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NIC TeChNologIes – FeC reporT 2012
NIC Technologies Provides a Powerful System to Manage the Federal Agency Rulemaking Process ........... 2
NICT – FEC, By the Numbers ..................... 2
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NIC Technologies Provides Innovative Campaign Finance Mobile ApplicationsA Political ‘Ringside Seat’ in the Palm of Your Hand
obileapplicationsbringthepowerofdatawhenyouneedit,whereveryouhappen
tobe.NICTechnologieshasdevelopedAppleandAndroidappstodeliverimmediateaccesstocampaignfinanceinformationforallfederalandMichiganstateoffices,andpoliticalcommittees.Theapplicationsare:•FECCF$,and•MichiganCFS
NIC Technologies, LLCA member of the NIC family of companies
NICTechnologieshelpsagenciesprovidemoreservicestoconstituents,withoutbeingbeholdentothecyclicalityofbudgetappropriations.Federalagencybudgetsarelikelytofacesignificantreductionsinthenextfewyearsasthefederalgovernmentaddressesthechallengesofarapidlygrowingdeficit.Yet,theneedtoprovidemoreserviceswillcontinueatanincreasingpace.Inaddition,oftennewservicesaremandated,whetherfundingisprovidedornot.NICTechnologiesprovidestheoptiontouseaverypopularbusinessmodeltohelpaddressthesebudgetchallengesanddelivermoreservices.Thismodeldelivershighvaluetothegovernmentandnocosttothetaxpayer–theno-costcontractmodel.NICTbringstothefederalmarkettheleverageoftheno-costcontractapproach
usedbymorethanhalfthestatesinthecountryformorethan20years.Itisaprovencontractingvehicleforenterprise-leveldeliveryofelectronicgovernmentservices.Thetransaction-basedno-costmodelcanbeadaptedtodelivertangiblebenefitsinavarietyofcircumstances,including:
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NIC Technologies Pioneers Federal Self-Funded ContractsGSA Can Deliver More
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2 | NIC TEChNologIES – FEC REPoRT 2012
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Userscanuseasimplesearchtofindthemostrecentinformationonstatecandidatesand/orcommittees.Informationincludescommitteetype,reportingwaiverstatus,officesought,districtsought,andelectionperiod.Italsodeliversthemostcurrentfinancialdatasuchascontributionsreceived,includingin-kindcontributions,expendituresmade,anddebtowed.Clickoncetoseealistofcontributorsandtheamountstheycontributed.Theappallowsadvancedsearchingaswell;searchbyelectionperiod,partyaffiliation,committeetype,ortheofficebeingsought. n
FEC CF$ gives basic campaign finance data quickly
NIC Technologies Provides Innovative Campaign Finance Mobile Applications
The Michigan CFS also provides contributor data
NIC Technologies Provides a Powerful System to Manage the Federal Agency Rulemaking Process SERS Supports End-to-End Rulemaking Processing
Morethan150billshavebeenpassedbyCongressandsignedintolaw.Manyofthose
lawsrequireagenciestomaketherulesassociatedwiththenewlyenactedlegislation.TheDodd-FrankActalonerequired240newrulemakingsacross10federalagencieswithinoneyearofenactment.Federalagenciesworkhardto:•Provideeasypublicaccesstotherulemakingdataanddocuments
•Simplifypublicparticipationandaccessibility•Postandadministraterulemakingdataquicklyandefficiently
•And,dosowithlimitedresourcesTheSearchableElectronicRulemakingSystem
(SERS)createdbyNICTechnologieshelpsagenciesdojustthat.CurrentlyusedbytheFederalElectionCommission,SERScreatesaneffectivee-rule-makingprocessthatallowsyouragencyto:•Immediatelyuploadinformationonlineforreal-timeagencyandpublicaccess
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NICT – FEC, By the Numbers
ToTal Page VisiTs 17.9 million
ToTal TransacTions 29.5 million
ToTal PresidenTial conTribuTions rePorTed
$1.3 billion
ToTal congressional conTribuTions rePorTed
$1.85 billion
daTa Transfer suPPorT 5.67 terabytes
NIC TEChNologIES – FEC REPoRT 2012 | 3
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•Foragenciesofanysize•Tomeettheuniquebusinessrequirementsofanyagency•Inanyeconomicclimate•TointegratewithanylegacyITsystemInadditiontoprovidingsolutionswithouttheuseofappropriated
taxdollars,undertheno-costfundingmodel,federalgovernmentagenciesalsocanreceive:1.Dedicated Focus:EachagencybenefitsbyhavingNICTteammemberswhoarededicatedtoyoureGovernmentneedsandworkonsite.
2. Enhanced Self-Service for Citizens and Businesses:NICTpartnerswithgovernmenttoimproveservicedeliveryforcitizensandbusinessesbybringingservicesonline.Inaddition,theseautomatedonlineserviceshelpstreamlineagencyprocessesandcreateefficiencies.
