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Challenge to Transfer IT Power in MA

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the a-corrupt-committee-is-always-better dept.

Andy Updegrove writes "Linda Hamel, the General Counsel of the Massachusetts department that is struggling to establish ODF for state use, has prepared a challenge to those in the State Senate that would strip State CIO Peter Quinn of his power to set IT policy. Her analysis graphically describes why a task force of political appointees has no business telling more than 2000 IT professionals what to do."

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  1. Obviously! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Her analysis graphically describes why a task force of political appointees has no business telling more than 2000 IT professionals what to do.

    I'm glad that somebody has a clue. Micromanagement is obviously the job of your Pointy Haired Boss.

  2. So what? by jaseparlo · · Score: 5, Funny

    The rest of us have to contend with IT management that have little to no IT experience, skill or qualification, why should the MA state IT dept be any different?

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  3. Re:Abandon all hope... by Ortega-Starfire · · Score: 2, Funny

    "There is no hope in saying it isn't so, the screen is blue only when you can see blue." Fixed your spelling error.

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  4. Re:As a MA resident.... by nanio · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think I have a "pencil" around here somewhere you could borrow.

  5. Re:That's just silly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > Oh, and speaking of the Boston Globe, did you know they printed complete retraction of the smear job they did on Qinn? Right in the back where no-one would see it, but printed nevertheless. With all the current attempts to smear Quinn, I think any genuine dirt would have surfaced by now.

    I submitted that story to Slashdot.
    No dice.

    Should've lied on the form & claimed I was * * Beatles Beatles :(