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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A county in South Dakota has discovered one weird trick to avoid fees and penalties — make systems talk to each other so that payments are made on time and the government doesn't incur fees.
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The Chicago-based aerospace company has chipped in to fund the university’s Student Innovation Center, which will focus on building hands-on engineering and technology experience.
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The county legislature transferred the ownership of a building to an economic development entity, a major step in plans for a $2 million artificial intelligence center backed by IBM, Microsoft and others.
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The implementation of a district-wide enterprise resource planning system in Manatee County started with a budget of just under $10 million in 2016 but has more than doubled in cost, amid technical problems and staff turnover.
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Beginning in January, Oneida County will be updating its emergency communications infrastructure at a cost of around $500,000.
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The outdated servers that house thousands of police records — including murder investigations — are crashing on a daily basis and officials believe a catastrophic failure is coming.
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Congestion and medians have increased fire trucks' response times in one part of Springfield, Ill., so high that they're about double the city's average. So the council has turned to technology to help solve the problem.
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The city has made concrete additions to a previously vague plan, such as declaring the need for new cars and a new computer-aided dispatch system. The police department has resorted to pen and paper for routine work.
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State lawmakers acknowledged the lack of Internet access in underserved areas and called for bipartisan cooperation to close the gap.
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The credit monitoring service enlisted after the 2012 breach of the state’s tax agency lapsed Oct. 31, but a decision was made not to renegotiate the contract.
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The Minnesota health insurance exchange opened for enrollment Nov. 1 and came equipped with enhanced shopping tools thanks to new software from California-based GetInsured.
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Baltimore County, Md., added GPS to 850 vehicles and saw county vehicles drive 817,000 fewer miles than in the previous year and save nearly $300,000 worth of fuel, according to the Regional Research Bureau report.
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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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