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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Police officials say around 80 percent of gun-related incidents are not being reported to authorities. The hope is that a $205,000 ShotSpotter contract will turn the table on gun violence and improve neighborhood safety.
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County and public safety officials debuted a new computer-aided dispatch system this week, highlighting immediate improvements to report filing logistics and incident tracking capabilities.
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As a part of the announcement this week, Verizon will receive more than $18.5 million to expand services to nearly 8,000 homes and businesses, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
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The funding approval Monday is projected to provide Internet access for thousands of businesses and residences across 89 Texas counties, according to a Federal Communication Commission statement.
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As part of an effort to boost national rural broadband access by 2030, the Federal Communications Commission announced nearly $1.5 billion in funding this week. Roughly 6,300 rural homes will be connected in Illinois.
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has shown support for the new U.S. Senate bill that would increase collaboration between federal and state and local governments on security and defense.
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Officials now say an ongoing ERP overhaul project is going to take at least four months longer and cost up to $7.7 million more than expected. Council members say paying to complete the project is the only real choice.
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The proposal, made during a Public Health and Safety subcommittee session, comes amid tension over the city’s growing use of surveillance technology and controversial facial recognition software.
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With more tourists in the region, Oneula is included in the list of 13 parks where the city of Kapolei and the Hawaii Tourism Authority will spend nearly $250,000 to install 192 security cameras by the end of the year.
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County leaders are in the early stages of a sales tax measure that would help pay for solar panels, affordable housing and broadband Internet. The one-cent tax is projected to rake in $500 million in its lifetime.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has formed the North Carolina Blockchain Initiative made up of members from academia and the private sector who will present their findings to his office before the next legislative session.
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It will take at least two years for a contractor to build a custom case management system for the Paternity and Child Support Division. The existing system is experiencing technical issues and is currently down.
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The Overland Park Public Safety Committee voted this week to approve $430,000 toward the purchase of body cameras. The department opted to work with the vendor that supplies its in-car cameras.
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Mary Lou Carolan, assistant director of the Newburgh Free Library, noted that the kiosks could help Newburghers participate in the 2020 Census, given that 40 to 60 percent of area residents lack Internet access at home.
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Funding for individual counties ranges from $229 in Hendry County to $524,838 for Orange County. In South Florida, Miami-Dade County was awarded $210,977, Broward got $18,500, and Palm Beach County got nothing.
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Citing an impending lapse in Microsoft operating system support, Information Technology Department officials told council members earlier this year that 400 new computers would be needed countywide.
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Oregon Liquor Control Commission IT staff manually intervene every day to keep the state's third-largest revenue generating agency functioning as optimally as possible while mitigating system failures at least twice a month.
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Assuming representatives from Facebook testify at Senate and House hearings next week, the consensus among industry observers is that the most serious inquiries from lawmakers will deal with the privacy of users.
