Data and information management

XBRL recently released its second draft of a CAFR reporting taxonomy incorporating feedback from groups such as the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers.

Baltimore is locked out of many of its computer systems by online hijackers demanding more than $100,000 worth of bitcoins to restore them to the city.

The port's initiative is a credit-positive approach to the risk of online attacks, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Taxpayers, public employees and federal oversight agencies are among the constituencies that want to monitor a municipal bond issuer’s financial performance.

Blockchain could benefit the muni market, but receives pushback in an industry historically slow to change.

State Sen. John Moorlach's legislation would make California only the second state to adopt the machine-readable computer language for financial documents.

In the first part of a two-part podcast, Emilie Mazzacurati, CEO of Four Twenty Seven, discusses the challenges financial firms and state and local governments face when it comes to climate change, adaptation and resilience. And in a second part, The Bond Buyer's Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton chats about green bonds, climate change and resilience, and cybersecurity. Chip Barnett hosts.

Municipals will join corporates, Treasuries, agencies and certificates of deposit in the suite of products.

The idea of XBRL makes sense, sources said, but the issue is balancing costs and benefits.

Simone Brody, executive director of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative, discusses how the project has helped city governments tackle pressing issues including cybersecurity, climate change and transportation. Andrew Coen and John Hallacy host.

Analyst Marc Joffe says bulk downloading should be free on EMMA.

Richard Li, a public debt specialist for the city of Milwaukee, said too much cybersecurity disclosure can become a road map for hackers.

A report on cyber-related risks released Wednesday by S&P Global warned that “a successful attack on an entity with limited resources could have a credit impact.”

The Atlanta City Council on Monday is expected to pass a $2.1 billion budget for fiscal 2019.

Credit analysts, bond attorneys and issuers are among those reacting to the increasing risk computer crime poses to governments.

The budget watchdog formed a committee to seek Kellermann's replacement.

Public entities are especially susceptible to email scams because open records and open meetings laws and transparent operations make it easy for criminals to conduct reconnaissance on employees and transactions.

The pioneer in electronic muni data celebrated its 25th year with a new product that addresses the market's need for best execution.

The breach occurred in 2016, but was not publicly addressed by the SEC until Sept. 20.

Amid vast differences, there's agreement on the need to centralize government services through a central digital identity platform.