In a bid to strengthen government transparency and accountability, the South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (RFA) has launched a new Education Funding Dashboard. The dashboard enables parents and taxpayers to easily see how each school district spends taxpayer dollars.

The city of Detroit has launched a new online tool for homeowners to estimate their property tax cut under the city’s proposed Land Value Tax Plan (LVTP).

The Indian Health Service (IHS) – a Department of Health and Human Services agency – awarded General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) a $2.5 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to modernize its electronic health record (EHR) system, according to a recent release.

Los Angeles County, Calif., is using a $1 million Federal grant to develop and implement a mobile app aimed at enhancing prehospital trauma care.

The City of New York is launching a new Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) that will enable the public to chime in on possible vulnerabilities in city-owned websites and systems.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation launching a new online portal – the Reproductive Health Information Hub – which is accessible at nj.gov/reproductivehealth.

Baltimore City is distributing 3,000 free Chromebooks to eligible low-income Baltimore City households. 

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized 368 companies to receive a total of $18 billion in Federal funding to expand rural broadband access.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) has awarded the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) a hefty $11.25 million grant to continue to develop and modernize its unemployment insurance (UI) systems.

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine has won a $9.5 million award to support research that aims to protect the U.S. healthcare system against cyberattacks.