Budget & Finance
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Like freeways, major technology systems can be multiyear endeavors. Procurement expert and columnist Daniel C. Kim asks: If that’s the case, why are we funding them like annual operating expenses? -
Cities sometimes sign contracts for technology like digital twins after they've been presented a best-case-scenario pitch from software vendors. Here’s a guide for procurement officers who want to avoid common pitfalls.
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The state has made a new investment to secure better web access for rural and other underserved residents. The state earlier this year announced it had gained a big federal grant for such work.
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Police Chief Michael Salvador unveiled a plan to replace the aging computers — some of which run on old Windows software — saying the technology limits the ability to connect to the state Department of Justice online database for security reasons.
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The decision to approve a $29.45 million contract for advanced utility meter infrastructure is now under fire by members of the community who are petitioning for an August ballot initiative to rescind the council action.
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In November, voters approved online fantasy games for cash prizes in 47 of the state’s 64 parishes. Now, lawmakers need to iron out the details when it comes to the rules that govern the games.
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Surrounding counties have lowered business property tax rates on data center computers and associated equipment to encourage businesses to locate in their region. Stafford County officials hope to do the same.
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In a surprising reversal, the city council moved to approve a $29.45 million contract with Core & Main. Just weeks prior, leaders had voted to table the decision for higher priority projects.
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The gaping divide between the digital haves and have-nots in Syracuse is one of the most critical and least discussed inequities plaguing a city beset with generational poverty. Solutions to the problem are complex and costly.
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Officials in Luzerne County, Pa., are trying to put hard figures to a migration away from an outdated emergency communication system — support for existing transmitters and receivers will end in late 2020.
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A law signed by Gov. Jim Justice last week creates a new cybersecurity office within the Office of Technology to assess the vulnerabilities of state agencies and unify security policies.
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The University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University are calling on state legislators to fund access to the Northern Tier Network, which connects the schools to other research universities.
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The software, provided by Data Scout, LLC, allows for current and historical Faulkner County tax roll information to be accessed by the public free of charge.
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Officials in the Indiana county and the U.S. Economic Development Administration have pointed to the job opportunities that would come from a 24-mile fiber-optic loop. But will the project actually mean an employment boom?
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The city’s proposed $2.9 billion operating budget is expected to have a $33 million surplus thanks to increased revenues. Officials say that surplus will be split between technology upgrades and improvement projects.
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Orange County officials approved the funds, citing a need to upgrade the nearly 30-year-old voter registration database. All but three of the 67 counties use a software system designed to interface with the state voter-registration system.
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The measure exempts data center equipment and most electricity used at the facility from business personal property tax as well as the state's sales tax, as long as the developer invests up to $150 million in the project within five years.
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Expensive and unreliable access to the Internet is driving the port to apply for millions in grants to extend three fiber-optic routes into underserved parts of Whatcom County. If funding comes through, construction could begin in 2020.
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The county’s current system relies on physical employment history cards, typed on an IBM typewriter. Human Services Director Christopher Boulio is calling for a cloud-based, digital system.
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With state-mandated deadlines looming, Guilford County officials are trying to delay the replacement of 1,400 touchscreen voting machines — a replacement slated to cost around $8 million.
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A recent influx of funding was meant to fix the state’s struggling Licensing and Registration System. Now, lawmakers are grappling with whether to pull the plug and start from scratch.
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