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Don’t Wait to Modernize: A Q&A on Preparing for The MGT Reform Act

Government Technology Insider

It also means they can scale funding as project needs evolve, to make the right resources available when it counts, not just when the budget is set. You may not be able to add them to your budget now, but if the budget becomes available, youll have a great relationship in place to consider them in the future.

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

Partnership for Public Service

25, 2019—shows that when our government closes up shop, both the economy and the ability of agencies to serve the public suffers. 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. 22, 2018, until Jan.

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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. Congress allocates funding for federal agencies and programs through the appropriations process.

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

AWS Public Sector Blog

Going over budget is not an option. In another Medium post from 2019 , Graham MacDonald, Urban CIO, wrote, “Researchers should always choose the right programming language for the right job. They often rely on donor and grant funding, so they have to justify every expense to their constituents.

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Evidence-based budgeting in New Mexico: Part 2 interview with Charles Sallee, Deputy Director, Legislative Finance Committee, New Mexico – Episode #190

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

New Mexico state government is a leader in the use of evidence, lead by its Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) that has been a catalyst for evidence-based budgeting , including through its participation in the Pew MacArthur Results First Initiative.

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Don’t Migrate to the Cloud Without Running Automated Application Assessments

FedTech Magazine

A 2019 Office of Management and Budget governmentwide analysis of app maintenance found that 10 particularly large apps required about $340 million annually to remain operational. Agencies that attempt a simple lift and shift may find themselves moving apps back on-premises, due to a lack of performance improvements or cost savings.

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How the Norton Police Department saves time and money with AWS Public Sector Partner SOMA Global

AWS Public Sector Blog

Prior to 2019, NPD’s on-premises system was failing the agency in workflows and other important day-to-day agency tasks. Just that one tool alone is so powerful for our time and budget,” said NPD Sergeant Bucky Culbertson. Since deploying the SOMA platform, NPD has recognized numerous benefits.