stim

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stimulus
stimulus
stimulus n. stim-yuh-luhs
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stimulus
stimulus
Noun and a Verb Means to an End
stimulus n. stim-yuh-luhs

1. change in the environment
2. acts to arouse action
3. something that triggers a response
4. something that incites to action or exertion or
   quickens action....

renovate v. ren-uh-veyt

1. to restore to good condition make new or as if
   new again repair
2. to reinvigorate refresh revive.

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The Stim Trio

• Sustainability
• Expand renewable energy
• Double production of alternative energy
• Modernize schools and 75 of federal buildings
• Green the fleet

• Infrastructure
• Expand broadband access
• Smart Grid (Energy), Transportation
• Invest in science, technology and research

Health Information Technology (HIT) Standards and
adoption incentives for electronic medical
records -- 2 billion to invest in health
information technology and 17 billion in
incentives for Medicare and Medicaid providers.
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www.govtech.com/renovationnation
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Why Renovation?

• At 230 years, there are no green field
  opportunities.
• Brings everything of value forward, makes ready
  for another season of service.

1776
2009
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Crises Drive Major Periods of Change

• Only a crisis, real or perceived, produces real
  change. When that crisis occurs, the actions
  that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying
  around.
• Milton Friedman
• Chicago School free market economist

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The Idea Lying Around
In the January 22 issue, Economist Paul Krugman
wrote an open letter to the new president As
much as possible, you should spend on things of
lasting value, things that, like roads and
bridges, will make us a richer nation. Upgrade
the infrastructure behind the Internet upgrade
the electrical grid improve information
technology in the health care sector, a critical
part of any health care." Provide aid to state
and local governments, to prevent them from
cutting investment spending at precisely the
wrong moment.
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Old School Public Works
1930-1935
1835-1869
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The Long View
1950s
1980s

• It was not our wealth that made our highways
  possible. It was our highways that made our
  wealth possible.
• - Thomas Harris MacDonald, US Bureau of Public
  Roads, 1953

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Digital Recovery

• Roads were important. But without cars,
  insurance, traffic signals, driving schools,
  civil engineering schools, car and driver
  registration systems, fuel distribution networks,
  and parking lots, the benefits would be minimal.
• Electrical wires were important. But without
  electricity generation, standards, appliances and
  programs to help people use electricity
  (regulations on utilities, etc.) the benefits
  would be limited.
• Today, wired and wireless networks are important.
  But without widespread digital take-up and
  literacy standards, shared practices and systems
  (e.g., security, identity resources, etc.) tools
  (computers, sensors, software) and applications
  (e.g., e-health, telematics, e-gov, etc.) the
  benefits will be limited.

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Priorities Then and Now Stay True

• Consensus view of policy makers or state
  executives and state CIOs in identifying those
  areas most likely to become a higher priority in
  the coming biennium.

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Swapping Out the Plumbing
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Opportunities for the Cloud
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New Models of Collaboration

• Cities of King County WA eCityGov.net
• North Central Texas Council of Governments
  iCommunities
• New York Digital Towpath
• Newport News, VA (Open eGov)
• Service New Brunswick
• Free File Alliance
• nicusa.com
• force.com G2G App Exchange
• YouTube
• Google Maps
• Flickr
• twitter
• Social Networking (Facebook, myspace, Ning, Nexo,
  Twango)
• Social Platforms (KickApps, Open Social,
  Socialcast)

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ARRA Jobs, Stabilization and Next

• The 787 Billion American Recovery and
  Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
• Preserve and Create jobs
• Assist those in need
• Advance technology and science
• Investments in infrastructure, transportation and
  environment
• Stabilize state and local government budgets

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State and Locals Share

• How Much Money is There?
• 280 Billion for State and Local Government
• Distributed to state and local governments
  through grants and direct assistance
• 49 Billion to State and Local in FY 2009
• 90 of the FY 2009 funding dedicated to
  transportation, education and health

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Buckets of Money
620 Million
13.5 Billion
5.5 Billion
1.2 Billion
2.2 Billion
4.7 Billion
100 Billion
48 Billion
42 Billion
56 Billion
11 Billion
7.2 Billion
19 Billion

