Blog helps county cut $600,000 from IT budget
Government Technology
The Oakland County, Mich., Department of Information Technology has slashed more than $8 million in annual operating costs since 2003. The department has done it again -- cutting nearly $600,000 from its IT budget -- with its Cost Reduction/Investment Blog that lets employees make budgetary suggestions. "Employees go out and do the research, provide the links and everything necessary to vet it properly," explained Phil Bertolini, CIO of Oakland County.
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