Budget & Finance
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The blockchain-based token, believed to be the first from a U.S. public entity, is for individual and institutional use. The executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission is planning what comes next. -
From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, local governments are taking a strategic approach to sustain operational continuity in the face of IT department layoffs caused by budget constraints.
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The company has bought GrantExec, a young company that uses artificial intelligence to help match grant providers with recipients. The deal is not Euna’s first foray into grant administration technology.
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A group of representatives wants to see better coordination of the purchase of commercial software licenses — a seemingly minor thing that can add up to hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Richmond, Va.’s fraud app allows residents to report government waste, fraud and abuse. Though fraud apps can cost thousands to develop, auditors say the money they help recover can more than outweigh their costs.
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The budget has been limited by a drop in energy revenue and has stalled a plan to update the state's computer system. This could severely limit online services.
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Users can view revenue and expenditure trends, including by fund, department, expense or revenue type, gain insight into spending and revenues year-to-date and a five-year trend of what the town spends overall.
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The awards are for promoting diversity in fast-growing, high-tech jobs where women leaders are few, minorities are underrepresented and frustrations of pay disparities simmer.
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Wisconsin lags dramatically in business investments; companies in the state have not in any year of this century managed to cumulatively raise more than $100 million.
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Two Michigan drivers filed a lawsuit claiming that Uber misleads passengers by telling them that the fare includes a tip, when that tip doesn't actually get passed onto the driver; it is kept by the company.
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LaunchTN officials attributed much of the local startup success to partnerships that had been cultivated with established organizations to offer mentorship at its accelerators.
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It's hard to find opponents to a job-creating program centered around national defense, education and job training.
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A recent report shows that only five new unicorns were created during the first quarter of the year, less than half last year’s quarterly number.
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The agreement “establishes strong, balanced rules to protect intellectual property and the 40 million Americans working in creative and digital industries,” says Secretary of State John Kerry.
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As Google continues to bundle its services to sweeten the deal for brands, a disproportionate amount of ad spending will move to Google and away from publishers that might have otherwise been included in the campaigns.
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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is spreading its latest grants across 19 communities to support an outdoor office, a carpentry-based workforce program and more.
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For the city to receive the tax revenue, the home-sharing company included a contract provision the allow their service to operate in the city.
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The leaders of Georgia’s purchasing office on saving money, realizing the importance of data analysts and being underappreciated.
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The city's FastFWD initiative used a business accelerator to connect interested entrepreneurs with eight city departments for collaborative thinking and development, which resulted in nine pilot projects and two full contracts.
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Leaders must start demanding that IT projects specify how they will improve productivity, and hold these projects accountable for delivering the promised value.
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From rebuilding cities to transforming education, procurement is the foundation for getting things done.
