One North Carolina official said AI is helping the state speed along certain parts of its procurement processes.

Officials have long complained of companies that offer products in search of a problem. New procurement strategies are cropping up as a result.

An analysis by Deltek researchers shows a roughly 20 percent decline in IT bid solicitations in the first part of the new fiscal year.

A new report from Onvia suggests that state and local agencies are increasingly handing out deals to guide GIS and IT modernization efforts.