We do not need a “Department of Stateland Security,” as state Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, suggests in her guest column “Shield state from cyberattacks” [Opinion, Jan. 4]. First and foremost, the state and our local governments have proved time and again that state and local government staff members lack experience and expertise to manage the IT infrastructure that is their responsibility. Witness the most recent state Department of Corrections debacle that has haunted the proper management of the prisoners in our state for more than 13 years. The DOC director said it best, “Lack of internal technological know-how” was the source of the problem.
I was on the information services board for the state during the mid-1990s and I can tell you with certainty that there are no state IT departments, either currently chartered, or future agencies, that I would ever consider seeking advice from. For the full article click here
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