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Across the Country, Local Public Safety Agencies Detail Value of FirstNet Adoption

State Tech Magazine

The First Responder Network Authority recently released an annual report to Congress for 2021, titled “A Decade of Accomplishments,” revealing the rapid adoption by first responders of its namesake dedicated public safety network.

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Driving people-centered digital transformation in public safety with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Colonel Lamar Davis of the Louisiana State Police (LSP), recently summed up the law enforcement landscape, saying, “When you look at crime today, it’s not just a public safety or law enforcement problem—it’s a social problem.” We need to empower these agencies to be able to fulfill their missions of serving the public,” said Polega.

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Indiana DOC works with Mi-Case to fast-track offender management system launch on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2021, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) awarded a contract to Mi-Case , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner, to replace its legacy systems managing case data across the state’s corrections facilities. The project kicked off in February 2021 and the new web and cloud-based offender management system (OMS) went live in May 2023.

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2021 Spotlight: The U.S. Cities with the Most Satisfied Residents

zencity

As 2021 comes to a close, we took a look at which cities have the most satisfied residents, and at what makes those cities so great. Resident satisfaction around schools and public safety is also positive, especially in stories that highlight individuals or celebrate small moments of resident kindness or solidarity.

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Are combination inspectors a good choice for municipalities?

American City & Country

If you were to investigate the history of building codes, you would find they have played a critical role in public safety. Economic and political pressures, and changes in public awareness drive the political will to enforce codes. This can be seen more recently after events like the 2021 Surfside, Fla.,

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

To riff off this, there are five other elements at a minimum that matter a lot, that cities aren't budgeting or planning for, if their central business districts become meccas for housing: public safety.

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

In the United States, the number of unfilled jobs stands at about 410,000, a 9% increase over 2021. In 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) debuted a catalog of nearly 300 known, exploited vulnerabilities; that list now stands at around 900. million workers, but that still leaves 3.4