Budget & Finance
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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. -
The program, designed for water and wastewater systems, builds upon plans released last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The move comes amid increasing worries about cyber attacks linked to the ongoing and widening war in Iran.
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Plus, Maine is looking for partners for its middle-mile network, New Mexico has enacted a law establishing a broadband affordability program, fiber infrastructure expansion is continuing, and more.
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The leading industry advocate for automakers selling vehicles in the United States called Tuesday for policymakers to help the industry capitalize on what they frame as a pivotal moment in technological history.
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Despite the approval of $4 million in ongoing technology upgrades to prevent cyberattacks, the city was hit with ransomware earlier this month. It's unclear what kind of information might have been compromised.
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Redi-Net, a community broadband network owned and operated by local and tribal governments, will be tasked with installing the infrastructure that local officials say will benefit areas with limited connectivity.
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The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society has released a policy report that breaks down why open-access, middle-mile networks can help close the digital divide in multiple geographic contexts.
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After suspicious traffic on the city server forced computers to be shut down to external access for several days, city leaders voted to double the budget for the information technology department.
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A new report by the Urban Institute urges an additional $17 billion in annual federal spending for transit nationwide, which could bring many bus systems up to a level currently seen in major cities like Chicago.
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More than 2,600 households and businesses in parts of Pennsylvania will have access to high-speed Internet after the FCC auctioned about $9.2 billion to companies with the goal of closing the rural digital divide.
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In answer to the growing popularity of unregulated, virtual forms of currency, Avenu Insights & Analytics has added them to its software for state governments to manage unclaimed properties.
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With its $886 million award from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to expand satellite broadband access in more than 640,000 locations across the United States.
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The FCC on Monday released a list of entities awarded money through the Phase I auction of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Twelve different bidders won the $495 million allocated across eligible locations within Mississippi.
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Massachusetts and many other states have been targeted by international criminal gangs making large numbers of illegitimate jobless claims using stolen financial information from commercial data breaches.
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The company has met the strict cloud security standards of the federal government for its capital management software, which is meant to handle the whole lifecycle of a program as well as needs such as report generation.
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The agency will use a $5.7 million grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to buy seven of the 15 electric buses it plans to use for the Bus Rapid Transit system between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh.
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As part of its push to expand its statewide services, the telecom is purchasing the interisland submarine and middle-mile terrestrial fiber infrastructure assets currently owned by the bankruptcy estate of Paniolo Cable Co.
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The surge of at-home education and work is prompting Internet service providers to re-examine their pricing structure in certain parts of the U.S. According to Comcast, 5 percent of customers are considered “super users.”
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Venture capital investors recently discussed the transportation innovations where they see big opportunities for significant growth — the expansion of electric vehicles and autonomous technologies are among them.
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From food delivery services to remote work setups, economic experts believe that progress made during the ongoing pandemic is likely here to stay as people get more and more comfortable with e-commerce and life online.
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Government Technology’s editorial staff looks back on the year that was and the complex ways the COVID-19 pandemic impacted everything from policing and civic tech to infrastructure and telework.