• K-12
• Education

• Health IT

• Public
• Works
• Construction

• Transport

• Smart Grid

• Clean Energy/
• Clean Water

• Broadband

• Original RD
• (NIST/NOAA/NETL)
• Federal IT Infra-
• structure

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Slicing 787 Billion
Highlighted Areas Allocation IT Estimate
State and Local Stabilization 114 Billion
Broadband 7.2 Billion 5.5 Billion
K-12 Education 56 Billion 620 Million
Transportation 48 Billion TBD
Smart Grid 11 Billion 2.2 Billion
Health IT 19 Billion 13.5 Billion
Public Works (Construction) 100 Billion TBD
Clean Energy/ Clean Water 42 Billion TBD
Original RD/ Fed IT Infra 4.7 Billion 1.2 Billion
Source White House/ ARRA, 2009
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Existing Channels/ Partnerships

• Administered separately across 15 federal
  agencies, 215 funding lines and 86 grant
  programs.
• Can be combined in creative ways that demonstrate
  the whole really is more than the sum of the
  parts.
• That will necessarily include bringing something
  to the table, including but not limited to local
  resources and collaboration agreements that
  reflect that the proposal is a priority to the
  requesting communities.

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Existing Contracting Vehicles
Aggregation Vehicle States Counties Cities
State Term/ Convenience Contracts 95 90 93
US Communities Program 5 50 26
Western States Contract Association (WSCA) 55 40 58
General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 55 80 71
Other 32 50 38
Source Center for Digital Government, 2008-2009

• 80 of purchases come through term or
  convenience contracts
• Sell against the ones that you and your partners
  are on

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The Bottlenecks

• Year 1 Expenditures (after adjusting for tax
  incentives) 120 Billion.
• Stimulus coincides with procurement reform and
  small business preferences.
• Spending must be (a) fast, (b) wise and (c)
  transparent pick your bottleneck
• Wild Cards Hoarding, swapping and an a la carte
  approach

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Criminal Justice and the Stim

• Governors can choose to spend 18.2 percent, or
  8.8 billion, of their portion of the 53.6
  Billion Stabilization Fund allotment on public
  safety. Other provisions for the benefit of
  criminal justice and law enforcement
• 1 billion for checked baggage and checkpoint
  explosives detection machines
• 730 million on border and port security
• 150 million on public transportation and
  railroad security
• 500 million for wildfire mitigation
• 210 million in firefighter assistance grants for
  building new facilities or modernizing older
  ones.
• 1 billion to fund 5,500 local police officers
  through Community Oriented Policing Services
  (COPS) program
• 2 billion in the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance
  Grants (JAG) program -- 60 percent to the states
  and 40 percent to local law enforcement efforts.
• 225 million in Violence Against Women Act
  Grants.
• 100 million through OJP for grants to assist
  victims of crime
• 225 million for tribal law enforcement
  assistance
• 50 million for the Internet Crimes Against
  Children Task Forces.
• 390 million from OJP for local law enforcement
  assistance
• 125 million targeted for rural areas
• 40 million for the Southern border

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Certifiably Stimulative

• States have a 45-day window -- until April 3,
  2009 -- to certify that they will "request and
  use" stimulus.
• To date, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas,
  Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio,
  Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming
  have certified.
• Reticence to accept all stimulus funds may stem
  from bow wave from one time money.
• Risk that states will divert, delay and hoard

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Transparency and Accountability

• 16 States Will Receive Bi-Monthly Spending
  Reviews
• U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  picked 16 states to monitor spending
• Accountability
• States are concerned with lack of funding
  dedicated to accountability and oversight
• Decline in staffing hinders capabilities
• Differing accounting software may pose
  difficulties

States States
Arizona Mississippi
California New Jersey
Colorado New York
Florida North Carolina
Georgia Ohio
Illinois Pennsylvania
Iowa Texas
Massachusetts Washington, D.C.
Michigan
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Electronic Health Records

• Defining Meaningful Use
• Meaningful use must be demonstratedbut first, it
  must be defined
• Discussions surrounding the definition are
  ongoing
• Definition will determine how HIT is deployed
• Industry groups are submitting their definitions
  which include
• Adopting CCHIT as the certified EHR standard
• EHRs being used to e-prescribe
• A phased approach to adoption
• Connection to a health information exchange (HIE)
  or alternative connection methods in the
  short-term while HIE is in development
• Interoperability

