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In Case of Emergency … Can government leaders confidently say their CIOs have a plan to keep the work force connected and serving the public?

October 15, 2006 /

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"After a bio-terrorism event, you will likely not be able to access health services Web sites for information due to capacity constraints, yet you will be able to check your Lotto numbers instead." — Anonymous senior IT state official commenting on his state’s inability to prioritize IT services effectively

This seemingly ridiculous scenario is fairly likely during a sudden surge in demand for access to information from a narrow set of government services.

Ironically it may not even be one of the more egregious potential ironies for government IT in supporting crisis situations.

By Craig Grivette

Full Story: http://govtech.public-cio.com/story.php?id=2006.10.10-101580

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