Budget & Finance
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Amid an overall growth projection for the market of more than $160 billion, government IT leaders at the Beyond the Beltway conference confront a tough budget picture, with some seeing AI as part of the solution. -
Paper-based procurement has long been the way governments operate, and it does help ensure security and compliance. But it also brings a cost, which digital solutions and AI tools can improve.
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Since making the change in the spring of 2025, officials have consolidated licenses and are pushing Internet to all city sites. Both initiatives combined have saved several hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need to be online, North Olmsted, Ohio, is considering a proposed $47,000 ordinance for the purchase of more than 275 new computers, expected to pass next month.
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The adoption of a new statewide threat intelligence platform will enable Oklahoma's IT agency to better share information about bad actors with the other public entities throughout the state.
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The city of Dayton has issued a notice of funding opportunities saying it has $1.4 million in federal CARES Act dollars available to expand broadband access to multiple neighborhoods throughout the city.
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The acceptance of a state grant aimed at bolstering electric vehicle charging infrastructure has inspired opposition among city leaders who don’t agree on where the chargers should be placed.
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Cambria County commissioners have approved a more than $1 million plan to expand broadband services in the northern part of the county. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need for connectivity.
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A new article in Telecommunications Policy presents evidence that local areas generally fare better when states award broadband money to providers and allow municipalities to get into the broadband business.
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Once considered the donation method for fringe supporters, cryptocurrency seems to be getting more popular in the broader political arena. Some, however, worry the digital currency is a way to skirt campaign finance laws.
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Workers have started the process of building out the $2.5 million project that officials hope will make high-speed Internet available to every home and business in the city by the end of next year.
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Officials are expecting a major return on the investment in the new LED lighting, which they believe will significantly decrease electric costs that range around $8,200 per month for the city-owned facilities.
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Rock Falls, Ill., is collaborating with Surf Air Wireless on the FiberNet broadband network that serves the city, and a measure under discussion by the city council would see the city sell a portion of the network.
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The county council unanimously approved the first step in purchasing body cameras and in-vehicle cameras for deputies of the Sheriff’s Office this week. The first five years of the program will cost roughly $9.2 million.
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State and local governments are incrementally working back toward the employment levels they saw before the pandemic, but one organization points out that many job losses have been permanent.
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Gov. Newsom is facing a financial setback in regards to his high-speed rail plan. The lack of revenue and rising costs will present a tough hurdle.
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Most Sullivan County, N.Y., residents and business owners could get to subscribe to a speedy, new countywide wireless Internet network by late 2023, if the county’s decision-makers have their way.
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The system meant to supply Californians with unemployment benefits has been rocked by a series of high-profile problems, including glitches and what appear to be widespread cases of fraud.
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The program – one of the many funding announcements in the final round of USDA’s Re-Connect Pilot Program investments – will benefit Iberville and St. Landry parishes. It is the program’s first venture in Louisiana.
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After a data glitch blocked test result records from the Reportable Disease Information Exchange, state officials have signed a new deal with Minnesota-based health consulting firm OptumInsight for a new system.
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Boundless Immigration co-founder Xiao Wang has voiced his frustration, discussing the tightened rules and processing delays for visas and citizenship that have hallmarked the Trump administration.
