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Shutdowns and continuing resolutions aren’t the answer of effective government

Partnership for Public Service

This funding typically makes up only approximately one-third of the federal budget, with a majority of spending going toward Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and mandatory programs that fall outside the purview of annual appropriations. The full House and Senate still need to consider and vote on these bills.

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What New Federal Digital Experience Guidance Means for Agencies

FedTech Magazine

The White House wants agencies to ensure they’re providing easy-to-use, trustworthy, accessible information to improve how they communicate with citizens, which is why it issued digital experience guidance in September.

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Why another shutdown would be bad for the U.S. military

Partnership for Public Service

22, 2018, until Jan. The report also offers an ominous warning for what could lie ahead for the nation’s armed forces if Congress does not enact a budget before the next deadline. Our assessment of the most recent shutdown —which lasted a historic 35 days from Dec.

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DC received a scathing report from HUD about the failures in managing the city's public housing stock of 8,000 units, 25%--2,000-are vacant because most are uninhabitable (" D.C. Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says ," Washington Post ). Council votes for $8 billion Medicaid contracts, housing overhaul ," Post ).

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LocalGov Drupal on AWS serves as a digital transformation resource for local governments

AWS Public Sector Blog

Government organizations face challenges that include tight budgets and rapidly evolving citizen demands. Brighton & Hove council had already signed up to the Local Digital Declaration in 2018 , which encouraged councils to collaborate on digital projects. The councils agreed that Croydon could reuse Brighton & Hove’s code.

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A debt limit breach and a government shutdown: Different crises but a terrible way to do business

Partnership for Public Service

Every year, Congress is required to approve appropriations that fully fund the federal government’s budget. Since implementation of the Congressional Budget Act in 1977, this has happened 20 times. When Congress does not pass full-year funding by the start of a new fiscal year on Oct.1— In turn, the U.S.

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Post columnist Colbert King says the DC Council needs to do more oversight

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The article mentions Councilmember Robert White question Brenda Donald, director of the DC Housing Authority, asking about her $40,000+ bonus for the year, after the agency was ripped to shreds by a HUD inspection report (" D.C. Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says ").