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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One city councilmember has repeatedly brought the software forward for consideration, but the other members and city employees have been skeptical. Now he intends to move forward with a trial run anyway.
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After failing to consolidate their 911 systems in 2017, the City of Fayetteville, N.C., and Cumberland County are opening communication to try the project again.
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A state mandate has put pressure on the state’s 67 counties to adopt voting machines that supply a paper backup. The options are limited and will come at a cost to voters.
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Adair County officials have yet to agree on the mechanism to increase funds to the E-911 center. Funding has continued to decline as residents move away from taxable landline phones.
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Kirk Lonbom, who served as Illinois CIO under outgoing Gov. Bruce Rauner, delivered a report to the state Legislature on Dec. 28 outlining how his department has responded to legislative mandates and saved money.
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Millions of dollars in online tax revenue go missed each year in the state, but a plan is in motion to potentially begin taxing remote purchases as early as Oct. 2019, the state’s chief tax collector says.
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After a two-year lawsuit, Muskegon County, Mich., must pay $230K to former contractor Ryan Leestma, who sued because the county shortchanged his company, Information Systems Intelligence of Grand Rapids.
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Maine Department of Transportation has developed a 20-year plan to replace every traffic signal with an advanced version that can be timed more efficiently, tell operators about malfunctions and talk to vehicles.
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Ashtabula County is set to replace 131 voting units, including 58 units for those with disabilities, 73 polling location tabulators, a central office tabulator and printing capabilities for early and absentee voters.
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Assuming Gov. Rick Snyder signs House Bill 4926, Michiganders — 21 years and older — could soon be able to gamble online, potentially bringing in millions in tax revenue for the state.
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A new report from the Data Foundation and Workiva makes a case for Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) as the preferred method of publicizing state and local government financial info.
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Operation Underground Railroad and doTERRA donated a $300,000 mobile forensics unit to the Mesa, Ariz., Police Department that allows them to analyze digital forensic data much faster than previous technology.
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced a proposed $50 million installment to expand the state’s Virginia Telecommunications Initiative in fiscal year 2020. In total, Northam hopes to infuse as much as $250 million into the program.
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A five-year contract with provider AXON Enterprises will see the city’s police department outfitted with updated cameras, software and ancillary equipment.
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Doug Burgum, the former Microsoft executive turned governor, is asking for $174 million for 24 IT infrastructure projects and $16.4 million for cybersecurity consolidation efforts in his budget proposal.
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Commissioners selected Dominion Voting Systems to fulfill a $5.8 million contract to provide voting machines with a verifiable paper trail.
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A cut fiber-optic cable in the Bitterroot Valley last week brought down the Internet, cellphone and landline communications — including 911 — and made the case for redundancy in the large and sparsely populated state.
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The new software system, approved last week, will streamline access to information and digitize the work done by case workers through the New York county’s Department of Social Services.
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