Challenges of Public Sector in Planning and Budgeting Public sector organizations are faced with a range of challenges regarding planning and budgeting. Government CIOs have specific budgets and business plans to monitor their overall performance. The practices that regulate planning and budgeting, in addition to various other functions such as reporting and risk management, are…

The Minorities and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE, MBE, WBE) was established to enhance equality in state contracting in the United States. It is an effort to build communities and serve citizens through equal access to opportunities within the space of procurement. The participation goal outlined by the MWBE is 30% of annual budget per year…

The paperless government mission is an effort to advance the movement towards reduced use of paper products towards the greater goal of reducing emissions and promoting sustainability. It came about after a White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs study found that paperwork costs the government about $38.7 billion and the public $117 billion…

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) made its debut in the 1960s as an enterprise-scale manufacturing methodology narrowly focused on inventory and quality control. It’s come a long way since then. Things have changed dramatically over the years, embracing small and medium businesses (SMBs,) and spreading out to cover the integration of substantially divergent departments. Indeed, it’s the…

PeopleSoft applications through Oracle are a set of on-premises programs intended to help organizations streamline overall processes. PeopleSoft tools are utilized to manage customer relationships, financial and supply chains, human resources, and enterprise performance. All of these processes are essential to the operation of a business and can be streamlined tremendously through the use of cloud technology.…

How well are you protecting your K-12 students from online intrusions? Unfortunately, today’s internet bears little resemblance to that of 2011 when Congress last updated the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). In fact, the internet is a lot more threatening these days. According to GAO’s analysis of K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center (CRC) data from 2016 to 2020,…

Mainframes once ruled the data center.  Not anymore. Their dominance in data centers has waned thanks in large part to the Cloud’s emergence and the benefits this technology brings to the table. Mainframes dominance has dropped off so much over the years that some analysts have been predicting mainframe’s demise. Mainframes may not dominate the…

Today’s organizations need precise workforce data to succeed. This type of data generates valuable insights into an organization’s operations. Oracle HCM Cloud provides this kind of data to optimize decision-making. The cloud-based solution also minimizes costs, increases productivity, boosts efficiency, improves decision-making, and simplifies employee engagement. Plus, it provides a consistent experience across all devices.…