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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. During the 2018-2019 shutdown, 42,000 members of the Coast Guard worked without pay —a first for active-duty service members—because the Department of Homeland Security’s appropriation lapsed.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The UMBS makes up 70 percent of the total MBS market in the US and was established in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to provide stability, liquidity, and resiliency in the US housing market. CSS delivers an industry-critical function and is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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How One Library Marketer Transformed a Library Website: See the Stunning Before and After!

Super Library Marketing

I went to a new concept charter school in downtown Winston Salem that was housed in the basement of an office building,” explains Megan. She ended up at the Natrona County Library in March of 2019, working as a part-time Children’s Librarian. “I In October of 2019, I stepped into my current role as head of Marketing and PR.”

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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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What’s a Capital Stack and How Does it Work?

CRA Today

Junior, or subordinated, debt is usually not secured by specific assets and will have less priority for repayment than senior debt claims in the event of default.”. These funds are the last to get repaid in the event of a default. Capital Stacks are critical to successful community development projects, such as affordable housing.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses."

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How Penn State built an all-in-one campus resource app on Modo Labs’ development platform using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, Pennsylvania State University ( Penn State ) began looking for a better way to meet the needs of its digital-native student population—specifically, a seamless way to connect students with on-campus resources. In addition, university organizations can use the app for campus events support. “We