TEXAS – Amanda Crawford, CIO and executive director of the Department of Information Resources (DIR), has been named president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). Crawford, who most recently served as vice president, will replace James Weaver, secretary and CIO of the North Carolina Department of IT. J.R. Sloan, CIO of […]
This story was originally published in the Government Contracting Pipeline newsletter from Strategic Partnerships, Inc. To have the latest government contracting news stories from across the country delivered straight to your inbox, click here to subscribe. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award $90 million in competitive grants to assist states, cities, tribal nations […]
America’s power transmission lines are like the highways of the electric grid, but increasingly traffic is getting backed up, leaving electrons of energy with nowhere to go. But with a $1.5 billion boost from the Department of Energy (DOE), four major projects will proceed, improving the viability of new clean energy projects and potentially making […]
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is celebrating a nearly half a billion-dollar award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to replace the North Station Draw One Bridge in Boston. The DOT is awarding MBTA with a $472 million grant from the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) Program to replace the nearly 100-year-old bridge […]
Arkansas has gotten the green light to proceed with a program involving $1 billion in federal grant funding to further the “Internet for All” program. The state is being allocated the funding to deploy or upgrade broadband networks to ensure that everyone has access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet service. Once deployment goals are […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding two New York City-area projects grants totaling $260 million to support projects that include updating the Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a modern maritime port and constructing a continuous cycling route around Manhattan. The two announcements represent the single largest day of competitive grant awards in New York City […]
Federal financial aid is on the way to help repair the devastation Hurricane Helene brought to roads and bridges in North Carolina. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is making $100 million in emergency relief funding available immediately for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to cover the cost of work to […]