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6 Things for Local Leaders to Know About EPA’s New PFAS Drinking Water Regulations

NLC (National League of Cities)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first-ever National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’

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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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Powering the generative AI era: What you missed at the AWS Public Sector Symposium Brussels

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS enables government agencies and regulated industries to experiment and innovate in a secure, compliant manner. AWS is focused on collaborating with regulators and the industry to support the safe, secure, and ethical advancement of AI technology. billion liters returned to communities annually.

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Enhancing Security with CISA’s ScubaGear Baselines for M365

Microsoft Public Sector

The program was in response Solorigate in 2020, and the discovery of common cybersecurity gaps that negatively impacted organizations’ risk. The tool is intended to help organizations comply with various security regulations and policies. Improve compliance with industry standards and regulations. Improve upon logging.

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Over Forty National, Local, and Land Bank Stakeholders Join Community Progress in Asking Bank Regulators to Strengthen the CRA

Center for Community Progress

This joint effort represents the first major revisions to CRA regulations since 1995. Land banks play an important, innovative role in community development, and land banks and land banking activities should be included in the final CRA regulation. Recognize the work of land banks as CRA-eligible. Don’t limit the scope or scale of CRA.

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Announcing the winners of the inaugural Future of Government Awards: Celebrating digital transformation initiatives around the world

AWS Public Sector Blog

The open source app IO was launched in early 2020 by PagoPA , a state-owned company created to spread digital services in Italy, to overturn this paradigm by putting simple and user-centered public services into the citizens’ pockets. Open Source Adaptation of the Year Award special mentions: BERDI – Canada Energy Regulator, Canada.

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University of British Columbia Cloud Innovation Centre: Governing an innovation hub using AWS management services

AWS Public Sector Blog

In January 2020, Amazon Web Services (AWS) inaugurated a Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The UBC CIC adopted AWS Control Tower to regulate access to AWS accounts based on permission levels and employed Organizations for account oversight.