California's Office of Systems Integration wins Digital Government Achievement Award.SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif. -- The Center for Digital Government announced today that California's Office of Systems Integration (OSI (1) (Open System Interconnection) An ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines a framework for implementing protocols in seven layers. Control is passed from one layer to the next, starting at the application layer in one station, proceeding to the ) has won the Digital Government Achievement Award for its management of large IT projects. OSI won the government-to-government Government-to-Government (abbreviated G2G) is the online non-commercial interaction between Government organisations, departments, and authorities and other Government organisations, departments, and authorities. category in the national competition. "Since its establishment in 2005, OSI has developed into a world class project management office and vital resource for the State of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). ," said Kim Belshe, Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Agency Secretary. "The work of OSI touches the lives of nearly every Californian by supporting the efficient delivery of health and human services statewide." "This award recognizes California's ability to meet and overcome the challenges inherent in large information technology projects," said Teri Takai, State Chief Information Officer. "I would like to congratulate Secretary Kim Belshe, Director Carlos Ramos and all of the leadership at OSI for their strong commitment to managing large projects and serving as a model for all state agencies." The Digital Government Achievement Award is a national program that recognizes outstanding agency and department Web sites and applications that enhance information interactions, transactions and/or services. The categories are government-to-government, government-to-business, government-to-citizen, and government internal. The Office of Systems Integration, under the Health and Human Services Agency, procures, manages, and delivers large and complex IT projects that support the delivery of health and human services to California. With a portfolio worth $5.5 billion, the Office of Systems Integration large project management office stewards large IT projects in a consistent and professional manner; exhibiting best practices in project management methodology. Some examples of OSI projects include: * Electronic Benefit Transfer Contract Extension and Price Reduction * Unemployment Insurance Modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, Project * Case Management Information and Payroll System II * Child Welfare System/Case Management System Re-host * Interim State Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. Welfare System |
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