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Resiliency imperatives for CIOs with sensitive and highly-available cloud environments in AWS GovCloud (US)

AWS Public Sector Blog

What’s often a secret is that public sector CIOs with sensitive information have unique considerations when providing technology-based capabilities that meet rapidly evolving mission needs, are delivered on-time and on-budget, and adhere to regulatory compliance requirements.

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Funny of course, because this is driven by the financial pressures faced by WMATA foremost (" Facing massive budget shortfall, Metro releases budget proposal that slashes service and increases fares ") but also other area transit providers, who've lost lots of riders in response to work from home. inter-city) transit planning ," 2011).

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Shelley Finlayson: Government and Ethics & Transparency at the Federal Level

Policy Chats

Finlayson joined OGE in 2006, initially serving in roles related to OGE’s legislative affairs and budget programs. Finlayson joined OGE in 2006, initially serving in roles related to OGE’s legislative affairs and budget programs. About Shelley Finlayson : Ms. Early in her tenure at OGE, Ms. About Shelley Finlayson : Ms.

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Government: Ethics & Transparency at the Federal Level (with Shelley Finlayson)

Policy Chats

Finlayson joined OGE in 2006, initially serving in roles related to OGE’s legislative affairs and budget programs. Finlayson joined OGE in 2006, initially serving in roles related to OGE’s legislative affairs and budget programs. About Shelley Finlayson : Ms. Early in her tenure at OGE, Ms. About Shelley Finlayson : Ms.

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Government: Ethics & Transparency at the Federal Level (with Shelley Finlayson)

Policy Chats

Finlayson joined OGE in 2006, initially serving in roles related to OGE’s legislative affairs and budget programs. Finlayson joined OGE in 2006, initially serving in roles related to OGE’s legislative affairs and budget programs. About Shelley Finlayson : Ms. Early in her tenure at OGE, Ms. About Shelley Finlayson : Ms.

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Emphasizing ‘people over position’: 2023 Exemplary Public Servant James Earp

American City & Country

In 2006, after two years in Ennis, Earp left the nest to become assistant city manager in Kyle, Texas, a town of around 18,000 people at the time and where Earp would spend the next 16 years becoming an expert in city government, helping to oversee the town as its population tripled.

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On Demand Webinar from UNC’s Tax Center on State Response to the Pandemic

Death and Taxes

Here is the description of the webinar: The economic disruption of COVID-19 will substantially affect state budgets in coming fiscal years, with an estimated $275 billion in revenue losses through fiscal June 2022. It will feature a panel of expert academics and practitioners to explore: The current and future status of state budgets.