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Powering education, state, and local leaders: Insights from the AWS IMAGINE keynote

AWS Public Sector Blog

From July 23–24 in Austin, Texas, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE conference for education, state, and local leaders brought together hundreds of technologists, innovators, and learners to discover how technology, paired with human ingenuity, can change the world. Learn more about the 2024 AWS Champions.

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Indiana DOC works with Mi-Case to fast-track offender management system launch on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The search for a new OMS In 2017, IDOC parted ways with a vendor and crafted a request for proposal (RFP). The agency spent considerable time evaluating all solutions available in the marketplace and the approach to development that it wanted to take. This blog post provides a brief overview of the project.

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Remote workers: When do they count for local economic development incentives?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The shift to remote work, whether universal or not, represents a significant challenge for public officials focused on economic development. And for local governments engaged in business location incentive negotiations with private employers, the prospect of remote or hybrid workers must now be explicitly addressed. N.C.G.S. §

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Building resilience: Using technology to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the unexpected

AWS Public Sector Blog

RedLABOT was developed in collaboration with NASA Disaster Response Latin America, Esri , and AmeriGeo to address the gaps and challenges in disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. This work will also help the government anticipate future risks. Preparing for the unexpected.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

While restrictive zoning is not the only reason housing costs are high in the United States, it does play a major role in limiting housing development, especially in parts of the country with high paying jobs in fast-growing industries. The increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too.

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

A recent study by Tenable Research found that many organizations were falling victim to attacks that exploited well-known vulnerabilities, including some dating to 2017. The federal government has increased efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain. But recent media reports suggest the deadline might be elusive.

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How changes to Fair Market Rent affects access to affordable housing for extremely low-income renters

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

To determine FMR, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses the median rent price of 2-bedroom units from the latest American Community Survey (ACS). For instance, the 2024 FMR was calculated using ACS data from 2017 to 2021. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Picture of Subsidized Households.

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