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Building a Culture of Cyber Literacy

GovLoop

For agencies, that means regularly connecting with employees to provide education and training that align with their jobs and to update them on new threats and attack techniques. NICE, which originated in 2008, focuses on helping government agencies, the private sector and academia build their cybersecurity workforces from within.

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Would you trust AI to predict your future life events?

Open Access Government - Technology News

Life2vec organises data into a complex system of vectors, structuring information related to the time of birth, education, salary, housing, and health. It was found being male, skilled, or having a mental health diagnosis was associated with a higher risk of mortality. The post Would you trust AI to predict your future life events?

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How the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Dept. of Education is helping the education field to learn and do what works: An interview with Russ Whitehurst, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution – Episode #119

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Over the last 15 years, the field of education has become considerably more evidence focused, including a growing number of high-quality studies about how to help students succeed in school. An important catalyst has been the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Department of Education. Created in 2002 during the George W.

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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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Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs

Center for Community Progress

In particular, the organization’s Foreclosure Response Program—launched in 2008 in direct response to the devastating foreclosure crisis—has proven a resilient model for affordable single-family development.

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Three ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month | reprint with an addition about the US Civil Rights Trail (versus the Dixieland Trail)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Civil Rights Trail ," AAA World ). I was sad that President Obama didn't avail himself of the opportunity to give a major speech at the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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The impact of the worldwide recession on the tech industry 

Open Access Government - Technology News

It’s not as bad as 2008. Given that it is more expensive to acquire and educate new employees than to provide existing ones training and other opportunities for career growth, this might be viewed as an investment. To reflect the higher cost of keeping a qualified workforce, IT spending is also increasing.

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