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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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision confirmed that states cannot regulate Internet-based phone services and set a legal precedent for the Federal Trade Commission to regulate them instead.
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The money will be used to fund up to three organizations tasked with providing workforce training in the IT, health care and manufacturing industries.
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Montgomery County is hosting a mock election to give constituents a chance to weigh in on which machines it buys.
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The money will be used to upgrade or replace voting systems, upgrade cybersecurity and improve physical security for areas where voting machines are stored across the state’s 41 counties.
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The singular system will replace outdated and separate functionalities for a wide range of internal tasks, including payroll, human resources, pensions, benefits and timekeeping.
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Southern California Edison said it plans to spend $582 million for a series of improvements to its grid that might bring higher bills for ratepayers.
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Local projects around the country are waiting on their share of $1.8 billion in federal project funds, but a leading advocate says that funding might not come anytime soon.
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The proposal to bring limited wireless to much of the city is among many under consideration for Utica's $2.3 million capital project plan.
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Allegany College of Maryland is in the midst of a $14.6 million renovation to its '70s-era technology building that officials hope will spur economic development.
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Once completed, efforts will focus on cybersecurity research, artificial intelligence and collaboration between the university, government and private sector partners.
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The state has said a portion of a $5 million federal election security grant would go toward the training of local officials and vulnerability assessments.
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After an initial agreement with another vendor fell through, county officials selected Texas-based Tyler Technology to implement the system.
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Millions in federal funding will go toward new voting machines, though officials say the state is not dependent on the money for an accurate election.
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The effort expands on an earlier initiative to get more residents Internet access by promoting plans available to low-income families for about $10 a month.
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The new voting systems could cost over $100 million to replace outdated tech that doesn't immediately return paper ballots.
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A $1 million infusion from the Federal Transit Administration is fueling the purchase of three full-size electric buses in the Florida city.
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Servers had been backed up the night before the attack, prompting officials not to pay the roughly $340,000 ransom.
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An initial study into municipal Internet options didn’t answer all of the questions around what it would cost for the city to own and operate the network.
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