Microsoft CRM Based Stimulus Tracking Tool Gaining Great Momentum!

czmuda — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:00 GMT

Washington, DC (October 10, 2009) –Clients of Information Strategies (InfoStrat: www.infostrat.com) successfully completed their American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reporting to the Office of Management and Budget using the Microsoft Stimulus360 solution.

InfoStrat Stimulus360 clients are located from coast to coast, including the states of Arizona, Missouri, and Tennessee, cities including Chicago and Seattle and counties such as Los Angeles County and Cook County. Together they account for over 55 million in population, and over 1,500 federal grants worth billions of dollars.

Seattle implemented 360 to help city departments with Prime Recipient Awards track and prepare their 1512 reports. According to Jen Chan, policy and fiscal analyst at the City of Seattle, “we found the tool helpful, and departments will appreciate being able to see data for all their federal stimulus awards in one place. “

InfoStrat developed the Stimulus360 solution for Microsoft in response to new reporting and transparency requirements introduced by ARRA.

Additional information about Stimulus360 may be found at:

http://www.govserver.com/Solutions/Pages/Stimulus360.aspx.

Stimulus to generate $4.5B state and local tech spending

czmuda — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:49:12 GMT

William Welsh authored this article today in Washington Technology.

Contractors doing business with state and local governments should expect to see $4.5 billion worth of new information technology opportunities from the proposed economic stimulus package, according to Input Inc.

The projection is based on analysis of the House of Representatives’ version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Reston, Va.-based market research firm said Feb. 11.
“The broadband rollout represents the largest portion of the likely state and local technology investment in both [House and Senate] versions of the bill,” said Chris Dixon, Input’s manager of state and local analysis. Facilities modernization, mass transit and health IT also will drive technology spending, he said. Funding for these areas is included in both versions.
Improvements to physical infrastructure and mass transportation are likely to have key technology components, Dixon said. “Increased security and efficiency is the key in these areas, and both are technology-intensive outcomes,” he said.

Funding in both bills will drive significant improvements in health IT through initiatives aimed at improving the flow of electronic information at hospitals and clinics as well as large-scale Medicaid Management Information System projects. The two versions contain key funding differences, Input said. While the House version has substantial spending for education, law enforcement and unemployment insurance, the Senate version would trim spending in those areas, and instead allocate more dollars to broadband and health IT.

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Microsoft CRM Based Stimulus Tracking Tool Gaining Great Momentum!

Stimulus to generate $4.5B state and local tech spending