Budget & Finance
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The millions in cost savings resulted from modernization of legacy technologies and smart financial management, state officials said. New funding in the 2025-2026 budget will strengthen IT and cybersecurity. -
State governments are expected to deploy AI in 2026 with an increased focus on returns on investment as they face complex policymaking restrictions enacted by a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
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The chair of the City Council introduced a measure last month that would mandate using online software to enable better visibility into city and county budgets and finances. The bill passed its first of three Council readings.
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Acknowledging that body cameras are not a cure-all, members of the Community Relations Commission on Thursday recommended the city pursue acquiring them for the Rockford, Ill., Police Department.
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Tech departments are moving quickly to meet the unique, urgent needs of the moment. Meanwhile, their elected leaders are grappling with gigantic revenue losses. So what does it all mean for IT?
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South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday approved a $470,000 purchase of body cameras and vehicle cameras for police officers, along with assigning a full-time employee to help with data storage and public record requests.
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In a press conference Tuesday, the American Public Transportation Association put forward a request for $32 billion as Congress considers another $1 trillion round of funding to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Manchester, N.H., school superintendent has told the school board it’s time to “pivot” their focus from issuing bonds for middle school reconfiguration work to improving the district’s remote learning technology.
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The recent cyberattack against the city of Florence is prompting officials in Athens to invest in cybersecurity enhancements. Among the steps being taken are backup software and storage devices.
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Since 2017, Alaska's effort to consolidate IT had resulted in many dissatisfied state agencies, but the state was able to change a number of minds with its recent advancement in teleworking capability.
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Staffers have asked the city council to approve $4.4 million in upgrades to data center hardware and software, cybersecurity tools and network hardware. But leaders have asked to hear from vendors before they decide.
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The telecommunications company Spectrum is seeking CARES Act funding to connect four underserved streets in Keene to high-speed Internet, applying for money through New Hampshire’s Emergency Broadband Expansion Program.
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Preferring not to wait for sweeping federal action to transition the U.S. to renewable energy, an Obama adviser and Yale scientist have created an investment platform, Raise Green, to fund local projects.
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The chief of the Worcester Police Department has raised concerns about implementing a body camera program. According to a department report, the program would cost up to $11 million over the next five years.
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Hundreds of billions of dollars in tech spending was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. Twelve bills focus on boosting homeland security, election security, rural broadband and other issues.
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Marin County, Calif., officials are eyeing a $1.6 million proposal to have a Bay Area health technology company take over the county’s drive-through coronavirus testing site at the Civic Center.
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Scranton, Pa., expects $515,800 in additional pandemic-response expenses this year, including the anticipated $250,000 cost of transitioning to a hybrid cloud network that would support additional remote workers.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded grants to telehealth networks in the service of expanding the service in South Carolina communities.
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Citing a mix of cybersecurity concerns and the likelihood that online education will be used again this year due to COVID-19, IT officials with Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools asked for the computers.
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High-speed Internet can certainly help students and faculty at HBCUs and TCUs, but experts during a recent webinar discussed how cyberinfrastructure is a multi-faceted challenge for 21st-century educational institutions.
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Smart city project deployments are anticipated to pull back 25 percent from earlier estimates as COVID-19's stretches the limits of city budgets. Choosing the right projects will be essential for the best return, experts say.
