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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Users will be able to pay both individual property and business taxes online for the first time.
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Despite the current website being only four years old, efforts to solve accessibility issues prompted a complete redesign.
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According to Mayor Gary McCarthy, the $6.7 million undertaking will have an impact on every city department and service.
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Officials hope the rail project will link O’Hare International Airport to the city’s central business district, circumventing traffic and slower trains.
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According to a report released by the county, 2016 revenues from the 86 traffic cameras generated 505,089 tickets and totaled roughly $48.5 million — nearly $15 million more than 2015.
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The city’s transit officials have grappled with whether to expand services or let more modern transportation options fill the gaps.
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CIO Dewand Neely is standing up new processes that cast the state’s big technology projects as investments.
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Despite being the biggest infrastructure project in state history, the $77 million bullet train is hardly getting any attention on the campaign trail.
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Local governments have always let residents participate in the political process, but some are finding direct engagement is the way to answer difficult funding questions.
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In conjunction with a $50 million, 10-year outsourcing contract, dozens of IT employees face layoffs at the Kansas Department of Revenue.
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At least 16 states debated bills to regulate the short-term rental industry this year. Only one, Indiana’s, was signed into law.
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City planners believe the eventual shift toward autonomous vehicles will reduce the need for parking and free up land for valuable building space.
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A “tangible” push to supply thousands of low-income residents with city-owned broadband is prompting some in the community to ask the city council for a more ambitious approach.
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In total, the State Securities Board has taken action against nine companies since last year, putting a stop to what they say are fraudulent investment practices.
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New lines have opened, or are in development, in 21 cities across the country.
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Residents, lawmakers and service providers gathered to discuss the myriad problems impeding rural Internet service in Lewis County last week.
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Two metro Detroit school districts are hoping voters sign off on $120 million bond for new student devices and upgrades to school security systems.
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