Artistry and Creativity in STEM

Nadja Young
Nadja Young|May 20, 2011

As I write my first blog entry for SAS State and Local Government, I thought it would be prudent to provide a little personal background. I grew up in a family of artists- with 5 musicians, 2 painters, 1 sculptor, 1 dancer, and 1 composer. I studied business, became a [...]

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The Two E's

Chuck Ellstrom
Chuck Ellstrom|April 15, 2011

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the budget problems running rampant across all levels of government. Federal, State and Local Governments are all facing historic budget shortfalls due to the economic crisis and decreased tax receipts. This has led to a much closer examination of services [...]

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Feds Stepping Up to Combat Healthcare Fraud

Greg Henderson
Greg Henderson|April 5, 2011

The federal government is more aggressively pursuing health care fraud, and helping the states do the same, by proposing funding changes and investing in new technologies. A newly proposed rule would allow 90% Federal Financial Participation (FFP) for data mining initiatives in state Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU’s). Another proposed [...]

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Data: The financial crisis’ silver lining

Paula Henderson
Paula Henderson|February 14, 2011

Brian Whittington mentioned last month that government is innovating, and at great speed. Based on what I’ve seen in our line of work with state and local governments around the country in the past year, I have to agree. In the face of today’s daunting fiscal challenges, state and local [...]

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