Lally came to DHS from the Department of Revenue, where as deputy and assistant commissioner he was responsible for information systems. People in DHS want human services programs to become more effective. Lally already has identified several priorities in order to attain that goal. Another priority for Lally is to manage the transition into the world of interactive Internet connections. Right now, the state's presence on the Web is largely passive.
People can view and perhaps download some information.
According to Lally, DHS' customers, beneficiaries and business partners should be able to routinely conduct business transactions with DHS via the Internet. It could mean faster and easier access to higher quality service. He said he is hopeful that a basic secure extranet system open to DHS employees and business partners could be developed and piloted by late spring. The start of an intranet system, a closed internal web available only to DHS employees, will begin this fall. A third priority is to improve the level of security of DHS data systems.