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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Following others for budgeting and permitting, a third software suite rounds out the OpenGov ERP Cloud, which proposes to allow state and local governments to manage ERP-related tasks remotely.
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Across the region, commuters, business leaders and agencies are preparing for a leaner transportation future. Shelter-in-place kept people out of cars, unclogging busy freeways and draining bridge toll revenue.
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State officials have confirmed that workers seeking to claim their weekly benefits online or file a new unemployment claim have been unable to do so through a system that has been flooded with users.
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Three fully electric buses are expected to be operational within the next 18 to 24 months, officials say. The new buses are not meant to replace existing vehicles and they will serve specific routes.
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SponsoredNew payment program allows customers and partners to access technology to support business continuity, invest for recovery, deferring 95 percent of the cost until January 2021 and protect their business with cash preservation and minimized cash outlay.
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Every state in the country is currently going through a historic, gargantuan rise in unemployment insurance claims. Numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor help to show when, where and how much.
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As students from more populous, wealthier districts pivoted to online learning after the state ordered school closures to facilitate social distancing, poorer districts, especially those in rural areas, were scrambling.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on an economic deep freeze, and as a result, most cities in the U.S. are anticipating revenue shortfalls this year, according to new survey data — especially the larger cities.
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Plus, University of Michigan launches an online guide to help stimulus check recipients; civic technologist creates free chatbots for health service; the New York State tech team attracts 6,500 volunteers; and more.
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The state Department of Labor announced software upgrades to reduce waits for unemployment insurance amid a backlog created by a deluge in claims from residents who have lost jobs because of the coronavirus crisis.
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A growing number of Stark County, Ohio, employees have been assigned to work from home over the course of the past four weeks as officials continue to work to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection.
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The system intended to streamline enrollment for Medicaid and MinnesotaCare has been plagued by data errors and has cost the state $76 million in federal funding. It also threatens future funding.
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A New York-based software company is suing the Nebraska Department of Education for $15 million in federal court, alleging the department used elements of the company’s copyrighted software in designing its own program.
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Even as funding and fares dry up, transit agencies across the country continue to provide service for front-line responders and those serving essential functions during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Plus, government support groups launch a new COVID-19 local action tracker, the Civic Innovation Challenge kicks off with $9 million in funding, and the New York State Digital Service is now hiring.
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The Knox County, Ill., Health Department will receive $592,520 in federal grant money as part of $4.5 million awarded to its congressional district through the Department of Health and Human Services to combat COVID-19.
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The unprecedented coronavirus crisis is increasing the needs for county services just as the economic factors severely reduce incoming revenues. Officials believe the road to recovery will be a long one.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced last week that stimulus checks would be deposited for some citizens by April 15. But this timeline is overly optimistic, according to some experts.
