In the past, interactions with government agencies could be confusing, time-consuming, and costly. With each local government bound by the requirements of dozens of diverse federal and state regulatory agencies, redundancies in information-gathering quickly led to costly inefficiencies in collaborative efforts and frustrations on the part of both employees and citizens. Emerging technologies offer a framework for digital services that can transform the experience of all users by facilitating cross-agency collaboration and enhancing security and data management.
IT consolidation/optimization has held its position as one of the top three priorities of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) for more than a decade. As the State of Oklahoma’s CIO James “Bo” Reese testified in 2017, inefficient operations and lack of inter-agency collaboration has led to wasted resources, reduced buying power, expensive integration requirements, and significant security risks. By equipping state and local government agencies with streamlined technology solutions, processes and collaboration can be centralized and services can be consolidated, optimizing operations and maximizing resources.
Security breaches pose a significant risk to government agencies and the taxpayers they serve. Not only are cyber threats a real and present danger, they create burdensome and duplicative requirements from federal regulatory agencies. Each federal agency addresses security issues with disparate demands, creating inefficiencies and unnecessary expense. Robust security frameworks help state and local governments mitigate cyber threats and meet the demands of diverse federal agencies.
The integration of cloud services and deployment models offers local and state agencies scalable and elastic IT-enabled capabilities. Through secure, state-of-the-art cloud-based applications, offices can minimize redundancies in their operations and develop labor-saving, cost-effective collaborative processes.
One of the chief advantages of the Information Age is the ability to streamline data management and access previously unimagined analytics. Intelligent data governments and predictive analytics improves the business intelligence of local and state governments. With better data astutely organized in a logical architecture, local and state governments can resiliently respond to inadequate funding and improve budgetary management.
Antares Technology Solutions has a proven track record of developing secure, streamlined custom software solutions for government clients. Our applications integrate maximal security and minimal redundancy, empowering local and state offices to meet the most stringent demands while remaining cost-efficient. Through iterative project management, we equip budget-strapped government offices with the ability to prioritize their needs and roll out new technology solutions over time.
Recently, we worked with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office to modernize and streamline their data management and enhance collaboration among departments. The agency’s new custom software upgrades the performance of the staff, simplifies data entry and tracking, and ensures information is always up-to-date. It offers usability enhancements that ease the burden on the government employees and equip the agency’s IT department to provide better services to its users.
