Budget & Finance
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From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, local governments are taking a strategic approach to sustain operational continuity in the face of IT department layoffs caused by budget constraints. -
The company has bought GrantExec, a young company that uses artificial intelligence to help match grant providers with recipients. The deal is not Euna’s first foray into grant administration technology.
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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.
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Ransomware attacks on state and local governments have become a very real concern that are costing the public sector millions of dollars to mitigate.
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The Washington’s Public Interest Research Group Foundation downgraded the state’s transparency rating, citing accessibility concerns.
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The Chelan County Public Utility District is taking proactive measures to protect staff after confrontations with frustrated cryptocurrency miners in the area.
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The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) May 25 enforcement deadline is fast approaching, but state and local governments shouldn't worry, say experts.
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Four members of Mayor Eric Garcetti's IT leadership team discuss the growing importance of data-driven city government and the projects that make the city a tech innovator.
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Officials are discussing how to go about aligning the largely disconnected web of city software for better service delivery and transparency.
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State elections officials announced a directive in April requiring counties to adopt voting machines that create a paper record. Now, counties risk decertification if new machines are not in place in 2019.
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A proposal to run high-speed, fiber-optic broadband cable along the right-of-way could cost as much as $300 million, but officials believe selling access to ISPs will make it all worth it.
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A fix for the aging transportation infrastructure could cost the city at least $30 million.
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The already delayed project is at risk of losing more time and money if changes are not made to how the county-wide project is being managed, a newly appointed consultant warned.
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The city of Crossville, Tenn., was denied a request to rejoin the Central Communications Dispatch Center after withdrawing from the regional collective in 2016.
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Investment in the Savannah River region has put Georgia on the map when it comes to cybersecurity, but can the area really compete with the likes of California’s Silicon Valley?
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A ballooning cost of living and industries, like ride-sharing, testing the boundaries of the traditional business model, some voters would like to see a harder line drawn in a city known for welcoming tech and innovation.
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The federal agency is currently seeking grant applications for rural broadband infrastructure projects through mid-May.
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The Unified Health Infrastructure Project has faced technical challenges since launching in 2016, but officials say starting over with another vendor would further delay the project.
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City officials are scheduled to consider the adoption of smart meters throughout the city after tabling the topic six month prior.
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Cheap power in smaller towns has been a draw for virtual currency miners, but the burden they put on the utility system and ratepayers is leading some jurisdictions to ban them.
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Producing verifiable paper records will be a requirement of the new voting machines, according to new rules issued by Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres.