3. Rapidly Deployed World-Class Online Services:Wehavebuiltthousandsofapplicationsforgovernmentduringour20-yearhistory,manyofwhichcanbecustomizedanddeployedrapidly.Thisdramaticallyreducesthetypicalcostandcycletimesofbringingservicesonline.
4. Increased Usage:NICTcreatescustommarketingplanstomakebusinessesandcitizensawareofthegovernmentservicesthatareavailableonline.Ourpartneragenciesexperiencesomeofthehighestadoptionratesintheindustry,andoftenseedouble-digitadoptionrateswithinthefirstfewmonthsafterlaunch.
5.Good Governance:Manygovernmentpartnersthatusetheno-costfundingmodelestablishagoverningboardtooverseetheelectronicservices,prioritizethedevelopmentofnewservices,andapprovethetransactionfeesforselectservices.Somearelookingatimplementingitto:1.Increasevaluedeliveryonkeyprojects2.Delivereffectivesystemswhenthereisnobudgetallocated,
butamandatefordelivery3.Maintaincontrolofoperations,ITsecurity,anddatawhileoutsourcingITsolutions
4.Receivesuperior-qualitydeliverywithlowagencybudgetoutlays
Theprovenavailabilityofthisapproachcomesatatimeofsignificantpressureonfederalbudgets,andincreasingexpectationsforfederalagenciestoimproveservice,providegreateraccesstocitizens,andmoveprocessestomobile-friendlyplatforms.Arecentcongressionalletterstronglyencouragestheno-costmodelforuseinfederalagencies.The
no-costmodelisbestappliedtotransaction-basedprograms,suchasfilings,permits,renewals,payments,andsimilarservices.Thisapproachsavesthegovernmentmillionsofdollarsonindividualprograms.AnexampleisthedeploymentofthePSPsystemfortheU.S.
DepartmentofTransportationFMCSA.PSPprovideseffectivedeliveryofsafety-enhancingfederalinformationtothetransportationindustry;ithaswonawardsattheagencyanddepartmentlevelforquality,effectiveness,andinnovation;andithasnotcostthegovernmentapenny.PSPwasdeliveredusingtheno-costmodel.NICTcandeliverandagenciescanreceivethesebenefitsthroughat
leasttwocontractvehicles.Thefirstisafederaldirectno-costcontract.Thisisadirectcontractbetweentheagencyandtheserviceprovider.TheprovisionsofFARarenotapplied.However,allnecessaryprovisionsforcontractprotection,operationaldirection,andsecurityareclearlystipulated.Thetermofthistypeofcontractisflexibleandbaseduponagencyneeds.Forexample,thePSPcontractisforfiveyears.Thistransaction-basedno-costmodelcanbeadaptedtoavarietyofcircumstances,including:•Supportforhigh-demandFreedomOfInformationActdisclosurerequirements,wheretheinformationcontainspersonallyidentifiableinformation(PII)
•Tomeettheuniquebusinessrequirementsofanyagencythatcanbesupportedbytheno-costmodel
• ToprovidesolutionsthatarenotdependentuponongoingappropriationsAnotherapproachisthroughtheGSASchedule70contract.Thispro-
videsahybridapproachthatincludesno-costaspartofthesolutionKeystaffingforthecontractwouldbeprovidedthroughastandardGSASchedule70project.Self-fundedtransactionsupportisprovidedasano-cost,commercialitem,value-addedofferingforthecontract.ThisapproachprovidestheconvenienceofstandardGSAprocurementandprenegotiatedGSAratesforstartupandaportionofongoingmanagement.NICTistheleaderindeliveringthishigh-valueservicedeliveryatthe
federallevel.Ithasprovenitsvalueto:•Lowerdirectcosttothegovernment.•Reduceagencycostsaspaperprocessesandlegacysystemsarereplacedorupdated.
•Deliverhigh-qualitysystemsandservices.•Aligntheinterestsofthegovernmentandtheno-costprovider.•Provideservicesandaccessatalowercostthanthroughanyothermeans.n
NIC Technologies PioneersFederal Self-Funded Contracts
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Highlights of SERS Capabilities| continued from page 2 |
•Allowthepublictosecurelyprovidecommentsanddocumentsonline
•HavecompletemoderationofcommentsandcontroloverWebpublishing,includingredactioncontrols
•Automaticallyintegrateallrulemakingcomments,data,documents,andformsandpublishthemtotheInternet
•Tageverywordoneverydocument,deliveringthepublicaneasy-to-use,transparent,andfullysearchableinformationbase
•Provideonlineaccesstocurrentandpastregulationsinafullysearchableform
•Thosewithinyouragencywillappreciatetheabilitytomerge/publishrulemakingdocumentsanddata,online,aswellasreviewandapprovesubmittedrulemakingcommentsSERSoffersthepublictheabilitytoprovidetheir
comments,requesttoparticipateinahearing,andeasilysearchrulemakingdocuments.WithSERSyouragencyenjoysefficiencies,
providessuperiorcustomerservice,andincreasespublicsatisfaction.n
NIC Technologies Provides a Powerful System to Manage the Federal Agency Rulemaking Process
NIC Technologies, LLCA member of the NIC family of companies