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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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.
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County governments devote much more of their budgets to staff, and less to services.
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Technological shortcomings and other issues have stopped the police department from pursuing body cameras since 2015, but now officials are finally ready to deploy them.
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Nearly 200 school districts around the state haven’t tapped into millions in e-rate funds available for tech upgrades.
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Closing the connectivity gap has been a growing priority for politicians and government agencies, but funding programs often go underutilized.
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The city was targeted by an anonymous hacker demanding a $2,000 ransom to unlock 23 on-site servers, officials said Thursday.
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ClearGov Budgets hopes to wean small governments off spreadsheets.
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The grant money will go toward developing plans for a smarter and more connected region, officials say.
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In Wednesday evening work session on the proposed 2019 budget, the City Council learned which technology initiatives intended to save time and money in the long term will be postponed because a shortage of those two things in the coming year.
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Lawmakers said in a joint letter that FCC action reducing subsidies to the state would hamper rural providers' attempts to invest in connectivity.
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City officials are expected to approve the purchase of other speed detection devices, but have decided not to proceed with automated traps.
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The product, which Oracle plans to update on a quarterly basis, will begin with a focus on permits and inspections before moving on to zoning, land use, professional licensing and other areas.
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Undergrounding power lines could help them weather large storms, but at substantial cost.
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The company, Periscope Holdings, also thinks it can use the technology to help government procurement officials find cooperative purchasing opportunities.
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The cost of the summer cyberattack that devastated the Matanuska-Susitna Borough computer system has already topped $2 million. Now officials are asking for more.
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