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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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.
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The project to build a high-speed Internet network across the state could collapse if lawmakers don’t iron out where funding is coming from.
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The state and its contractor have struggled to correct issues with the Unified Health Infrastructure Project since the system launched in 2016.
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The $100 million redevelopment, formally announced by university, city and business leaders Thursday morning, aims to cultivate and attract new technology companies and venture capital firms to the region.
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The proposal follows the lead of other cities, like Berkeley, Calif., where officials have discussed the potential for virtual currency in the public sector.
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A new platform could shave weeks off a monthslong process of putting together Rochester's annual financial report.
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Gov. Bill Walker has called for $9.5 million in state spending to centralize and modernize the call system.
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The towns of Calais and Baileyville are following the lead of other towns and putting up the money to make faster Internet speeds a reality.
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The innovative project will be funded with a $22.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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The city has announced the creation of a new spending transparency portal, while the mayor is re-evaluating all cabinet-level staff.
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Even with community support, the costs associated with a plan to build out a municipal broadband network are giving some city leaders pause.
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Under a proposal from Marin Senator Mike McGuire, the state’s more than 2,000 independent special districts would be required to maintain a portal to publish spending data.
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A newly published report is giving citizens an unprecedented glimpse into their city’s spending habits dating back to 2008.
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As millions in federal dollars flow to states to protect elections, what should the money help pay for?
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With the legislation set to go to Gov. Nathan Deal's desk for a signature, lawmakers have yet to iron out how the effort to extend Internet into rural areas will be funded.
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As states struggle to close the connectivity gap in rural areas, some experts believe a federal mandate, similar to the one that first brought those residents electricity, might be in order.
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Plus, Code for America launches new Community Fellowship program; the ACLU looks to hire data scientists; and the U.S. Treasury launches a data lab on its revamped USAspending.gov site.
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