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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A city's purchasing threshold can determine whether buying something involves calling up a few people for quotes or spending a year trudging through a rigid contracting process. So where's the line?
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Suggestions that the state’s 28-cent gas takes should jump another 18 cents started the search for other alternatives. Some think Oregon’s tax plan on mileage in non-gasoline vehicles looks promising.
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The legislation would direct regulators to find new ways of overseeing the virtual currency market. Many lawmakers have gotten on the fintech bandwagon, but questions remain as to how to regulate and secure it longer term.
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The House and Senate are streamed live on YouTube, but committee hearings are only available through online audio recordings, which are not always audible. Advocates want to see that changed with video and audio in every committee room.
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Rep. Jerald Raymond wants to remove the requirements that IT purchases above $100,000 be advertised in the official paper of record for a given tax district, instead giving the option of putting a notice in the newspaper or on their website.
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After missed deadlines and ballooning costs, Dallas County is taking a step back from a project aimed at developing and implementing court case-tracking software.
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States that undercount them risk losing everything from seats in Congress to billions of dollars in federal funding. The trick is to find them and get them to respond.
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With a former county executive currently on trial for financial malfeasance, the New York City area county’s new comptroller is using technology to promote transparency and establish open data best practices.
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Two attempts were made to increase the property tax that finances the city's bus service, and both were rejected. The first one proposed a hike of $11.50 a year for homeowners and the second for $5.75 a year.
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Madison County, Ind., is considering spending up to $800,000 in upgrades. That's because computers in all of its offices use Windows 7, a decade-old operating system that Microsoft is ending support for.
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Legislators are proposing a 4 percent tax on downloadable digital media — like books, movies music and games — to pay for Internet infrastructure in rural, economically depressed parts of the state.
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The nearly $200,000 project would stretch the existing fiber-optic network to Naperville. Because the expansion has public safety implications, officials have been evaluating the proposal carefully.
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The new system, to be installed by CenturyLink, will allow for voice, photos, videos and text messages to flow seamlessly from the public to the 911 network. The updates will cost roughly $550,000.
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A proposed 400,000-square-foot data center project on the Hammond lakeshore is prompting legislation that would provide financial incentives for new data storage projects.
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Luzerne County, Pa.’s move to an all-digital radio system could bring with it the opportunity to encrypt police radio traffic. County officials argue the move toward encryption could improve officer safety.
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The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill to invest in advanced technology, active warning systems to protect students in public schools.
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Just as thriving communities need well-equipped and expertly trained police and fire departments, state and local governments require the best in cybersecurity.
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The state of Florida's IT structure has been fluid for a long time, and the new governor is planning once again to shake things up. But this time, a technology advocate in the state says, it feels different.
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