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KINDRED HEALTHCARE AND THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCE DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT FOR KINDRED TO ACQUIRE IN-HOME HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. and LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 20, 2016) - Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (âKindredâ or the âCompanyâ) (NYSE:KND) and the Arkansas Department of Health (âADHâ) today announced that the parties have signed a definitive agreement for Kindred to acquire the in-home health care operations (the âAgencyâ) from ADH, which includes licenses to provi…

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DIS Executive Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Achievements

LITTLE ROCK-Executive leaders from the Arkansas Department of Information Systems (DIS) and an Arkansas government mobile app were recognized with top awards from StateScoop, a government information technology media company in Washington D.C., Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland. The state received a total of seven nominations in severa…

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Notice of Public Hearing on Auto-Injectable Epinephrine

The Arkansas Department of Health will hold a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on May 24, 2016 in Room #L 137 of the Department of Health building at 4815 West Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas, to allow interested persons to comment on the proposed amendment of the following rules: ï· Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Public Access to Auto-Injectable E…

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Public Hearing Announced for FY 2016 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Application

WHO: Open to the Public WHAT: Public Hearing WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. WHERE: Arkansas Department of Health Central Offices, Room 2508 4815 W. Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205 WHY: The purpose of the hearing is to solicit comments from the public on the FY 2016 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Applic…

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K-12 Connectivity Issue Solved for Arkansas

In the March 2016 issue of GovCIO Outlook magazine, DIS Director Mark Myers provided insights on the project to upgrade the Arkansas Public School Computer Network (APSCN) and provide high-speed broadband connectivity to Arkansasâs K-12 public schools. For the full article, click the pdf.…

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Governor Asa Hutchinson Announces $10 Million Upgrade for Statewide Public Safety Communications System

LITTLE ROCK--Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today that he will request the legislature to release $10 million from his Rainy Day Fund for significant and much needed upgrades to the statewide interoperable communications system for emergency and public safety services, also known as the Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN). This funding …

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DIS Director to Chair Technology Oversight Council

LITTLE ROCK, AR--Arkansas Department of Information Systems Director Mark Myers was selected to serve as chairman of Gov. Asa Hutchinsonâs Information Technology Oversight Council. The council, created by an executive order, will oversee state information technology projects in excess of $50 million. In a letter to legislators announcing the counci…

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Yessica Jones Tapped as Deputy Director of Department of Information Systems

LITTLE ROCK-Yessica Jones of Searcy, Arkansas, was appointed today as the deputy director of the Department of Information Systems (DIS). âYessica brings a diverse background in IT from teaching programming at Harding University to being a former database developer at Acxiom. She is a great addition to a great team,â noted Mark Myers, the director …

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WAN Awards for APSCN Broadband Upgrade

Click the attached pdf to view WAN awards by school district and vendor.…

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DIS Leadership Provides K-12 Broadband Update at Guy Fenter Education Service Cooperative Meeting

BRANCH, Ark. - Mark Myers, DIS director, and Don McDaniel, DIS enterprise network services director, provided local school district superintendents an update on the improved Arkansas Public School Computer Network (APSCN) project at a meeting at the Western Arkansas Educational Cooperative Friday afternoon. Myers and McDaniel addressed the progress…

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DIS General Counsel Elected to American Inns of Court Board

Department of Information Systems General Counsel Anthony Black was elected Eighth Circuit trustee on the 2015 board of trustees for the American Inns of Court, a professional association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals. Courts in the Eighth Circuit include Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakot…

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DIS General Counsel Attends Harvard Training Program

Department of Information Systems (DIS) General Counsel Anthony Black spent a week in June at Harvard Law School as a participant in its Harvard Negotiation Institute (HNI). The program consisted of lectures, facilitated discussions, skills-based exercises, negotiation simulations and two personalized coaching sessions aimed at equipping attendees …

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DIS Deputy Director Announces Retirement

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Herschel Cleveland, deputy director of the Arkansas Department of Information Systems (DIS), submitted a notice of his retirement and resignation from the agency Friday, May 29. Clevelandâs retirement will be effective Wednesday, July 1. âI deeply appreciate the opportunities I have had to serve DIS and the state,â said Clevela…

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Don't Take the Bait! Focus on Phishing

A Message from the State Cybersecurity Office More than 200 billion emails are sent and received worldwide each day. That represents a lot of opportunity for phishing scams, in which scammers distribute emails that appear to come from legitimate organizations or individuals and try to entice the recipient into clicking on malicious links or attachm…

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DIS Director to Deliver Cybersecurity Keynote at Arkansas TechJunction Conference

May, 15, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janet Wilson, Public Information Coordinator Arkansas Department of Information Systems 501-683-1791 dis.arkansas.gov [email protected] LITTLE ROCK-- Cybersecurity will be the topic of a keynote address by Mark Myers, state chief technology officer and director of the Arkansas Department of Infor…

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DIS Waiver Granted by FCC Could Secure Millions in Federal Dollars for Arkansas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2015 CONTACT: Janet Wilson, Public Information Coordinator, Arkansas Department of Information Systems 501-683-1791 [email protected] DIS Waiver Request Granted by FCC Could Secure Millions in Federal Dollars for Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Millions of dollars in federal E-rate funding could be received by th…

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Improved Computer Network to Provide K-12 Students with High Speed Broadband

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- A plan to improve the Arkansas Public School Computer Network (APSCN) to provide the stateâs K-12 students access to high speed broadband was announced Wednesday, April 22, by the Arkansas Department of Information Systems (DIS) and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Over the last two years, numerous groups analyzed the…

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Memo to IT Leaders 3.13.15

MEMORANDUM From: Mark Myers, Director, Arkansas Department of Information Systems To: Agency CIOs and IT Planners Date: March 13, 2015 During a recent meeting of Governor Hutchinsonâs cabinet, the governor emphasized the importance of abiding by the statutory requirements relevant to information technology governance. In follow-up, I sent a letter …

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DIS Welcomes Mark Myers as Agency Director

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (January 20, 2015)ââThe Arkansas Department of Information Systems (DIS) is pleased to announce that Mark Myers has been named by Governor Asa Hutchinson to join DIS as its agency director effective Monday, January 19, 2015. Myers previously served as director of strategic initiatives at the Arkansas Secretary of Stateâs Office. H…

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