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Opioid and Fentanyl Legislation Under Consideration in Congress 

NLC (National League of Cities)

The SUPPORT Act, signed into law in 2018, aimed to tackle the opioid crisis by expanding on the previous work done through the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and the 21st Century Cures Act.

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Reduce Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risks with Updated GSA Standards

FedTech Magazine

Reports of large-scale cyberattacks such as the Russian breach of SolarWinds, the passage of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and the signing of President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order have kept cyber supply chain risks top of mind for policymakers and federal agencies.

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What New Federal Digital Experience Guidance Means for Agencies

FedTech Magazine

The document is considered implementation guidance for the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century IDEA), the 2018 law that…

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What challenges do we face five years after the launch of General Data Protection Regulation?

Open Access Government - Technology News

On 25th May 2018, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Robin Campbell-Burt discusses what’s changed 5 years later On 25th May, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation – shortened to GDPR – which ultimately changed the way we deal with data.

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CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

2018, 56 L. In short, “the law does not require the officer to wait until the approaching animal is within biting distance or is leaping at him before taking protective action.” Dep't of Soc. 658, 694, 98 S. 2d 611 (1978).” The Monell claim was dismissed. Kootenai County , No. 08-CV-294-N-EJL, 2009 WL 3823106 (D. 12, 2009); Dziekan v.

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Could quantum computing security solve the data sovereignty challenge?

Open Access Government - Technology News

So, what can Government departments and other public bodies do to ensure their data processing remains on the right side of the law? The implications of such a solution for data sovereignty laws are exciting. What is data? And what does that mean for data sovereignty?

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Frugal architecture in action: The Urban Institute innovates with R and Serverless on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Cost, resilience, and performance are non-functional requirements that are often at tension with each other.” — Werner Vogels, The Frugal Architect, Law III Nonprofit organizations are typically frugal and responsible. Unchallenged Success Leads to Assumptions.” — The Frugal Architect, Law VII Frugality does not imply rigidity.