Budget & Finance
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The company collects intelligence from disparate public agencies that could help suppliers craft better proposals and pitches. The funding reflects the growing role of AI in government procurement. -
Amid an overall growth projection for the market of more than $160 billion, government IT leaders at the Beyond the Beltway conference confront a tough budget picture, with some seeing AI as part of the solution.
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Paper-based procurement has long been the way governments operate, and it does help ensure security and compliance. But it also brings a cost, which digital solutions and AI tools can improve.
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The state of Ohio and Seminole County, Fla., are among the first to allow residents and businesses to use cryptocurrencies to pay taxes and licensing fees. The move comes as many other governments are struggling to figure out if the technology fits.
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The new radio systems allow first responders in Franklin, Adams, and Dauphin counties to maintain contact with each other through a Motorola DSR system backup core if main communication system fails.
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Employees of the University of California have reported missed and miscalculated paychecks following a move to replace a 35-year-old legacy system.
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Nearly $70,000 in Department of Justice grant money will not be flowing into the city’s bank account next year because of new language and requirements regarding asylum seekers.
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The county’s antiquated parking garage needs technology upgrades, but officials are dubious that fully automating the facility would be worth the additional revenues the changes might bring.
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The unanimous council vote allows provider, Tenebris Fiber, to install fiber-optic infrastructure in the city’s public rights-of-way.
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The city has been seeking a loan as a means of financing the $20.8 million advanced utility metering initiative. Some in the community say there are more pressing priorities.
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The question of whether certain businesses should register with the state or local taxing authorities is slowing progress of an Internet sales tax system meant to go live Jan. 1.
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Some 150 smart signals will be deployed across so-called “smart spines,” which lead in and out of the downtown area. The project has $11.3 million earmarked for 2019, and $15.1 million for 2020.
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Through a newly launched portal managed by Treasurer Josh Mandel’s office, businesses can register to pay their taxes using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
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With just more than a year left to replace the equipment, county officials are under the gun to make the switch — estimated to cost around $8 million.
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City officials signed off on the use of new software that would give residents insights into city spending habits, but in a separate vote decided not to allocate the funds needed to actually implement it.
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Commissioners authorized the purchase of the new system to streamline hiring and retention as well as reduce the technical complaints to the human resources department.
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After years of putting off the purchase of body cameras because of funding gaps, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office is set to deploy 125 of the Axon devices to patrol deputies and officers in the warrants division.
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The roughly year-long assessment, which began in December 2017, highlighted issues with inventory accuracy and complying with cybersecurity discipline, and prompted nearly $560 million in remediation and system fixes.
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Chembio Diagnostics Inc., maker of rapid tests for HIV and other diseases, is looking to replace 45 production jobs with robots in the consolidation of its Suffolk County, N.Y., operations.
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The addition of Sinclair Community College to a regional fiber-optic partnership is bringing much needed state grants funds to a project officials say will boost connectivity and business opportunity.
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Aging voting machines in Palm Beach County are struggling to keep up with the recount demands, so much so that they overheated and stopped working, requiring election officials to recount 174,900 early-vote ballots.
