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Oklahoma City, OK-based State of Oklahoma has Promoted James Bo Reese as Chief Information Officer
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OK.gov was created to improve access to government, reduce service-processing costs and enable state agencies to provide a higher quality of service to their constituents. Oklahoma`s government uses a variety of information technologies to support these initiatives, but the use of integrated web portals, like OK.gov, bring these initiatives together. OK.gov offers numerous possibilities to expand government services online, allowing citizens to interact closely with their state government, and revolutionize operational procedures at the state level. OK.gov is a collaborative effort between the Oklahoma Office of State Finance (OSF) and Oklahoma Interactive, LLC to help Oklahoma government entities web-enable their information services. Oklahoma Interactive operates, maintains, and markets OK.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC`s family of companies. NIC is the nation`s leading provider of government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company`s innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. The NIC family of companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,000 federal, state, and local agencies that serve 98 million people in the United States. Additional information can be found at NIC`s website. eGovernment is not only a good idea, it is quickly becoming a necessity. As scrutiny over government budgets increases, the efficiencies that eGovernment provides is transforming government processes everywhere. eGovernment has already generated many changes to laws and policies, and all levels of government have begun to recognize the emergence of eGovernment as having a profound effect on state government. Within this website, there is information about what services we provide for our partners, details about what services are currently available through the OK.gov portal, and the achievements OK.gov has made throughout the years.
About the Person
James Reese, 44, has been the Acting CIO since January, 2014. He has held several technology and management positions in state government since 1995. The CIO, a gubernatorial appointment, reports to Secretary of Finance, Administration and Information Technology Preston L. Doerflinger, who is also the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). Before working as Acting CIO, Reese was the Chief Operations and Accountability Officer for the OMES Information Services Division. Before that, he was the CIO and Deputy Administrator of HealthChoice, the state’s self-funded health and life insurance plan for government employees. Reese is Oklahoma’s second state CIO. He was preceded by Alex Pettit, who was the CIO from April, 2010, to January, 2014, when he accepted the Oregon CIO position.
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