Governor Perdue has announced a plan he says will make Georgia a more modern and well managed state. It would also affect over a thousand state jobs. The plan calls for consolidating and outsourcing computer operations which state agencies use to process information like driver's licenses, welfare and child support payments. Governor Perdue says such a move is necessary, because the state cannot guarantee the safety of its current technology. "This is a confession. Today, I can't even assure Georgians that we have the basic essential security and disaster recovery levels worth of a 24-hour operation serving the needs of over 9 million Georgians." Private contractors will handle day-to-day operations of the state's information technology, meaning that more than a thousand people could see their jobs eliminated or shifted to the private sector. The Georgia Technology Authority will oversee the plan.
