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OUR CHALLENGE

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

On 12th October 2008 I attended a conference at which an epidemiologist stood up and said "My job is to tell you something you don't want to know, and ask you to spend money you haven't got on something you don't think is going to happen." It is by no means an isolated illustration.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

percent” in 2008, according to a study by the Sagamore Institute. “Daniels revolutionized the state’s approach to its BMV, and just a few years later, an agency that had been almost universally despised enjoyed a customer satisfaction rating of 95.9

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Advancing connector technologies for multicore optical fibres

Open Access Government - Technology News

Ryo Nagase, Professor from Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan, highlights research concerning advancing connector technologies for multicore optical fibres, starting with an informative introduction Japan has been leading the development of optical communication technology from when the field first emerged.

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Need for social marketing initiatives around installation of neighborhood traffic calming initiatives: Salt Lake City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I think that the real problem has been lack of neighborhood communication and education, heightened by the reality of car centricity, which automobile dependent residents aren't inclined to question--they just take it for granted. They have the capacity for community communication. The roundabout just popped up with no notice.

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Meet Our Featured Contributor Cohort

GovLoop

Education is supplemented by several industry credentials: PMP, Certified Scrum Master, CISSP, and graduated from AMU with an Associate’s in General Studies — Computer Science in 2008 and Bachelor’s in Information Systems Security in 2009. She is a FEMA-trained crisis communicator and certified Advanced Public Information Officer (APIO).

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A Conversation with Crystal Loffler, President of the Office of Community Renewal

Center for Community Progress

Can you share a little bit about yourself and your role at New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR)? I joined HCR in 2008. I served as the Program Director for several years before taking on a leadership position for the agency’s Office of Community Renewal. I started as a project manager for agency grant programs.

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September 2022 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

Microsoft 365 Apps implications when Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Extended Security Updates (ESU) ends support on January 10, 2023. Go right to the GCC Teams Feature Communications Guide. New Team site templates will include: · Crisis communication team – Centralize crisis communication, resources, and best practices. ·