http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2009/05/26/so-what-is-a-chief-information-officer-anyway/ Poltical and government coverage from NewsOK Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:26:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2009/05/26/so-what-is-a-chief-information-officer-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Sallie Jones Fri, 29 May 2009 09:34:43 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/capitolbureau/?p=255#comment-163 The Chief Info Officer is someone given a job by the Governor as payback for something else.

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2009/05/26/so-what-is-a-chief-information-officer-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Long Term Tue, 26 May 2009 22:21:10 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/capitolbureau/?p=255#comment-162 Requiring measures that show money saved within two years may tend push this person into short-sighted decisions. There are VERY good computing systems that cost more up-front, but have EXTREME payback over a longer time frame (not only financial payback, but returns in reliability & longevity). Many things that can be done to “save” money in a a few years, can actually harm the long term efficiency of government.

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