Budget & Finance
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Ensuring a smooth transition, the comptroller told a state Senate committee, is “absolutely of the utmost importance” to efficient revenue collection funding state operations. -
The combined company is building an end-to-end toolkit for public-sector finance. The new CEO of ClearGov discusses the reasons behind the merger and what comes next.
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The blockchain-based token, believed to be the first from a U.S. public entity, is for individual and institutional use. The executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission is planning what comes next.
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The Florida police department is part of a growing movement by local law enforcement agencies to dive deeper into facial recognition technology, despite growing concerns on the part of civil rights and privacy groups.
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The small cell wireless antenna legislation has seen some success nationwide, but it has also prompted local governments to voice concern around the loss of control.
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Columbia County commissioners want to have a “community conversation” about where the power-hungry tech fits into the fold.
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From spending on the state’s crumbling infrastructure to expanding rural Internet access, both Democrat Richard Cordray and Republican Mike DeWine say they would pass the decisions to citizens.
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ConnectME, an organization aimed at boosting Internet access in the state, urged Franklin County officials to plan ahead for the day that federal money becomes available.
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The new center will be staffed during storms and other major disasters to coordinate with Nassau County, state officials and utilities.
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Council members are discussing a proposal to lease utility poles to string fiber-optic cable. The plan is a departure from previous efforts to bury the cable.
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The state's IT procurement budget has been slowly getting cut by Harrisburg lawmakers over the last four years while the ITSA program has grown five-fold in the last seven.
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PBNYC’s maps serve to foster data literacy and empower residents to become active members of their community through new digital means.
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The city council approved a $72,000 contract for a smartphone app that will push information directly to residents.
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Legislation in the state House of Representatives would clear the way for small cell antennas at the local level without money to support infrastructure, opponents say.
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A $2.5 million workforce proposal from County Executive Armond Budish would focus on filling thousands of openings with skilled candidates.
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Baltimore has hired its inaugural chief of IT human capital and director of digital DevOps, and a chief data officer; and begun to execute on its digital transformation plan.
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In March, the counties of Dinwiddie and Amelia were awarded a $1.7 million grant from the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission to fund a joint venture to expand broadband to unserved or underserved areas.
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Plus, civic technologists in Austin, Texas, host annual budget party; NYC Planning Labs celebrates its first anniversary; San Antonio concludes its first civic tech startup weekend; and the NYC CTO’s office releases a glossary of common civic tech terms.
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The Raleigh County Commission has approved the creation of an open checkbook portal to give residents a glimpse at how their tax dollars are being spent.
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Texas is committed to increasing adoption of shared technology services, said Hershel Becker, chief procurement officer at the Texas Department of Information Resources.
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When activated, the app immediately calls 911 and allows communication between law enforcement and first responders with those on the school premises.
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