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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The city of Vancouver’s transportation budget has been stripped to the studs, a combination of coronavirus fallout and a voter-approved restriction on car tab fees. Now, a protected bike lane project will have to wait.
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State websites improve to handle claims influx.
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The group, which is housed at Georgetown University, launched the effort as part of a partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, and the goal is to help states gain more control over the software they rely upon.
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The company, reporting a spike in activity from customers during the coronavirus pandemic, is adding to its investment total. CoProcure's software is meant to facilitate cooperative government purchasing.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $23 million to expand broadband in rural communities in New Mexico. The expansion hopes to aid agricultural producers and bring telehealth to these areas.
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The Dalton City Council approved several measures aimed at improving IT infrastructure and data protection. These efforts include a security assessment and the migration of email systems to Microsoft 365.
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With Orangeburg County, S.C., receiving a $9.75 million USDA grant to expand broadband infrastructure, more than a thousand residents there have become one step closer to receiving Internet access.
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Government groups are urging Congress to create a "dedicated cybersecurity program" to fund the needs of state, local and territorial governments while they navigate the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19 has thoroughly upended plans to support the Census that have been in the works for months or even years, and now stakeholders at all levels of government must stay flexible in finding creative ways to adapt.
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Unemployment will hit government in many ways. Federal data on unemployment insurance claims can show which industries have suffered most, but right now the reports can only provide a sneak preview of what's happening.
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The Mississippi Public Service Commission has called on the state’s senior U.S. senator to expedite the process of disbursing the federal funds needed to improve rural broadband connectivity.
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Nationwide, contact tracing is the key to reopening businesses and resuming some form of normal life as the coronavirus pandemic begins to subside, epidemiologists say. But no federal plan or funding is on the horizon.
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Boston officials realized COVID-19 could overwhelm even the high-class hospital system of their local area, so they created a new facility, Boston Hope, with help from state and private partners.
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Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, is calling for $800 million out of an estimated $1.7 billion in federal coronavirus funding to go toward the expansion of state broadband infrastructure.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic will test cities long after it dissipates — especially where revenue is concerned. But for now, officials must choose between advancing efficiency and maintaining the status quo.
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World food prices have now fallen as much as 4.3 percent amid the pandemic, potentially crippling rural economies and raising sharp concerns among farmers trying to sustain their operations.
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Keenly aware of potential coronavirus-induced budget cuts, members of the Springfield, Ill., city council are debating whether the police department should move forward with its implementation of ShotSpotter.
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More than 20 schools in the Atlanta area will share $2,204,730 to pay for thousands of computers, plus headphones, iPads and other technology as students work from home during building closures.
