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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And Los Angeles and Baltimore are poised for new broadband projects.
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The site offers comparisons on revenue and spending by all city agencies, including Water and Power, Airports and the Harbor.
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The payroll system, called MyCalPays, offers an opportunity to investigate what went wrong -- but could sabotage litigation against the project’s contractor.
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Portland Mayor Charlie Hales rolled out a $1 million “innovation fund,” last year in hopes of sparking creativity within government.
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New legislation outlines uniform standards for negotiating cell tower lease agreements with local governments in the state.
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Almost no one likes the procurement process. Here are some ideas for changing it.
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Today, nearly 300 cities (and some counties) have a 311 call system or use the underlying technology, known as customer relationship management, to track service requests and a host of other capabilities
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One lawmaker went one step further and called for an outright ban on the virtual currency.
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Millions of customer funds vanished into the thin air in which they were invested — poof!
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FI$Cal program aims to integrate numerous state financial operations – including accounting, budgeting, cash management and procurement operations – into a single system.
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Among Bitcoin's challenges are hackers, volatility and regulations.
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According to a White House report released Monday, the act helped increase access to broadband and drive its adoption nationwide, made a significant impact on innovation, and initiated more than 15,000 transportation projects.
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John Nixon steps down, CIO David Behen appointed director of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget.
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The FAA in January announced the six sites nationwide that had been picked as official testing sites for unmanned aircraft, known as drones. Ohio, which paired with Indiana to submit one proposal, was not picked.
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Story Bellows, co-director of the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, discusses the city's FastFWD purchasing program.
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"Store-and-go” capability allows payment processing even outside cell or Wi-Fi coverage.
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The back-end mobilization of code, software, and financial and bank approvals necessary to make this happen was substantial.
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The new system emphasizes 'self-service' for claimants and employers -- the application can be accessed by Web and telephone.
