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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If approved by voters in Randolph County and Moberly, the tax would essentially add a $1 monthly fee for each cellphone used in the county. A three percent sales tax will also be added on the purchase of prepaid cellphones.
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Gov. Jay Inslee announced the creation of an office to expand Internet service into “every nook and cranny” of the state Wednesday. The initiative comes with an initial investment of $25 million.
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The money from Michigan's Mobility Challenge grant project, started under the last governor, will go toward projects involving rural rideshare, paratransit, veteran transportation and self-driving vehicles.
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Problems with the existing system are preventing county employees and other users from accessing email and seeing shared calendars. The issues are also kicking users off of the email system.
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A $300,000 allocation from the city to trade group SFMade will go toward training disadvantaged residents for manufacturing jobs that use 3-D printing and robotics.
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When it comes to investment markets, history does repeat itself again and again and again.
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The honeymoon seems to be over for many looking to make a fortune mining cryptocurrency, but that isn’t stopping Douglas County officials from pushing for a blockchain innovation campus.
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Having been described as having the efficiency of "two cans on a string" and durability of "masking tape and baling wire," Story County leaders are in agreement that the outdated communications system needs to go.
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The city has fluctuated on when and how to introduce the technology to officers, even setting aside the funds to make it happen. Now, officials seem to have renewed energy for the effort.
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The local investment will give 3,800 residents access to high-speed Internet in an area that has struggled to escape the days of dial-up service.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new Office of Digital Innovation and innovation academy in the state's proposed 2019-20 budget. He's calling for significant change in state IT governance and procurement practices.
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City officials asked for more information about a plan to add a secondary fiber-optic line to link with Naperville’s network. The existing connection enables a shared emergency communication system.
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In a 5-4 vote, county officials decided against a new enterprise resource planning system, citing concerns about cost, despite support from several department heads.
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The start of the 2019 legislative session came with a proposal to bolster the manufacturing industry and automated processes. Rep. Vicky Steiner’s proposal would cost the state $2 million, but could have a federal match of $8 million.
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A $50,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security will go towards updating an obsolete email system and addressing cybersecurity concerns voiced in a 2017 audit by the state comptroller's office.
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States now have access to federal grant money to upgrade prescription drug monitoring systems, many of which need modern technology to improve how they track and share important information.
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While a handful of Oregon state agencies are already piloting e-procurement, an audit shows that a statewide system could have saved more than $1 billion over the last two years, enough to close the 2019-21 budget gap.
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Bitcoin has been on a downward ride over the last year, steadily trading below US$4,000. It could get worse.
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