Budget & Finance
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The millions in cost savings resulted from modernization of legacy technologies and smart financial management, state officials said. New funding in the 2025-2026 budget will strengthen IT and cybersecurity. -
State governments are expected to deploy AI in 2026 with an increased focus on returns on investment as they face complex policymaking restrictions enacted by a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
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The chair of the City Council introduced a measure last month that would mandate using online software to enable better visibility into city and county budgets and finances. The bill passed its first of three Council readings.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has awarded a $1 million dollar grant to Luminant for the construction of a large battery project in the western part of the state.
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The state’s Ocean Protection Council awarded a $1.7 million grant for a stationary vessel to clear floating trash and debris from Upper Newport Bay.
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Google is creating a $25 million fund for artificial intelligence research to help address social and economic problems.
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Counties and cities look fairly distinct from one another.
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The awards will go toward supporting projects that address a wide range of civic challenges, from homelessness and the opioid crisis to climate change and more.
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The second full round of recipients is a diverse group, with five of the seven selected using technology as a key piece of their innovation work.
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Do people need insurance against hacking?
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The launch of Real ID in Minnesota is a positive for state IT, the chief information officer said, and points to progress made since the troubled 2017 debut of a new vehicle license and registration system.
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The long-planned project will bring replacements to decades-old technology within the council chambers, city officials say.
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Multi-sourcing in Texas, Indiana's data-driven opioid strategy, a unified citizen experience in Tennessee and powering through procurement pain points: highlights from state IT leaders at NASCIO.
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Closing the rural connectivity gap has been a struggle nationwide, but leaders in Monroe County are doing what they can — even taking the issue to voters.
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The money would come from fees paid by telephone users to allow for system modernizations.
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A new study says state IT cybersecurity offices are lacking money and experienced staff.
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Miami is investing hundreds of millions of dollars to raise roads in response to rising sea levels.
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District officials hope the alert system will help employees, administrators and law enforcement update each other in real time in the event of an emergency.
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After estimates put the cost of a fiber-to-premises project at $170 million, a committee unanimously recommended smaller targeted approaches be pursued instead.
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City officials at an impasse where or not to approve an enterprise-level technology department.
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The county executive said leasing computers through a private company could save $400,000.
