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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Do citizens — and governments — benefit from e-government services?
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Web app competitions will broaden and more services will leverage open data are among the predictions from IDC Government Insights.
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John Nixon will get a significantly higher salary than his predecessor, former state CIO Ken Theis.
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By June 1, some 48,000 cell phones used by public employees that are paid for by the state government must be turned in, Gov. Jerry Brown orders.
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New Orleans police to use new crime-fighting software; a holiday surprise for car thieves.
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Gov. Chris Gregoire proposes IT restructuring to save the state millions of dollars.
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‘Analytics lab’ for state and local government expanded; Michigan Gov.-elect touts shared services among localities, schools.
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Ways around costly and time-consuming open procurement bids exist for state and local agencies strapped for money and staff.
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California requires geocoding for all databases and applications; NASCIO takes award nominations.
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Gopal Khanna reflects on lessons learned as Minnesota’s CIO and how his successors should prepare for what lies ahead.
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Gov. Chris Gregoire and budget committee announce proposal to move part of the Department of Information Services into a combined department that would handle the state’s back-office work.
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California hopes its Tier III Federated Data Center will spur consolidation and savings.
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Agencies and jurisdictions find creative and collaborative ways to obtain the funding they need for their mission-critical projects.
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Most local governments aren’t yet compliant with Payment Card Industry security standards, industry consultant says.
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The changing political landscape may also mean new chief information officers are appointed.
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Cloud computing and IT consolidation were also hot in 2010.
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Fort Wayne, Ind., estimates it will save $2 million by giving recycling bins only to households that register for them online.
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Unisys contract with Minneapolis will bring upgraded cyber-security solution and save $2.2 million.
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