Budget & Finance

NYC Names Rahul N. Merchant to CIO and Innovation Role

April 24, 2012 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces Merchant will focus on ensuring vendors and the city deliver large technology projects on time and on budget.

Brian Digman Named New York State CIO of the Year for 2012

April 19, 2012 - The CIO of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is credited with leading projects that have saved millions of dollars and improved customer service.

NASA Budget Cuts Targeted by Universities

April 17, 2012 - Universities and organizations plan a nationwide car wash and bake sale to create public awareness about budget cuts to NASA’s planetary exploration program.

New England Regional Tech Collaboration Under Way

April 17, 2012 - New Hampshire leads a multistate effort to address state technology challenges.

5 Tax Apps You Should Know About

April 13, 2012 - Tax tools help taxpayers get organized and track refunds as the 2011 filing deadline arrives.

State CIOs, Budget Officers Partner on ‘Shared Agenda’

April 13, 2012 - State government officials are developing an agenda on how to tackle the impact that financial pressures are having on operations.

Online Lottery Sales Target Web Generation

March 23, 2012 - Illinois aims for 1 million new players with online Lotto and Mega Millions play.

Did Money Influence North Carolina Broadband Bill?

March 22, 2012 - Key legislators received significantly larger donations from telecom groups than their colleagues as controversial community broadband legislation was being debated.

Mobility Spending Will Grow in 2012

March 9, 2012 - Nearly 60 percent of state and local IT professionals surveyed expect their agency to spend more money on mobile devices and services in 2012.

County Uses Fraud Solution to Unearth $1.5 Million

March 8, 2012 - Relying on information provided by a fraud detection program, Indiana’s Delaware County is billing property owners for unpaid taxes.

The Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2012

February 29, 2012 - Government Technology’s Top 25 honors innovators in the public sector.

Recognizing Public-Sector Excellence

February 28, 2012 - Introducing Government Technology’s Top 25 for 2012

The Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2013

February 27, 2012 - Government Technology’s Top 25 honors innovators in the public sector.

Federal Data Integrated into Oregon’s Website

February 22, 2012 - Oregon’s government data website is the first of its kind, state officials say.

Frederick, Md., Launches Transparency Features, More to Come

February 14, 2012 - The city’s tax dollar spending can now be viewed online through a new government transparency application.

Oakland County, Mich., Taking Shared Services National

February 8, 2012 - The county is scaling up with the National Association of Counties to offer subscriptions for hosted applications to localities nationwide.

Attracting Skilled IT Workers to Public-Sector Jobs (Opinion)

February 1, 2012 - Governments must learn to compete with private-sector perks.

Evaluating the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

January 31, 2012 - Three years after the federal stimulus act became law, CIOs assess its impact on state IT.

When Billing Services Collide

January 30, 2012 - Walpole, Mass., expects good things from recent merger of two billing providers.

Criticism Sparks Maryland’s New Finance Tracker

January 24, 2012 - A bad score from a government watchdog prompted a Maryland department to launch an online finance tracking tool that makes data easier to find and read.