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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With the groundwork for its online permitting portal already in place, when the Maryland Department of Commerce needed to quickly distribute funding for small businesses in the pandemic, IT stepped up to the plate.
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A $27 million broadband bill that relies on federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act money has been at the center of recent debate, with Republicans and Democrats divide over its progress.
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The exchanges had effectively been blocked in Hawaii since 2016 when the Division of Financial Institutions interpreted state law governing money transfer businesses as applying to virtual currency brokers.
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Armed with new funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, officials are discussing how to best extend public Internet service in the northwestern part of the city.
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In Northwest Indiana, a newspaper investigation has found that only nine agencies — including cities such as Michigan City, Hammond and Valparaiso — report the use of body cameras by police.
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As body cameras started to take off among American law enforcement agencies, Madison police have been somewhere between supportive and agnostic about the technology — often seeing cameras as an inevitability.
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The state of Delaware will build more broadband infrastructure, conduct a speed test survey across its communities and help prepare students and teachers for distance learning with millions of CARES Act funds.
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The $6.9 million in grants is part of $61 million in emergency grants funded through Tennessee’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. The funding will go toward “shovel-ready” projects in several areas.
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Springbrook Software, which provides technology for government payroll, budgeting and more, will start offering its cloud users access to Tableau early next year so they can use it to analyze and visualize their data.
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With many municipalities facing tight budgets for 2021, the Wisconsin Policy Forum has created a data tool that shows budget trends over time and in comparison to neighboring municipalities.
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As localities prepare for the U.S. presidential election, a new bill from the House suggests giving state and local governments a helping hand when it comes to assuring election security.
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There's a lot to be worried about in government cybersecurity, but according to IBM, the buildout of modern security infrastructure, more solid planning and thorough testing has started to pay off.
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Bloomington Transit was among two public transportation systems in the state that received a $3.2 million Federal Transit Administration grant to purchase electric buses and charging stations.
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St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson announced Monday that the city will use more than $1 million to analyze funding mechanisms for expanding public transit to connect north and south city residents.
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The pandemic has led to the steepest yearly decline in sales tax revenue in at least 24 years, according to a just-released report. And the National League of Cities expects recovery to be slow.
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The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority will receive a nearly $3 million federal transportation grant to fund the purchase of four electric buses. The vehicles will be deployed over the next several years.
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Officers who currently have body cameras are those that have frequent interactions with the public, including officers assigned to the patrol bureau, uniformed detectives and officers in the narcotics units.
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Following a six-month pilot program with the body-worn cameras, officers with the Worcester Police Department are pushing for permanent adoption of the technology saying it increases transparency and public trust.
