Commonwealth Office of Technology accused of improperly approving IT contract changes worth $6.5 million

by JOE SONKA –  A Louisville-based IT company has filed a protest with the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, alleging that the Commonwealth Office of Technology (COT) improperly signed off on changes to an IT services contract with tech giant AT&T that were worth $6.5 million and not competitively bid. The formal protest letter was…

Norton Healthcare ranked 4th in Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America list

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 25, 2018) – Norton Healthcare ranks No. 4 on the 2018 list of Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers, a national leader in employee health analytics, best practices and benchmark data. The organization moved up two spots from No. 6 on the highly selective list. The Louisville-based not-for-profit system includes five…

Judges/executive talk about successes, challenges at Chamber’s Eggs ‘N Issues Northern KY Address

by Hannah Carver, NKyTribune reporter –  Workforce development and transportation were two of the key issues on the minds of the Boone, Campbell and Kenton County Judges/Executive at the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce September Eggs ‘N Issues. About 280 people filled the room Tuesday morning at the Boone County Enrichment Center to hear Boone County…

UK opens research facility devoted to eradicating the state’s most significant health disparities

by Jay Blanton – LEXINGTON, Ky. — A research facility expressly devoted to addressing and eradicating the state’s most significant health disparities was opened last Friday morning by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees and President Eli Capilouto, and many of the Commonwealth’s leading policymakers. “Today, joined by our partners in progress, we open the doors to…

Beware of that official-looking email: Some state employees’ accounts hacked

by Alfred Miller, Louisville Courier Journal – Bevin explains why the state’s chief information officer is worth $375,000 annually. Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal Something about the email — purportedly from a Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet employee — seemed off to Jim Seiffert. The Stites & Harbison tax attorney emailed back. Was this intended for…