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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

GovLoop

The unprecedented law, enacted in 1990, affirmed the rights of the disabled, making public spaces, places of employment and transportation less discriminatory. July 26 marks the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by President George H.W.

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Enhancing Federal AI Safety: Responsible and Secure AI Sandbox

Microsoft Public Sector

AI Executive Orders, Laws, and Regulations In recent years, several laws and executive orders have been enacted to govern the use of AI across various sectors in the United States, ensuring that its deployment is ethical, secure, and compliant with existing regulations. Specific sectors have additional regulatory requirements.

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The PLUM Act: A New Era of Transparency into Senior Leadership Government

Partnership for Public Service

In 2021 congressional testimony , a 2020 blog and a 2021 blog , the Partnership for Public Service as well as others who have studied the Plum Book have documented the many deficiencies of the traditional Plum Book. The law also requires identification of individuals who temporarily serve in vacant positions.

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An Opportunity, not a Threat: Leveraging Increased Police Scrutiny for Reflection and Improvement?

zencity

Immediately following the tragic murder of George Floyd in May of 2020, a cry for structural and meaningful change to policing could be heard across the nation. A 2020 poll showed that Americans’ confidence in the police has dropped to a record low. A moment of increased scrutiny.

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Data Update: Analysis Of Renters At Risk As Eviction Moratorium Expires

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Rather, since the New York City Housing Court began to accept new eviction filings again on June 20, 2020, certain types of cases moved forward despite a complex intersection of Local, State, and Federal protections. These will each be explained in more detail below.

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Support for DFARS in Microsoft 365 Government (GCC High)

Microsoft Public Sector

Kratos has validated that Microsoft Office 365 GCC High satisfies the requirements as listed below: Security requirements equivalent to the FedRAMP High baseline Microsoft Office 365 GCC High achieved a FedRAMP Agency Authorization to Operate (ATO) at the High baseline in April 2020 and is maintained in its currency with annual assessments.

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The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits

Barrett & Greene

Consider the December 2022 audit of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, which pointed out that the department did not “promptly or properly deactivate 17 terminated employees’ access” to the state’s criminal justice and accounting systems. A similar problem was also found there in 2020.