development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
All news accounts described the recently passed state budget as spending $30 billion. But they left out a significant amount of spending: more than $7 billion. The recent trend of…
Before the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587 May 19, 2020 Concerning: Public Hearing to receive public comment on the financing of Fiber Infrastructure Construction…
John Hood writes for Carolina Journal’s Daily Journal: Where is the best place to find good employment opportunities in the technology industry? According to a new study by the Computer…
Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online on the potential impact of a bill that would remove the party affiliation of one state Supreme Court candidate in November. Kristen Blair’s…
Reihan Salam of National Review Online ties the history of the public clock to an economic lesson we still can learn today. Economists attempting to understand the relationship between new…
This time it’s IT jobs being outsourced to India. Per Computerworld: The McClatchy Company, which operates a major chain of newspapers in the U.S., is moving IT work overseas. The…
Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute explains to National Review Online readers why Republicans should not buy into an outdated election message. It is an article of faith in the…
Yesterday the senate passed, by a party lines vote of 33-16, the state’s two-year spending plan after over an hour of debate. The Senate will make their third and final…
As a follow up to Dan’s CJ report this morning on the proposed internet web portal to make state agency and local government available to taxpayers and decision makers and…
As Katherine explains in her new Spotlight report, The Case Against CON; A law that prevents health care innovation on North Carolina’s outdated and flawed Certificate of Need laws, “What the…
As N.C. lawmakers debate Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposal to establish two new cabinet-level departments, a new JLF report from Sarah Curry recommends that only one of those departments makes sense…
The creation of a Department of Information Technology would likely lead to increased government efficiency and cost savings. However, there is no compelling reason to create a new Department of…