Because not all money-saving ideas can be found via an online suggestion box, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the city was entering a "first of its kind" partnership with technology giant Microsoft: The deal "will consolidate the City's dozens of individual license agreements into a single one and will provide more than 100,000 City employees with state-of-the-art computing power." In other words, the city can save $50 million over the next five years by not having separate license agreements for all its agencies. more ›

The commissioner of the city's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications has agreed to give back $2,800 after skirting taxes by claiming two residences as her permanent address—one of them in Florida. While working for the city, Commissioner Carole Post had been declaring Florida residency and taking advantage of a tax exemption intended for full-time Florida residents, allowing her and her husband to avoid some taxes on their multimillion dollar West Palm Beach property. more ›

The newly appointed commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications has saved $3,000 in taxes since 2005 by claiming residency in Florida—even though she has worked for city agencies the whole time. Longtime Bloomberg administration employee Carole Post and her husband have qualified for a homestead exemption, which is supposed to be granted to only full-time Florida residents, on their multimillion dollar West Palm Beach home, according to the Post. more ›