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Building community, connection and commitment for African American federal executives

Partnership for Public Service

While people of color composed nearly one-quarter of the SES as of 2022—a roughly 9% jump from 2007—African Americans made up just over 12% of SES members as of March 2023. Their presence in government helps ensure a diversity of thought and perspectives in the development and implementation of federal policies, practices and procedures.

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How to Use Data for Public Good

GovLoop

You should be convening a cross-functional team of doers and implementers, of people in the governors office, data experts, etc., Data initiatives should be team efforts, she added. said Benson. Working with Data Labs, DOLA developed a proposed pilot program to increase access to affordable dwellings.

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Nonbank Mortgage Servicers: Proposing a Better Path to Reduce Their Risk to Financial Stability

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) 1 published its “Report on Nonbank Mortgage Servicing 2024” 2 (the Report) earlier this year. Finally, I will present a list of various pragmatic actions from which policymakers can select several they view as most well-suited for implementation.

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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Set the opening of the Purple Line as the deadline for the implementation of a full-fledged integrated Night Owl bus network for the DC metropolitan area. And that a late night bus network needs to include Union Station in DC as a primary node. People need information near their homes and local areas, not just in the centre of the city.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Walking City urban form is the "urban technology" that supports active cities (" Transportation and Urban Form: Stages in the Spatial Evolution of the American Metropolis" ," " Department stores are an "urban technology" built for walking not driving ," 2024).

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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

However, as states such as California and Illinois have mandated electrification for the future, procurement and fleet departments are continuing to navigate the costs and implementation process. 2024 issue of Government Procurement. Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Sept.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Rather, the root cause has been the long-running blocking of reforms to reinstate price competition in housing and mortgage markets, which contrasts with other industries where such reforms have instead been successfully implemented in past decades. Brokerage commissions. 1 See White House Fact Sheet 3/7/24: [link]. 15 See [link].