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How Cities Can Build Food System Resilience

The City Fix

Let’s not forget what we learned during 2020 about the fragility of our food supply chains:?the the prevailing, globalized model is as fragile as a spider web. It can shatter into dangling threads in times of crisis, such as a pandemic.

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A new dashboard tracks early voting for the 2024 election. These 10 counties have cast the most votes so far

American City & Country

The 2024 presidential election is in two weeks, and early and absentee voting is already well under way for many states in an election that, by all accounts, promises to be a close race. This past week, TargetSmart, a Washington D.C.-based have cast the largest number of early and absentee ballots votes so far.

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For Disability Pride Month—We Highlight Our Work on College Campus Access Issues

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

The percentage of college students with disabilities has nearly doubled during the last two decades—with as many as 21% reporting a disability in 2020. These students face additional challenges in college, which can reduce their chances of graduating.

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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

GovLoop

In the Years Since In 2020, the ADA turned 30 years old, and the day was marked by historical accounts and reflections about how life has changed for people with disabilities and how our perception of the disabled has changed, in large part because of the ADA.

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StateRAMP on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Launched in 2020, StateRAMP was designed by its board of directors to support state entities that want to leverage cloud-based services in a secure way. Next, agencies can use AWS Security Hub , which aligns to the NIST 800-53r5 standard, to also assist with benchmarking the account against NIST 800-53. What is StateRAMP?

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Cybercrime is on the rise, is your business prepared?

Open Access Government - Technology News

million in 2020/21 ( Source: ActionFraud ). They often include weak points such as admin accounts with insecure passwords or come without multi-factor authentication enabled. User accounts are now required for multiple device access and internet- based services. Secure Configuration. User Access Control. Malware Protection.

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Library Marketer Shares Her Ingenious Trick for Making Sure Her Community Sees Her Social Media Posts

Super Library Marketing

I look at our social media accounts as an avenue for advertising, so most of our posts are program and event promotion and photos, and promotion of our eMedia and materials.” I sent out the first issue of the Weekly Roundup on April 4, 2020,” explains Becky. “It’s This gave me the idea for the Weekly Roundup.”