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Evslin to retire from state government
For Immediate Release:
August 31, 2010
Contact: David M. Coriell
(802) 828-3333
Chief Technology Officer Tom Evslin to Retire from State Government
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Jim Douglas announced today that Chief Technology Officer Tom Evslin will retire from state government on September 15. Evslin, 67, was recruited from retirement by Governor Douglas in March of 2009 to be Chief Recovery Officer to oversee Vermont ’s use of stimulus funds… Continue reading
Douglas administration launches eProcurement program
For Immediate Release:
August 24, 2010
Contact: David M. Coriell
(802) 828-3333
Governor Douglas Announces Implementation of eProcurement for the State of Vermont
New system to save at least $3 million annually in full use
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Jim Douglas today announced that the Administration will begin implementing eProcument for the State of Vermont after recently receiving approval from the Joint Fiscal Committee. The Department of Buildings and General… Continue reading
$62 million “jobs bill” will soften Vermont’s budget woes slightly
Douglas administration hasn’t decided whether it will apply for $19 million in education funding; an advocacy group says the jobs bill, balanced on food stamp dollars, will leave Vermonters hungry. Continue reading
Video + story: Challenges plan now $10 million short
If a federal matching fund doesn’t come through, that number could grow to $15 million, according to officials from the Douglas administration. Continue reading
Posted: Challenges for Change, quarterly report, 7/1/2010
The Joint Legislative Government Accountability Committee will discuss the report on 10 a.m. July 12 in Room 10 of the Statehouse. Continue reading
McClaughry: The Challenges for Change dream world
The watchword for this process was “spending less money and still achieving the outcomes” declared by the Legislature. Thus, the Agency of Human Services was told to achieve its share of the savings “without reducing government benefits, limiting benefit eligibility, or reducing personnel” unless specifically authorized by the Legislature. Continue reading
Douglas administration missed opportunities to improve economic development
Many opportunities have been missed in the Economic Development Challenges for Change process. Perhaps the biggest one of all was the opportunity to work collaboratively with the Administration to focus on how best to create and retain jobs for working Vermonters. Continue reading
Evslin: Challenge glass, half full or half empty?
The administration asked the legislature to authorize actions the administration estimated would save $31 million in FY11 and said that it could find another $7 million in restructuring savings without additional legislation. The legislature actually authorized restructuring which should save about $23.5 million (by my estimate) plus it said to use $5.16 million of federal funds, which leaves the administration the task of finding about $9 million in savings. It’s a hard job but not impossible. Continue reading
McClaughry: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The $38 million in “assumed” savings put forth by the highly overpaid consultants last January was apparently based on no analysis at all. Next January, when another $122 million in savings must be found, be prepared to hear that much of the “assumed” Challenge for Change savings failed to materialize, and it was the other guy’s fault. Continue reading
House Speaker says Wednesday adjournment is in sight
If the governor holds a hard line on the budget, lawmakers will be faced with returning for a special override session in June. Continue reading
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