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Technology Upgrades Could Save Vermont State Government $20-$30 Million, Says Report

The Vermont Institute on Government Effectiveness yesterday released a report detailing 20 separate recommendations that, per the report, could deliver Vermont taxpayers between $20 and $30 million in annual savings.

Governor Douglas, who created the non-profit organization in 2003 by appointing seven private citizens to undertake an independent review of how well things are operating within Vermont state government, said his administration would use the report as the basis for a major transformation of the state’s information technology systems.

Mary Powell, chair of the Institute and chief operating officer of Green Mountain Power, said their mission was to provide independent findings and support to improve government’s effectiveness for the benefit of all Vermonters.

"As concerned taxpayers, we answered Governor Douglas’ challenge to provide him with recommendations on how to spend tax dollars wisely and effectively," she added. "We believe these proposals create a historic opportunity to transform state government."

State government, a very complex organization with 62 principal business units with annual expenditures of state and federal money of over $3.6 billion and nearly 9,800 fulltime and temporary workers, is the state’s largest employer. "Every unnecessary dollar spent by state government is a dollar that Vermonters can keep in their wallets and pocketbooks," Powell said.

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