Budget & Finance
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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. -
The renewal of a state grant program for local public agencies focuses on cybersecurity and other areas that involve gov tech. Officials encourage governments to partner on projects that could receive funding.
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Dinkler’s prior experience includes leadership of a software supplier for the energy industry. He replaces Robert Bonavito as the government technology company moves deeper into the cloud and AI.
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As protests continue over police use of force spurred by George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, St. Louis officials will decide on the initial year of a five-year, $5 million deal to outfit officers with the cameras.
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While the state reported more than 105,000 residents unemployed in May, online help-wanted ads for New Hampshire jobs remained near pre-pandemic levels in April and May and surpassed last year’s offerings.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is one of nine companies joining a federal initiative to improve the safety and testing of self-driving cars, and Michigan is one of eight states also joining the effort.
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The Georgia Department of Education shared a public education update during the first meeting of the state Senate’s Committee on Education and Youth since the pandemic temporarily halted the legislative session.
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The goal of the program, Gov. Chris Sununu said, is to connect homes and businesses that still don't have access to reliable Internet. Schools, libraries and other places where Internet use is essential will be included.
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The pandemic and its sweeping effects took governments by surprise. But when the next crisis hits, there will be no excuse to be unprepared. Here’s the groundwork information technology leaders should put in place now.
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State election officials voted to put more than $5 million in grant money toward securing local election efforts. The grants seek to boost cybersecurity technology and training, as well as costs associated with the coronavirus.
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Residents of the city are petitioning to expedite the program to equip police officers with body cameras in 2021. As it stands, the department plans to buy the devices between 2022 and 2023.
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The Orlando Sentinel newspaper editorial board calls for a law that would include real consequences for officers who don’t activate their cameras, or who deliberately turn them off to avoid scrutiny.
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The Massachusetts startup has devised an online tool for local governments to draft, publish and automatically update their budgets in a way they hope is more user-friendly and accessible to citizens than the status quo.
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Despite what appears to be nearly universal agreement about their value, some departments have said that financial and technical constraints are delaying the institution of body camera programs.
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While most sectors saw month-over-month growth in employment, the government continued losing workers in the latest jobs report — a trend not unexpected given agencies' reliance on tax and fee revenue.
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The city of Racine will receive $3,183,723 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Authority to buy electric buses and charging stations. Racine is the only city in Wisconsin to receive an allocation.
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The federal money from the CARES Act will help the city of Rochester to pay for a pair of 60-foot, battery-electric buses, an electric vehicle charging station and other transit-related necessities.
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Money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act will be allocated to Duncan Regional Hospital for new telehealth conferencing equipment. Some $84.96 million has been distributed across 41 states so far.
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Pittsburgh’s startup economy stuttered with investors turning to protect existing investments amid COVID-19, a highly infectious respiratory disease that shut down commerce, university campuses and more.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $3 million to the North Central Regional Transit District for the purchase of electric buses. The vehicles will replace three diesel- and two gasoline-powered buses.
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The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) is set to receive millions of dollars in new annual funding, following the successful passage of a countywide sales tax dedicated to transit and transportation.
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