The Aug. 12 edition of GovLoop includes the follow article highlighting five ways to improve communication between information technology (IT) professionals and the business team members. The article includes comments from Oracle Public Sector's Peter Doolan, Group Vice President and Chief Technologist, noting that many projects fail due to an inability for IT professionals to explain and communicate their capabilities to the business side, and for the business to communicate back to the IT side, stating their needs and requirements to have a tangible impact on the outcome. The article goes on to discuss five starter questions and suggestions on how to best improve communication among a team.

The July 26 edition of Government Computer News includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle Utilities' "From Overload to Impact: An Industry Scorecard on Big Data Business Challenges" report. The article notes that 93 percent of the public sector executives surveyed say they are collecting and managing more business information today than two years ago. The article also notes that the public sector organizations say they lost on average 11 percent of their annual budget, or $60.5 million, as a result of not being able to fully leverage the information they collected.

Highlighting that Oracle has released Siebel CRM Public Sector 8.2.2, a component of Oracle Social Services Suite. This article notes the software enhances management and appeals, and allows more capabilities for auditing and decision reporting.

Includes New Functionality to Help Public Sector Agencies Improve Program Delivery and Citizen Service

Highlighting that Oracle rolled out plans to enter the public cloud business at the company's OpenWorld conference. The article also notes that Larry Ellison said Oracle Public Cloud would be available on a monthly subscription basis and would combine platform-as-a-service and software-as-a-service capabilities.

Highlighting that CACI International has bolstered its presence in the government transformation arena with the acquisition of Advanced Programs Group LLC, an Oracle Platinum Partner and provider of Oracle e-Business services in the federal market. The article notes that services include Oracle e-Business Suite implementations, IT program management, enterprise architecture, and security assistance.

Highlighting that Oracle announced its solution for health insurance exchanges that provides state governments with the functionality and services required to help ensure health insurance exchange success. The release notes that Oracle's comprehensive solution for healthcare insurance exchanges can support Health and Human Service programs and core business functions such as eligibility and enrollment; billings, collections and premium reconciliation; customer service; premium tax credit tracking; broker management; payment processing and financial and management reporting. The release also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that Oracle offers a robust solution which consists of proven technologies that are architected to work together, and include the necessary capabilities needed to deliver a successful program.

Highlighting that Oracle launched a new solution for health insurance exchanges to deliver the functionality and services required by state governments to help ensure health insurance exchange success. The article notes that Oracle's comprehensive solution for healthcare insurance exchanges combines Siebel Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Applications, Oracle Policy Automation Solution for Public Sector, Oracle Hyperion Planning, Oracle Business Intelligence Applications as well as Oracle Fusion Middleware components including Oracle Identity Management, Oracle WebCenter Suite, Oracle SOA Suite and Oracle Master Data Management Suite. The article also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that the impending rollout of health insurance exchanges will require state governments to establish state-regulated and standardized health care plans, from which individuals may purchase health insurance that is eligible for Federal subsidies.

Highlighting that Oracle is offering software and services to help state governments establish health insurance exchanges. The article also notes that the Oracle solution supports guidance on modular system integration, open service-oriented architecture and business rules from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight.

Highlighting that Oracle unveiled an integrated health care platform designed to help states set up health insurance exchanges. The article also notes that the applications can support Health and Human Services Department programs and core business functions such as eligibility and enrollment; billings, collections and premium reconciliation; customer service; premium tax credit tracking; broker management; payment processing and financial and management reporting.

Highlighting that Oracle announced its solution for health insurance exchanges that provides state governments with the functionality and services required to help ensure health insurance exchange success. The article notes that the Oracle solution enables state governments to phase in additional programs as requirements or legislation changes and supports key Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology guidance. The article also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that Oracle offers a robust solution which consists of proven technologies that are architected to work together, and include the necessary capabilities to deliver a successful program.

Highlighting that CACI International is purchasing Advanced Programs Group LLC, an Oracle Platinum Partner and provider of Oracle e-Business services in the Federal market. The article notes that the acquisition of Advanced Programs Group makes CACI one of the largest Federal Oracle providers and the only Federal Shared Service Provider in both the financial and contract life cycle management business areas.

Highlighting that the Georgia Department of Administrative Services has implemented Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise applications, running on Oracle's Sun servers, to augment its supplier relationship management processes and procurement processes. The article notes that through Oracle PeopleSoft, the state was able to increase control by adding multiple approval levels and replace the paper-based, labor intensive process with an automated, electronic workflow, thereby enhancing the purchasing cards that many employees use.

press release highlighting that the United States Marine Corps has implemented an integrated suite of Oracle solutions to support its supply and maintenance system. The article notes that the U.S. Marine Corps implemented the Oracle E-Business Suite, including Oracle Financial Management, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Mobile Field Service and Oracle Supply Chain Planning. The article also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that by using Oracle applications and technology, the U.S. Marine Corps is able to improve combat effectiveness through an integrated, near real-time logistics system.

Highlighting that the United States Marine Corps has deployed a global combat support system using an integrated suite of Oracle solutions. The article notes that to support its supply and maintenance system, the United States Marine Corps has implemented the Oracle E-Business Suite, including Oracle Financial Management, Oracle Purchasing, Oracle Mobile Field Service and Oracle Supply Chain Planning. The article also includes comments from Mark Johnson, senior vice president, Oracle Public Sector noting that Oracle looks forward to continuing to work with the US Marine Corps to improve the readiness of our nation's forces.