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Updating Government Auditing Standards—The 2024 Yellow Book

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

Today, we issue a new revision of the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards , also known as the “Yellow Book,” which supersedes the 2018 revision of the standards. Attention auditors! The Yellow Book is the book of standards and guidance.

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TAGITM 2024: Seguin’s Partnership with Extreme Networks Pays Off

State Tech Magazine

When Shane McDaniel became CIO of Seguin, Texas, in March 2018, he was surprised at the state of the city’s legacy network infrastructure. “It It contained things that I truly did not know still existed,” McDaniel told a panel at the annual conference of the Texas Association of Government IT Managers on Thursday.

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Nominations open for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards

American City & Country

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards. The Exemplary Public Servants awards were created in 2018, and since then, AC&C has selected exemplary leaders based exclusively on merit. If it has made an impact, nominate it.

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AWS announces expanded IMAGINE Grant opportunities for nonprofits

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the 2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant cycle. The 2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant application instructions are now available for download. The first application deadline is June 3, 2024. Now in its seventh year, the AWS IMAGINE Grant is expanding beyond the U.S.

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European Health Data Space will enable health innovation through secure data sharing

AWS Public Sector Blog

In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the proposed EHDS Regulation. With the European Council expected to follow suit, we appear set to see the first common EU data space come into force by the close of 2024. As a first step, the EHR will now be made mandatory by the end of 2024.

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DoSomething’s journey with AWS brings efficiency, scalability

AWS Public Sector Blog

With our unique mix of technology, youth culture, and creative peer-to-peer engagement, DoSomething members have completed more than 94,000 hours of service, and have registered nearly 420,000 young people to vote since 2018, with a 62 percent turnout rate—more than 12 percent higher than the national average.

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U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorized

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

In December of 2024, Congress formally reauthorized the U.S. The Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 updates and modernizes the federal governments approach to economic development in light of the major changes in industry sectors, technology, labor markets, and global commerce that have occurred over the last two decades.