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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Though the ride-share companies are not fond of the new taxes, governments argue they are simply taxing a service.
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The city council recently approved the hiring of former IBM expert Luis Taveras, though half of his pay will come from a private health care company.
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Companies have until mid-April to file proposals with the city of Atlanta to develop a wide-reaching smart cities infrastructure project.
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Utility workers in Chelan County have been granted the authority to fine, halt service and alert law enforcement to unauthorized cryptocurrency mining operations.
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Officials say though the changeover to the modernized software brought some confusion, it will ultimately lead to efficiencies and greater accountability.
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An inside look at the job that puts data and analytics to use in key decision-making.
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Federal funding to the tune of $7 million comes down to state lawmakers forking over $350,000.
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The municipalities will be using Municity to share resources among themselves and identify potential problem landlords.
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Despite a push to connect high-speed Internet to rural homes throughout the state, connectivity could be delayed until at least 2020 for residents in Niagara County.
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Recent incidents have left the public sector on edge when it comes to how it safeguards public resources from employees’ ad hoc cryptomining operations.
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Caught off-guard by the strain bitcoin mining puts on communities, cites and counties are rethinking their positions on the increasingly popular business ventures.
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In 41 states, some counties and cities use election equipment that is more than a decade old. Older machines are more likely to malfunction or break down on Election Day, and are susceptible to wireless malware attacks.
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The city is the latest jurisdiction to contemplate making high-speed Internet a utility, joining a diverse group of cities and states that includes the likes of San Francisco and Colorado.
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The federal spending bill, signed by President Trump Friday, outlines more than $1 billion investment in the national rail network.
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The high-speed network will be a public-private operation and will offer free service to any resident living below the federal poverty line.
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The town of Eureka is on the receiving end of a federal grant to push high-speed Internet into the downtown corridor.
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The recently signed federal spending package allocates $600 million for rural broadband investment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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The startup has been quietly building itself for nearly a year, but now it's got its first customers.
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