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 availability of ARRA funds will help deliver more transportation choices and economic benefits to the public much more quickly than we would otherwise be able to achieve."
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Hawaii will receive $10.3 million, Maine $10.9 million, Nebraska $12.4 million, New Mexico $12.7 million, the Northern Mariana Islands $7.5 million, and Texas $87.5 million.
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Health care facilities and physicians that use electronic health records will be eligible for enhanced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, and those that fail to implement will be penalized with lower reimbursements.
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Economic stimulus funding for health IT means CIOs have a role in fixing the U.S. health-care system.
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Office of Management and Budget to give guidance on technology solutions and data quality requirements for the Recovery Act reporting process.
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"A relatively low-speed mobile connection may have tremendous value to a low-income consumer that does not own a computer -- and the value to society of connecting that person may be far greater than boosting download speeds from 10 Mbps to 20 Mbps in a rich suburban area."
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IT project management strategies for state and local governments.
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Secretary Steven Chu announced that 28 new wind-energy projects have been selected to receive $12.8 million in Recovery Act funds.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former Illinois congressman, has made clear that the Midwest rail project is a priority for the White House.
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Will boost transparency and accountability, leading to possible personnel and contracting reforms.
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New law establishes a director of broadband technology planning and development within the Division of Economic Development, and will be paid for with federal stimulus funds.
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A short deadline for broadband stimulus grants puts the clamps on CIOs.
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The Office of Management and Budget talks about the process and technology of reporting data from the economic stimulus in first of a weeklong series of webcasts.
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This marks the first time in almost three years that new voting equipment has been available for purchase and use by Ohio's 88 county boards of elections.
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The U.S. Department of Energy is making $10.5 million in competitive grant funding available for the purpose under the ARRA.
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OpenCape demonstrates a business model that local governments seeking broadband stimulus money may want to study.
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"A nationwide network of high-speed rail with Chicago as hub is a vital component of the new economy that will emerge from this recession."
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Civil Rights to Cyber Rights: Broadband and Digital Equality in the Age of Obama which will be published August 15 by Community Technology Publications in Atlanta.
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