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Leveraging Libraries to End the Digital Divide

State Tech Magazine

With the first installment of federal deployment and digital equity planning funds in hand, more than a dozen states have kicked off coordinated efforts with federal, state and local leaders in pursuit of internet for all. Leveraging America’s libraries can avoid duplication of work and accelerate progress.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

He most recently served as the 11th Commander of United States Special Operations Command, where he led the coordinated efforts of the special operations forces across all military branches. Dr. Heather Wilson From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Heather Wilson served as Secretary of the U.S. AmeriCares, and others.

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A government shutdown would threaten air travel and safety

Partnership for Public Service

Air travel during the 2018-19 shutdown In response to the five-week partial government shutdown in 2018-2019, significant numbers of TSA agents routinely called out  of work. According to union leaders , the TSA “sick out” was not a coordinated effort, although some employees were protesting the lack of government funding.

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The COG is the union of local governments and designated by the USDOT as the region's metropolitan planning organization for regional transportation planning and coordination. It took them 5 years to get everyone in the same group, and to create a coordinated schedule and fare system. . Transport for London and SF MUNI also.

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Pittsburgh Learns How to Govern Its Data

GovLoop

In the same month that What Works Cities publicly certified Pittsburgh, Norman’s team formed and held an inaugural meeting of a data governance committee with data coordinators from every city department. Insights from Heidi Norman, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Department of Innovation & Performance, city of Pittsburgh.

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Forrester study commissioned by AWS estimates an ROI of 33% from data integration

AWS Public Sector Blog

A single community went from 28 fatal overdoses in January through March of 2019 to zero in April and May as a result of the coordinated actions of law enforcement, public safety, health services, and community leaders. The application of data integration can save lives in addition to money.

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What's Happening with the Fire Service?

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Adam also served as Director of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management from 2019-2022. In that role, Adam helped provide strategic direction, policy advice, management oversight, and operational coordination for eleven agencies with an overall budget of more than $3.1B and 30,000 employees. and 30,000 employees.