State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Criminals took advantage of digital transformation and the move to remote work during the pandemic to launch attacks on all types of organizations, including state and local governments. In 2021, 66 percent of organizations were hit by a ransomware attack, up from 37 percent in 2020,” according to Sophos.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A number of local governments have been the target of cybersecurity attacks in recent years. In 2020, for instance, 45 percent of ransomware attacks centered on municipalities, according to Barracuda Networks research.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

AUGUST 13, 2024

This post examines how local government participation in affordable housing has changed because of rising construction and financing costs and relies on data from nearly 300 new construction projects awarded 9% tax credits by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) between 2015 and 2023. [1] One key shift is project size.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Earlier this month, DFI examined how local governments in North Carolina have stepped in to make new affordable housing construction economically viable after a historic increase in construction costs and elevated interest rates. The median development cost per unit remained steady at $250,000, more than 50% higher than in 2020.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

In 2020, the City of Canton, Ohio set out to build a better, safer, and more connected community. The city worked with government technology (GovTech) company Wi-Fiber, a network infrastructure provider using AWS Direct Connect from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Learn more about Wi-Fiber.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Arnie Armstrong, Cyber Security Principal at Made Tech , explains why a user-centred cyber security approach is vital to local government We often hear that the biggest cyber security vulnerability in any organisation is its own employees, but is this really the case? Can local government securely store our data?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

From July 23–24 in Austin, Texas, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE conference for education, state, and local leaders brought together hundreds of technologists, innovators, and learners to discover how technology, paired with human ingenuity, can change the world. Learn more about the 2024 AWS Champions.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For state and local governments, Microsoft is poised to become one of the major suppliers of artificial intelligence solutions. Collins, who served as state CIO of Delaware from 2014 to 2020, shared AI insights specific to government agencies. STATETECH…

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The City Fix

APRIL 1, 2021

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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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

More Data on Tap Over the past year, Batemans team has been digging deeper into data from the 2020 Decennial Census, with a focus on race and ethnicity. This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.” So, were getting more and more nuanced in our language-crafting.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Editor’s note: The Reforestation Hubs initiative is offering pro-bono technical support to a select group of local governments and NGO partners in the United States. Interested cities and NGOs can submit a letter of interest by October 30, 2020 here. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Building on the findings from the Global Skills Report, the following are four skills trends that workforce development leaders, like those in state and local government and education, should keep in mind as they strive to build an inclusive and competitive workforce. Digital skills are the shared language of the modern economy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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. StateRAMP assumes that state and local government data will likely be at the Moderate impact level. What is StateRAMP?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

Shanita Harrison is HSD’s customer innovation director, a role created in 2020. Discover how government agencies across the country use AWS to better serve constituents at the AWS Cloud for Health and Human Services hub.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

She served as executive director from its formation until 2020. Pahlka served in President Obama’s administration as the deputy chief technology officer from 2013-14, where she worked on initiatives to modernize government technology and improve digital services.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 5, 2022

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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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Rivero, now an executive government advisor at AWS, has experience making data work for government. “By These two pilot programs led to creating a foundational data governance framework, established in January 2020, just in time for COVID.” In Virginia, this data sharing was instituted by Carlos Rivero.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2022

While the digitization of government services and operations has helped enhance the constituent experience, it has also increased the cyber threat surface for governments of all sizes. In 2020, 79 ransomware attacks hit government organizations, amounting to nearly $19 billion in downtime and recovery costs 1.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

In 2020 alone, AWS investment in the construction and operation of data centers contributed $1.3 In Virginia, where Amazon Web Services (AWS) has an important and growing presence, AWS is investing significantly in supporting skills and education programs to promote a thriving workforce.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

With cloud as the new operational foundation, governments can fully embrace innovation to revolutionize constituent services and operational effectiveness. In December 2020, AWS pledged to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to provide free cloud computing training to 29 million people worldwide by 2025.

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 6, 2023

2020 very quickly familiarized citizens with new everyday health expectations that they now often do try to live by. However, the general public still does not always know how to proceed with the best health and safety practices; this uncertainty leads people to look to government officials for answers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Establish an AWS foundation In 2020, the Georgia DHS began to plan and consolidate environments and selected AMS from AWS to provide the necessary cloud framework for migration. Discover how government agencies across the country use AWS to better serve constituents at the AWS Cloud for State and Local Governments hub.

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The City Fix

MAY 8, 2024

Mexico became the first nation to declare access to safe mobility a human right in 2020 and two years later passed the General Law of Mobility and Road Safety to protect people, reduce collisions and promote sustainable modes of travel. Now, with this new.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Consider another example scenario: Ira, a current Medicaid enrollee, was enrolled in June 2020 due to job loss, but he has since moved multiple times. The Medicaid agency sends a letter to Ira using the address they have on file from 2020, but the letter is returned for the reason, “Not Deliverable As Addressed – Unable to Forward (UTF).”

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GCN

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In a letter to the Census Bureau, the National League of Cities detailed common hurdles local governments faced during the 2020 census — and suggestions for improvements.

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The City Fix

MAY 18, 2022

After remaining undaunted in their pursuit of renewables in 2020, U.S. As the latest IPCC report notes, cities will play a critical role in climate action over the next decade, and many challenges and opportunities for generating more clean electricity lie ahead. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A major federal update of the infrastructure supporting that domain should encourage more state and local government organizations to do so, and will improve security for those already using it, experts say. The.gov domain is the means by which…

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding. Housing Studies 34, no.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 28, 2023

Federal assistance is a significant source of funding for state and local governments in the U.S., Federal grants accounted for 66 percent of state/local public welfare spending in 2020, up from 55 percent in 1977. especially for programs and services that directly support residents.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

MissionSquare Research Institute started surveying state and local government employees in May 2020 about the job, financial, and personal […] Source. While that anxiety began as an outgrowth of the pandemic and then the Great Resignation, it has persisted and continues to evolve.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Hybrid work—a concept most senior leaders had never considered before 2020—is now becoming standard practice for several state and local government agencies across the nation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The AWS Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing program was launched in 2020. 5 tips for skilling the workforce of tomorrow from state and local government experts. AWS has held previous Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing Certificate Courses throughout Virginia, including at Northern Virginia Community College and Danville Community College.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 31, 2023

(behind Florida & Texas) – largely due to international migration rebounding a couple years after COVID shut it down in 2020-2021. link] Other CED Items: NYT reports on how local governments are reconsidering parking requirements; there are currently 7 spaces available for every car in the U.S.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Air quality, emissions, congestion, and road safety targets are now of integral importance to local governments, communities and the next generation. Furthermore, when it comes to the next generation of cyclists, a survey by Sustrans found that only 2% of children cycled to school, with 10% wanting to.

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First State Insights

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Terry Tieman, Town Manager of Fenwick Island, speaks to Sean O'Neill, Policy Scientist at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about how she became a town manager, unique issues towns are facing as a result of COVID-19, and her experience as a woman in leadership positions in local government.

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First State Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

This interview was recorded on October 21, 2020. This interview was recorded on October 21, 2020. To view the most up-to-date flood maps in Delaware, visit [link] For flood information from FEMA, visit [link] Learn more about IPA at ipa.udel.edu. Opening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

In 2020, the Philippines Department of Science and Technology (DOST) offered courses to employees in emerging technologies such as AI, ML, and the internet of things (IoT). Measuring these different criteria can help learning program owners fine-tune their programs for maximum impact, and can also build a compelling story of success.

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