New legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would authorize $500 million annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2030 – totaling $1 billion in funding over four years – for a new federal grant program aimed at helping state and local governments modernize aging technology systems and strengthen cybersecurity.
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab announced Tuesday a new digital regulation platform designed to replace a 60-year-old paper-based system used by state agencies, boards, and commissions to write, submit, and edit rules and regulations.
Minnesota is one step away from a sweeping overhaul of the technology systems that power human services programs statewide after lawmakers on May 17 unanimously approved modernization legislation.
The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) is upgrading its intelligent transportation systems (ITS) capabilities by deploying new networking technology to modernize traffic infrastructure and improve operations across key areas of the state.
A legislative proposal in Vermont that would move $9.5 million in interest earnings from the state’s Technology Modernization Special Fund to the general fund has drawn concern from a coalition of technology organizations and private companies.
The City of Miami is undertaking a major overhaul of its permitting systems technology, and it selected Oracle to modernize and streamline how residents and businesses interact with city services that involve permitting.
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) awarded Kyndryl a contract that will allow eligible public sector organizations across the state to buy the company’s deliverables-based IT services.
Jersey City, N.J., is planning a May 14 launch for the city’s upgraded 911 system.
Harris County, Texas, has launched a new digital platform to modernize how residents pay property taxes.
The state of Idaho has completed a project to modernize its statewide grant management by deploying a new cloud-based platform that manages the full grant lifecycle and integrates with the state’s existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform.
