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Information Technology

• New Request for Information: Blockchain Management

  10/12/2021 by Alison Monroe

  DAS is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) as required by Special Act 21-25 – AN ACT CONCERNING BLOCKCHAIN AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, ...

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• The 2021 Legislative Session

  6/22/2021 by Eleanor Michael

  I wanted to send a note to update you about the success that the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) team had during the 2021 legislative sessionwhich justended last week. DAS, with the support of the Connecticut General Assembly, accomplished a lot t...

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• The Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology and House Bill 6573: Adding Board Members and adding experience

  4/22/2021 by Doug Casey

  In addition to the rich diversity of work that the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) already engages in — from construction and transportation to digitizing services for Connecticut residents — the agency also works closely with the Offi...

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• Analysis Report Provides Opportunities to Improve services ahead of 2022 retirements

  3/31/2021

  The State of Connecticut has received a report from the Boston Consultant Group on an extensive analysis of opportunities for the state of Connecticut to improve its efficiencies while anticipating a wave of employee retirements by July 2022. The report fulfi...

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• Governor's Bill 6444 on IT Modernization

  3/17/2021 by Lora Rae Anderson

  Department of Administrative (DAS) Services Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Josh Geballe testified today before the Joint Committee on Government Administration & Elections on Governor’s BIll 6444, An Act Concerning the Modernization of State Serv...

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• State of CT launches Information Technology Optimization Process

  3/16/2021 by CIO Mark Raymond

  The State of Connecticut has started a year-long process of building a new information technology organization for state agencies to better serve our employees and the residents of Connecticut. The process to centralize the coordination of the State’s IT...

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• DAS During COVID-19

  6/6/2020 by Department of Administrative Services

  Governor Lamont once referred to DAS as the nerve center of Connecticut state government. During this pandemic, this statement has become more and more obvious. So what has DAS been doing to support the state during the COVID-19 issue? A lot. Below are some...

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• State readies one-stop regulatory shop for business owners, entrepreneurs

  2/25/2020 by Department of Administrative Services

  From the Hartford Business Journal.This summer, businesses and entrepreneurs will see the first major, public-facing example of the Lamont administration’s push to modernize and streamline the state’s information-technology systems. Business One Stop promises ...

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• 9 Ways Amazon Business Services helps State Agencies increase small purchase efficiencies

  8/29/2019 by Department of Administrative Services

  When you think of online shopping, what comes to mind? Amazon! Millions of shoppers all across the world are using Amazon for their personal shopping needs. It’s easy and efficient, there are great deals, you can find just about any product you need, and th...

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• ISTE Making IT Happen Award Recognizes Doug Casey

  7/15/2019 by Department of Administrative Services

  Doug Casey, executive director, Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology, was a 2019 honoree for the “Making IT Happen” Award sponsored by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Casey led the push for the adoption of the ISTE St...

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