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Fleet and Freight Cyber Considerations for Protecting America’s Roads

State Tech Magazine

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 42,915 motor vehicle–related fatalities in 2021, the largest number since 2005. But it also comes with potential challenges. While education about safe driving…

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America’s productivity engine is sputtering. Fixing it is a $10 trillion opportunity

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Since 2005, productivity growth has been lackluster, averaging 1.4% a year, compared to the post-World War II average of 2.2%. That is a problem. Increasing productivity–economic output per unit of input–maintains U.S. competitiveness and improves our quality of life.

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The Government Workplace Makeover

GovLoop

Since [my team] started testing workplace strategies in 2005, the most significant workplace feature that attracts and retains talent has remained constant. “It’s not ‘whatever you want’, but a curated choice aligned with mission: ‘Here are two or three different things you can pick from. Which one fits your needs?’” Hardy said.

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India’s Shift to Low-Carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

The City Fix

India aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its economy by 45% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070. The country can’t achieve either goal without a radical transformation in its buildings and construction sector, which was responsible for around 17% of the nation’s.

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3 Ways Boston is Striving to Become the Most Family-Friendly City

NLC (National League of Cities)

Boston and its city leaders have long demonstrated this commitment to families through efforts such as the city’s universal pre-k initiative, which began in 2005 under Mayor Thomas Menino and […] Source

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Defending sovereign workloads: Google Distributed Cloud's air-gapped approach to Zero Trust

Google Public Sector

Mandiant’s Advanced Persistent Threat research indicates advanced actors such as APT-30 have possessed capabilities to compromise air-gapped networks since 2005. More recently, CISA has warned of attacks against critical infrastructure such as last year’s attack on eastern European air-gapped industrial control systems.

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State Park Leadership School

Park Leaders

Started by the National Association of Park Directors in 2005, Phil unpacks his role with the school in finding instructors, inspiring attendance, and delivering content. On this episode of the Park Leaders Show, guest co-host, Phil Gaines, returns to discuss his final experience at the State Park Leadership School. .