Budget & Finance
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office in January, wants more public safety tools to protect stops and stations, and a better user experience. She has ordered officials to come up with a plan. -
The launch of GrantWell, which offers free support to municipal governments, aims to expand their access to federal and state funding. A recent listening tour highlighted local needs.
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Negotiations have stalled over a state Senate proposal to repeal a sales tax exemption on data center equipment. Gov. Abigail Spanberger raised the possibility of a data center electricity consumption tax.
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The agency is continuing to find TxTag accounts that were improperly billed following refunds to 31,000 accounts earlier this year.
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An integrated system like Virginia's is a must for states that want to procure goods and services efficiently, and it's good for suppliers as well.
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An infusion of $2 billion into Texas' state water plan has highlighted the role of private engineering and consulting firms, which play a big role in writing it.
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Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the state Department of Financial Services, says that trying to stop cyber attacks on the state's financial system — from data breaches to cyber terrorism — is his biggest concern.
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Timely disclosure of financial information could save states and localities a lot of money.
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Now responsible for lining up individual contracts with local school districts, state schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra's technology team dropped virtually everything else.
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The office is close to picking a software vendor to develop the new system and — if approved by the county Board of Supervisors — the project will probably take four or five years.
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As another Marketplace Fairness Act hits the U.S. Senate, supporters are urging the House speaker -- one of the idea's biggest roadblocks -- to do whatever necessary to pass it through Congress.
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Officials are considering different approaches to transforming the state's loophole-ridden system of contract oversight into something that can be properly tracked, analyzed and, when needed, restrained.
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Rebounding from recession, states and localities launch a wide range of system upgrades.
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The capability comes at a time when consumer concerns about financial security have spiked and data breaches are increasingly common.
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Had a shut down occurred, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, the department’s 24/7 cyber response center, likely would have needed to significantly cut staffing.
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Lawmakers expressed skepticism, in particular criticizing how the program does not verify reports from vendors about purchases.
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Gov. C.L. Otter signed legislation on Friday sending the Department of Education $3.64 million to reimburse school districts for their own broadband costs.
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Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, rejected a plea from the California Department of Consumer Affairs for more money to help shore up a troubled IT project.
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Hear how innovations in flash data storage and memory are helping alleviate some of the pressures for public sector IT leaders.
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$143.5 million in financing for California-based Accela will help firm expand its cloud platform.
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If Oracle can wrest a settlement from the state, it would end the production of documents and sworn testimony that could prove revealing about Oracle's conduct.
