Budget & Finance

Green Bay Packers a Model for Broadband Fundraising

January 18, 2012 - Opinion: Selling stocks for municipal broadband isn’t as crazy as it sounds.

Company’s Web Forum Helps Agencies Spot Fraud

January 17, 2012 - LexisNexis has launched a new website focused on educating government officials on how people are defrauding federal, state and local agencies.

Michigan Starts Seed Fund for Collaborative IT Projects

January 10, 2012 - State CIO hopes small investments will result in innovative partnerships between state and local government.

California Gov. Jerry Brown Puts Technology in Budget Crosshairs

January 6, 2012 - The California Technology Agency would be eliminated and made a department within a newly formed agency merging administrative functions.

High-Speed Train Plan in California Derailing?

January 5, 2012 - Going forward with construction an “immense risk,” new report says.

Federal CIO: 1,200 Data Centers to Close by 2015

December 21, 2011 - The closures would achieve the Obama administration’s goal of shutting down at least 40 percent of all data centers.

What Would You Do With $100 Million?

December 13, 2011 - Contest challenges students to imagine how the federal government could best use $100 million.

Financial System Overhaul Under Way in Natchez, Miss.

December 12, 2011 - New accounting software will link city departments and allow residents to make online transactions.

Analysis Website Ranks Best- and Worst-Run States in U.S.

December 5, 2011 - Factors include state debt and unemployment rates, as well as population poverty and education levels.

The Top 11 Tech Turkeys of 2011

November 21, 2011 - Half-baked lowlights from the year gone by.

States Look to Modernize Their Aging Tax Systems

November 14, 2011 - Revenue agency CIOs tackle integration and data analytics, with mobility and social media on the horizon.

Rewarding Employees in Tough Budgetary Times

November 11, 2011 - With funds for incentives tight or nonexistent, how can public CIOs recognize employees for going above and beyond?

5 Government Procurement Practices That Stifle Innovation

November 8, 2011 - How agencies are stamping out the deal breakers that hinder big technology projects.

Industry Perspective: Time to Pull the Plug on Relational Databases?

October 25, 2011 - Does the surge in unstructured data spell the end of the relational database?

5 Questions to Help You Understand Your Agency’s Mission

October 21, 2011 - Maximizing government resources in a tough budget crisis.

Online Tax Accounts Eclipse 1 Million in New York State

October 7, 2011 - Online business accounts have tripled in the past year, according the state's tax department.

IT Projects Improve Air Quality, Receive Grant Funding

October 3, 2011 - Nevada County, Calif., leverages air quality grant funding for three pollution-reducing IT projects.

Jacksonville, Fla., Expects Big Savings from Cloud-Based Financial System

September 19, 2011 - Jacksonville moved its Financial Accounting Management Information System to the cloud in August.

Feds Pump $191 Million into Upgrades for Unemployment Insurance Systems

September 14, 2011 - White House hopes that waste and fraud will be reduced through modernization of states’ unemployment insurance systems.

‘Best Idea for Government’ Nets Federal Worker $50,000

September 14, 2011 - Federal Highway Administration employee proposed a nationwide, centralized database for inventorying unused assets in government agencies so that they would be shared.