Today, State and local governments face financial constraints, rising service expectations on the part of the public, and calls for better government at lower cost. In an effort to respond to these challenges, government leaders have begun a process of reinvention. Comprehensive data processing support oriented towards user needs, with improved flexibility and scalability promise to minimize cost, improve quality and provide decisive advantages in the public sector. The OSC, rising to this challenge, will explore its options to provide NCAS users with an integrated systems solution. An integrated systems solution includes the following application components, each of which covers certain key processes and business models.
Some examples are process tracking, cost recalculation, order entry, and tracking.
The following is a detailed review of each of the areas outlined above. The following functionality and capability is required to define, manage, and settle budgets. The following functionality and capability is needed to be able to support detailed planning and monitoring of costs. The following functionality and capability is needed to be able to manage human resources, one of the biggest items in the public sector budget. The following functionality is needed to accelerate and simplify the procurement and management of materials and services.