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Electronic Health Records

• State Plans
• California, New York have proposed health
  information technology infrastructure plans
• Other states have started their infrastructure
  plans.
• New York
• HEAL NY Phase 10 60 million to improve care for
  patient-centered medical homes using health
  information technology
• California
• Johan Frohlich appointed as Deputy Secretary for
  Health Information Technology, Health and Human
  Services

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Broadband

• Hearings are being held
• 4.7 Billion- Broadband Technology Opportunity
  Program (BTOP)
• 2.5 Billion- Distance Learning and Telemedicine
  Program
• Congress priority is to ensure schools,
  community centers universities, hospitals and
  public safety personnel have high-speed access
• NTIA is currently consulting with states, FCC and
  RUS
• Developing a common application form for both
  programs

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Broadband

• National Telecommunications Information Agency
• 4.7 Billion- Broadband Technology Opportunity
  Program (BTOP)
• Encouraging local government partnerships
• Challenges
• Defining broadband, unserved and
  underserved
• Deciding what applications to fund
• Seeking applicants that
• Deliver an affordable service to the greatest
  population of users in an area
• Enhance healthcare, education in an area
• Socially/Economically small businesses
• Greatest broadband speeds to the greatest areas
• Hoping to make broadband available for
• Video conferencing
• Smart grids
• Health IT
• Research and science

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NTIA Broadband

• Timeline
• A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will be
  released in roughly two months detailing
• Application process
• Requirements and progress reports
• Job creation measurements
• Funding
• Funding in three waves
• Early Fall 2009
• Fall/Winter 2009
• Spring 2010

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Transportation

• State Progress
• States are planning highway projects
• Repairs, restoration construction projects
• Projects must be approved by Federal Department
  of Transportation
• Priority given to projects that can be completed
  in three years
• Priority given to economically distressed areas
• Few projects have started
• According to the GAO, only 6.4 billion of the
  26.6 Billion has been obligated

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Deadlines 2009
Date Program Description Funding
May 18th Health IT Deadline for program description. N/A
May 18th National Surface Transportation System Grant criteria due. 1.5 billion
June 17th High Speed Rail Deadline for grant terms. 8 billion
June 30th Highway Infrastructure Deadline to obligate 50 of funds. N/A
July 1st State Fiscal Stabilization Phase two award of SFSF funds. N/A
July 10th State Report 1st quarterly report due. N/A
October 10th State Report 2nd quarterly report due. N/A
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Deadlines 2010
Date Program Description Funding
Feb. 17th Clean Drinking Water Funds Deadline for beginning construction for priority status. 6 billion
Feb 17th National Surface Transportation Grant awards announced. 1.5 billion
March 2nd Highway Infrastructure Investment Deadline for funds to be obligated. N/A
Sept. 30th NTIA Broadband (BTOP) Deadline for awards. 4.35 billion
Sept. 30th COPS grants End of additional funding. 1 billion
Sept. 30th ARRA Funds All ARRA funds available until this date. N/A
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Urgent Start
NTIA begins series of discussions on allocations
of its portion of 7.2 B in broadband funding
Reporting on competitive grants and contracts
begins
8.4 B Public Transit Funds
Home Weatherization Funds Released/ UI Benefits
Increase
Detailed financial reports go public
610 M NIST Research Funds
Reporting on use of funds begins
Performance Plans become publicly available
Block Grant Awards
10. 1 B Housing Assistance
830 M NOAA Innovation Funds
HR 1 signed into law
7.9 B for Job Creation
155 M Health Center Construction Funds
Reporting on Entitlement Funding Begins
15 B Federal Medical Assistance Percentage
(FMAP) funding
APRIL 2009
MAY 2009
FEBRUARY 2009
MARCH 2009
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The Long Runway

• The Office of Management and Budget will issue
  new guidelines on contracting by September 30,
  2009.
• Fair, full and open competition may attenuate
  process, heightening importance of existing
  vehicles to get money moving.
• It could take 2 4 years to spend the first 787
  Billion. There is still time to get aligned.

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Four Reasons to Take a Pass

• No such thing as free money unprecedented
  reporting and accountability requirements
• Big league competition Those taking a flyer need
  not apply
• Dont apply if you cant get out of your own way
• Too busy and/or constrained to do anything with
  it even if you received Stim funds

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State Recovery Sites
www.recovery.gov www.grants.gov
http//www.recovery.ca.gov

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