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Democratic candidates for city controller voice support for paperless government

Democratic candidates for city controller from left to right: Incumbant Alan Butkovitz, John Braxton, Brett Mandel. Far right: Moderator Chris Satullo of WHYY

Democratic candidates for city controller from left to right: Incumbant Alan Butkovitz, John Braxton, Brett Mandel. Far right: Moderator Chris Satullo of WHYY

The Democratic candidates for city controller each voiced support for paperless government initiatives Thursday night at the third and final major debate being held for the elected city office.

The rare moment of agreement between incumbent Alan Butkovitz and challengers John Braxton and Brett Mandel followed a confrontational discussion of the city’s $2.6 billion budget shortfall, real estate tax abatement and wage and sales tax increases.

In a modest side room of the John Perzel Community Center, the candidates responded to a question posed by Technically Philly in front of more than 30 residents in the Mayfair neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia.

If elected city controller, would he support recommendations made by freshman councilmembers in October that would promote digital government initiatives that would cut back on paper consumption, bring forms online and potentially save the city millions of dollars?


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City Controller: Philly government IT asking, begging for a major hack

philadotgov

9:50 a.m.: This article has been edited to clarify that the City Controller’s press release indicates the possibility of password breaches throughout the city government IT infrastructure, not just the city Web site.

If only a hacker could manage to navigate the city’s Web site, the administration might be in trouble.

That log-in passwords are lax and that fired city employees can still access secure portions of the city’s Web site are just two claims of the 2008 General IT Controls Review of the city’s Division of Technology, released yesterday by City Controller Alan Butkovitz. The review found that some terminated employees and contractors still had active user IDs to one or more of the city’s systems.

“There’s a lack of communication between the DOT and the Office of Human Resources,” said Butkovitz, who is embroiled in a primary race.  “Once an employee or contractor is no longer with the City, all of their user ID and password information must be terminated immediately. The current practice exposes the City to substantial risks by allowing access to important financial data by unauthorized personnel.”


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