Budget & Finance
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The blockchain-based token, believed to be the first from a U.S. public entity, is for individual and institutional use. The executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission is planning what comes next. -
From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, local governments are taking a strategic approach to sustain operational continuity in the face of IT department layoffs caused by budget constraints.
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The company has bought GrantExec, a young company that uses artificial intelligence to help match grant providers with recipients. The deal is not Euna’s first foray into grant administration technology.
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The total cost of the cyberattack that brought down New Orleans' computer systems almost a week ago and how long it will take to bring them back online both remained unclear as of late last week.
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The new fees are necessary to comply with Oregon's constitution that requires everyone who uses the roads to pay their fair share, and electric car owners can avoid costs by allowing the state to track their mileage.
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Under a new proposal from the Douglas County Public Utility District, cryptocurrency mining operations would see an immediate 20 percent rate hike. The money will go toward a $500 million dam repair project.
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Congress sends the White House $7.6 billion for the Census Bureau and Facebook revealed that it would remove incorrect or misleading census information from its platform in the new year.
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City auditors reviewed Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) projects in 2016 and 2017 costing at least $250,000. The audit, published Thursday, stated that DoIT processes may have raised costs and delayed projects.
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Officials in the Florida city struck by ransomware earlier this month say the professional services firm will help them determine whether any data was compromised during the attack and, if so, what data.
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Grappling with a nationwide concern about a wave of cyberattacks that have been targeting local governments, Barton County, Kan., has approved new purchases to bolster its IT security protections.
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State Auditor Elaine M. Howle raised questions about the ongoing Financial Information System for California project, saying that it costs too much, underdelivers and could imperil the state’s creditworthiness.
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The county is also experiencing a continued implementation delay that is set to last about six months as it monitors how the software it has already paid $7 million to develop works in neighboring Tarrant County.
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Henry County has spent more than $600,000 restoring its computer network in the five months since a cyberattack crippled the county government’s online operations, according to figures provided by the Atlanta community.
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Some cybercrime experts believe the recent cyberattack on New Orleans local government is the result of Ryuk, which is a type of ransomware used to hamstring computer data until a bitcoin price is paid.
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The state, like many around it, is moving ahead with an initiative to revamp a 30-year-old legacy system with an off-the-shelf solution. The phased project is set for completion in fall 2021.
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Police in the city could soon have access to real-time intelligence from ShotSpotter audio sensors. Without the technology, officers have to rely on whatever information they receive during dispatch calls about gunfire.
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The city plans to apply for a $114,229 grant from the Public Service Commission’s Broadband Expansion Grant Program. The grant would cover half the cost to expand fiber-optic infrastructure.
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The scholarship money will be available to 35 colleges, with the goal of strengthening the state’s workforce in technology related fields such as computer science fields like coding and cyber security.
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The emergency management agencies of Calhoun, Etowah, DeKalb, Marshall, Cleburne and Morgan counties joined together recently to subscribe to Everbridge mass notification software at a reduced cost.
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The county announced the launch of a broadband campaign consisting of a brief online survey and speed test for residential and commercial addresses. The survey will serve as a means to map access levels.
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The school district has received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for a distance learning strategy, enabling virtual reality field trips and Internet collaboration with other school districts over great distances.
