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Celebrate National Women's Month With The State Budget Officers

Barrett & Greene

The 1953 membership photo of the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) shows a world in which men dominated the positions of budget officers. We've been writing about this field since the early 1990s and interviewed many women, over time, who held their state's budget director position.

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Better Communications Tops Data To-Do List

GovLoop

In response, the state planning coordinator worked with the Office of Planning and Budget and other groups to meet with stakeholders statewide, walking them through the data specific to their regions and offering a chance to share their concerns and stories. Five such reports will be available by years end.

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U.S. Cities Bought More Renewable Energy Than Ever in 2020. Here’s How

The City Fix

As the world reels from the financial blow of COVID-19, local governments in the United States are under huge pressure as cities and counties face severe budget shortfalls. This is forcing cuts to crucial spending on education and infrastructure as. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Five need-to-know facts about using the AWS Cloud for K12 cyber-resiliency

AWS Public Sector Blog

Cyber-resilience doesn’t have to be expensive K12 schools have a tall task: addressing rigorous security and compliance requirements while also managing tight budgets. When a cyberattack impacted the digital infrastructure of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) in November 2020, operations were disrupted for three days.

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LocalGov Drupal on AWS serves as a digital transformation resource for local governments

AWS Public Sector Blog

Government organizations face challenges that include tight budgets and rapidly evolving citizen demands. The fund allowed us to expand LocalGov Drupal between early 2020 and late 2021. This is one way to address the challenges of tight budgets and evolving demands on government services.

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A Celebration of National Women’s Month with State Budget Officers

Barrett & Greene

This male-dominated 1953 photo of a National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) annual meeting would not have been a surprise to public sector leaders of the time. That was followed by two budget directors we knew well -- Kansas’s Gloria Timmer in 1996-1997 and Utah’s Lynne Koga the following year.

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Lessons learned from Intelsat’s successful domain migration with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Intelsat expanded its service offerings with the acquisition of Gogo Commercial Aviation in 2020 and subsequently integrated Gogo to create Intelsat Commercial Aviation.