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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Legacy systems have New Jersey hankering for a major electronic records renovation.
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California tests a cheap video streaming and videoconferencing solution for internal communication, although no procurement is pending.
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New York state accomplishes goal of including minority and women’s business enterprises in 20 percent of its technology procurements.
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Confidence of government IT decision-makers is on a slight upswing despite the lagging economy.
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Austin, Texas, CIO Stephen Elkins is looking forward to IBM’s recommendations.
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Online ticket service application helps municipalities get ticket revenue from concerts and sporting events more quickly.
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Some revenue-starved municipalities are targeting ongoing maintenance fees paid to IT vendors as an area for cutting costs.
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The Government Open Source Conference’s Open Source in Government Awards recognize IT officials from state and local government.
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Retiring CIO recommends commission for new administration to innovate using IT.
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Despite the New York state comptroller’s rejection of a $7.5 billion IT staff augmentation consulting contract, the State CIO/Office for Technology stands by its cost methodology.
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Planned audit comes after New York State comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli rejected a $7.5 billion contract that would have consolidated IT staff augmentation services.
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Cloud computing and health-care IT are higher priorities as identified by state CIOs in 2011.
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A recent report claims that the federal government could save lots after implementing tech innovations. Could states and localities find such cost savings too?
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Orth says the time is right to make a change.
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Almost half the CIOs reported that they plan to outsource IT operations, including cloud computing.
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IT leaders learn to better track usage and look beyond the upfront costs of new software.
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Savings lets the Department of Information Technology give state agencies a 7 percent discount on IT and communication services for fiscal 2011.
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Many employees now use their personal phones at work and are reimbursed for city-related calls.
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