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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Smart grid projects will include a statewide fiber-optic build-out that enhances Vermont's grid, improves interconnections with surrounding states and Quebec, and facilitates statewide broadband.
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"Pie in the sky mad science" to "so crazy it just might work."
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The NTIA and RUS consolidate the remaining two broadband stimulus funding windows to one and seek procedural feedback.
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Includes business opportunities, guidance on adjusting to civilian employment and more.
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Terms of the transaction have been approved by the HP and 3Com boards of directors.
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This winter, DOT will announce $8 billion in grants to launch high-speed rail in America.
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An attempt to help understand why some states are suffering more acutely from the nation's economic crisis than others.
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This competition is often referred to as a 'bake-off.'
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Study commissioned by the Department of Information Resources cites bad morale, ineffective governance, data backup problems, among other issues -- and suggests Texas renegotiate its contract with IBM.
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Analytic tools can help public CIOs spend stimulus funds expediently while providing the necessary transparency.
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"ASAP-IT" will quickly deliver expert IT solutions to state agencies at reduced cost.
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By early 2010, the system will be deployed in eight Connecticut municipalities; many additional communities are already on track to join Phase 2.
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State and local budget problems will wreak havoc on public- and private-sector employment as well.
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Aggressive new federal emphasis on transparency could lead to an imitation of that in states, says former deputy administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
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Stimulus funds mean stringent reporting for state and local agencies.
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Budget challenges, Web 2.0 figured prominently in 2009.
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The Boston Public Library, partnered with two other city agencies, won $1.9 million in broadband stimulus money for added public computers.
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California county CIOs collaborate with the state's Department of Motor Vehicles to reform a bureaucratic process.
