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Government

Ohio Office of Information Technology

IT Legislative Update (updated April 2007)

State of Ohio IT Job Openings or Search All

GOVERNING.com - This online magazine offers a glimpse at the privatization goals shared by some conservative legislators and vendors. You can also request a free subscription to be mailed to your home.

Labor Unions

OCSEA E-Action Center - Send emails to your legislators about HB 188, Government Competition Review, or SB 13, State Contracts / Outsourcing.

OCSEA Privatization - This specialized web section will undergo a redesign soon. Please let us know if you have ideas or needs.

Outsource Outrage: Where American workers take a stand against corporate greed

TechsUnite.org - TechsUnite is an online community dedicated to exploring issues facing tech workers. It's sponsored by CWA and the AFL-CIO.

WashTECH - A voice for digital workers

Think Tanks

Policy Matters Ohio - Policy Matters Ohio is a non-profit policy research organization founded in January 2000 to broaden the debate about economic policy in Ohio. In the past, it has explored the issues of privatization and job loss in Ohio.

Reason Public Policy Institute - For more than 35 years, Reason has been the leading voice in privatization and outsourcing. Reason founder Robert Poole has advised the last four presidential administrations and wrote the first book on municipal privatization.

National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) - NFAP tracks state legislation on global sourcing. NFAP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to public policy research on trade, immigration, education, and other issues of national importance. The organization seeks to expand the debate over the proper role of government on key issues of the day and to engage actively in the media and with the public to ensure its ideas are considered and implemented wherever possible.

Vendors

Accenture - Provides information about privatizing government services, client sucesses, and additional research.

Convergys - Provides high-tech services in the areas of billing, customer care, and human resources

Deloitte. - Check out the consultanting company who authored: "Proposal to serve the State of Ohio in the Creation of the Office of Information Technology and Information Technology Investment Advisory Council." It submitted the technicial proposal on March 29, 2004

Gardner Group - According to its website, "We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day. Gartner serves 10,000 client organizations worldwide, including chief information officers and other senior IT executives in corporations and government agencies, as well as technology companies and the investment community. The company consists of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 3,800 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 75 countries."