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How Penn State built an all-in-one campus resource app on Modo Labs’ development platform using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Fortunately, Penn State seamlessly pivoted this new student resource to send COVID-19 safety communications to students. The company recently released Modo Connect , a tool that lets users to communicate with each other using the app. We were able to collaborate with Penn State and share many of the platform’s best practices,” says Yu.

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New Google Workspace cost-saving offer available for U.S. federal government

Google Public Sector

Workspace is a FedRAMP High authorized communication and collaboration platform that includes familiar apps, such as Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet and more. Increasing efficiency Workspace has long been a trusted partner to federal agencies, enabling efficiency through ease of collaboration and communication. federal government agencies.

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To Prevent Illegal Dumping, You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem

Center for Community Progress

Your city should communicate clear plans for how it will use the data to prioritize cleanup efforts during the survey period and after. The Future of Illegal Dumping Prevention Flints illegal dumping inventory is part of an ongoing project with YVPC and Community Progress.

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Chief Diversity Officer Bootcamp seeks to build a road to a more inclusive future

Partnership for Public Service

Participants learn practical and meaningful strategies The role of the chief diversity officer was elevated by a 2021 executive order designed to promote DEIA within the federal workforce so it can better meet the needs of a diverse public. The bootcamp launched to meet this imperative.

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ZTAG-I, a reference zero trust architecture for the US federal government

AWS Public Sector Blog

For background, the 2021 executive order to improve the nations cybersecurity pushed for the adoption of zero trust architecture and sparked a new wave of cybersecurity efforts across the federal government. AWS offers encryption services for stored data, while XQ adds encryption for sensitive information and communications.

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PERFORMANCE READER’S GUIDE (PART 2)

Barrett & Greene

A Performance Reader’s Guide Continued: Shelley Metzenbaum, Demetra Smith Nightingale and Batia Katz, Communicating Evidence , Urban Institute, September 22 Ken Miller, We Don’t Make Widgets: Overcoming the Myths that Keep Government from Radically Improvement , Governing Books, 2006 Theodore H. Manoharan.

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NLC selects 20 Southern cities for economic initiative

American City & Country

The SCEI launched in 2021 to address economic challenges faced by Southern communities, NLC introduced the program by saying it “builds the capacity of cities in the South to implement economic inclusion strategies that close racial and economic equity gaps, and expand economic opportunities for residents and entrepreneurs of color.”