Home Users OIT has decided to not deploy or support Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 at this time within State government.
February 1, 2007:
Customer Satisfaction Measurement A customer satisfaction survey, inviting customers to evaluate OIT’s service, was implemented in the Footprints Event Management System.
February 1, 2007:
Enterprise GIS Infrastructure Strategic Planning The GIS Executive Council has begun its Strategic Planning for the enterprise.
February 1, 2007:
On-Line E-MAIL Records Management Training A primary goal of the Records Management effort is for employees to understand the various distinctions of E-MAIL records.
February 1, 2007:
Statewide Data Dictionary In response to the Governor's IT Executive Order, as well as the OPEGA Audit for Maine State IT, a dedicated Data Dictionary Committee was launched last summer.
January 16, 2007:
Records Officers What do they do, take care of the turntables at the antiques store?
January 16, 2007:
Cellular Services Update The cellular services RFP team is working to re-bid the contract.
January 16, 2007:
Redesigned Governor’s Website Launched A newly redesigned website for Governor Baldacci launched on January 5, in conjunction with the Governor’s inauguration and release of the proposed budget.
January 16, 2007:
Information Technology Accessibility Much progress has been made in the acceptance of accessibility as an imperative.
January 16, 2007:
2006 Annual Report for InforME InforME consistently seeks new opportunities for delivering online services to the citizens and businesses of Maine.
December 15, 2006:
OIT to Survey Help Desk Callers Customer Support Center staff will be monitoring the responses daily.
December 15, 2006:
Town Hall Meeting The CIO gave information to and answered questions asked by IT staff.
December 15, 2006:
AdvantageME System The go-live for date for AdvantageME is July 1, 2007.
December 15, 2006:
Holiday News Article Thank you and best wishes for a safe and happy holiday.
December 15, 2006:
Web Accessibility Survey In November, eGovernment services sponsored another survey of the webmasters to see what inroads had been made within the webmaster community.
December 15, 2006:
A New Look for the IT Policies Website The Office of Information Technology’s (OIT) Intranet and Internet policy websites have been reorganized.
December 4, 2006:
OIT Leadership Undertakes IT Strategic Planning Process The Office of Information Technology Leadership Team is working on an IT Strategic Plan to provide focus and direction for the organization.
December 4, 2006:
Reflection on Success The 2004 IT Management Plan was revisited.
December 4, 2006:
Maine Household TV and Monitor Recycling Program Used electronic products are the most rapidly growing problem in our waste stream due to their quantity and toxicity.
December 4, 2006:
Maine Educational Data Management System - Financial System (MEDMS Phase 3) The system is designed to provide the data needed for the Essential Programs and Services (EPS) Funding Model, to meet the federal financial reporting requirements.
December 4, 2006:
DOT Employee of the Month Recently Joe Couture an OIT employee was named Employee of the Month at DOT for October 2006.
December 4, 2006:
New Fleet Management System at MaineDOT Fleet Focus product from Maximus was selected.
November 15, 2006:
Secure Electronic Email In response to requests from federal financial regulators and demands from financial institutions, secure email, or email encryption, became mandatory for bureaus within the Department of Professional & Financial Regulation.
November 15, 2006:
Department of Environmental Protection Recognizes OIT Staffer as November Employee of the Month
November 15, 2006:
Department of Administration and Financial Services Recognizes OIT Agency IT Director as Employee of the Month
November 15, 2006:
Maine Education Data Management System MEDMS is a comprehensive central data warehouse designed to collect and report system wide school, staff, student and financial information for the Department of Education.
November 15, 2006:
Two New IT Policies Recently Adopted And what's next?
November 1, 2006:
Maine Department of Corrections to Implement a New Offender Phone System CORIS (Corrections Information System) helps the Department manage key areas of operations.
November 1, 2006:
Current Info on Town Officials available to State Agencies The Office of Information Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Maine Municipal Association (MMA) to obtain an electronic copy of their database of municipal offices and officials.
November 1, 2006:
GIS Cooperation within State Government Efforts by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Executive Council have been nationally recognized in a recent book by ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute).
November 1, 2006:
Maine State Police Mobile Data Terminals The Maine State Police just completed an RFP for Mobile Data Terminals in Cruisers.
November 1, 2006:
Website Readability A recent Brown University study indicated that nationwide State web portals have an average readability the 11th grade level. How did Maine do?
November 1, 2006:
OIT Surveys Web Coordinators/Masters The Office of Information Technology is performing a survey to collect information regarding efforts expended to create and maintain the State’s web presence.
October 16, 2006:
Awards Presented at the Annual Maine Digital Summit Dick Thompson, Chief Information Officer, presented two MERIT awards: an individual, and a team award.
October 16, 2006:
Quarterly AccMonitor Accessibly Reports Released The Office of eGovernment Services along with InforME has just completed the quarterly AccMonitor accessibility scan.
October 16, 2006:
Revised Continuity of Operations Plan for the Department of Environmental Protection The DEP has begun a re-write of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP).
October 16, 2006:
Enterprise Operations Initiatives During October’s Technology Exchange Forum the Enterprise Operations group reported on a number of interesting initiatives in their area.
October 16, 2006:
New OIT Freedom of Access Policy Chief Information Officer Dick Thompson provisionally adopted the Office of Information Technology Policy on Access to Data and Information on State Owned Computer Devices.
October 2, 2006:
So Just What Have We Accomplished?? A message from the Chief Information Officer, Dick Thompson.
October 2, 2006:
Intranet Server Migration The migration of the State's Intranet server, inet.state.me.us, to a new platform is currently under way.
October 2, 2006:
An Introduction to the Information Workers’ Security Handbook As business networks have become more complex and interconnected a new priority has emerged: securing the computer systems you use and the information that is stored on them and on the network.
October 2, 2006:
Maine Gold Star Communities The 121st Maine State legislature passed An Act To Encourage and Support Maine Small Businesses.
October 2, 2006:
On-line Mentoring Program Offered by the Project Management Office The series includes topics related to Project Management, IT Management, Personnel Development and Leadership.
October 2, 2006:
National Cyber Security Awareness Month October 2006 is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).
September 15, 2006:
Security + Certification Training Data and network security is the fastest growing segment of the IT industry.
September 15, 2006:
Updating Your Own Profile Information on the Global Address List Change your information in the GAL without calling the Customer Solutions Center.
September 15, 2006:
State Employees Charitable Online Fundraising Campaign Maine is among the first states in the nation to implement an online charitable giving process.
September 15, 2006:
OIT and Agency IT Budgets for FY08-09 OIT has completed yet another transformation milestone... the September 1st initial submission of a consolidated OIT budget to cover the FY08-09 biennium.
September 15, 2006:
Maine’s Accessible Voting Solution As of the upcoming election on November 7, 2006, each polling place will be equipped with one Accessible Voting Solution (AVS).
September 5, 2006:
MERIT Nominations being accepted for the "Maine Excellence Recognition in Information Technology" Awards for 2006.
September 5, 2006:
Maine's Web Site Wins Praise Maine's official government Web site was named as one of the best in the country by a California-based research organization.
September 5, 2006:
Fusion 06: The 4th Annual Maine Digital Government Summit The theme this year is Security and Privacy.
September 5, 2006:
Out of Office Reply Why has Outlook’s "Out of Office Reply" been disabled for external use unless requested otherwise?
September 5, 2006:
What is a Web Coordinator? The responsibilities of a Web Coordinator increase in complexity.
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