NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

DECEMBER 15, 2023

ELECTION LAW: Federal District Court Judge Orders Georgia Lawmakers to Redraw Congressional Map for the 2024 Election Anne B. Hemenway —Senior Attorney On October 26, 2023, in three cases similar to the U.S. 1:22-CV-00122-SCJ, 2023 U.S. On June 8, 2023, however, the U.S. On June 8, 2023, however, the U.S.

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Partnership for Public Service

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Offering guidance to implement key disability legislation Recently, the EEOC, in collaboration with the Department of Labor, released a comprehensive resource guide to mark the 50 th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in federal programs and in federal employment.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 13, 2023

On 23 January 2023, an updated set of requirements were published, advising organisations to realign their security practices to protect themselves against new threats better; these are set to come into force as of 24 April. The UK Telecommunications Security Act is a prime example. appeared first on Open Access Government.

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Librarian.net

JULY 15, 2023

Previous reports from me: June 2020 , January 2021 (did not write a report), July 2021 , January 2022 , June 2022 (did not go to ALA ), January 2023 I filled in for outgoing Councilor Marti Fisk who moved, and was elected to a three-year term starting in 2020. I am planning on having LibLearnX in January 2024 be my last conference.

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GovLoop

APRIL 29, 2024

Recognizing that legislators and executive leaders have little appetite for sweeping modernization plans, many agencies are opting for a more targeted approach, focusing on initiatives that deliver tangible benefits. 2 – CAPTURING MORE REVENUE Legislators often question what return on investment modernization projects will deliver.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To minimize the risk of dangerous IT-related interruptions to operations, the European Union (EU) introduced new cybersecurity legislation NIS 2 Directive in 2023. In some cases, the networks must be disconnected, and documentation done by hand. The code has been deployed to a public GitHub repository.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Photograph: David Rowe/Alamy Under Conservative control of the UK from 2010-2024, local governments were severely crushed by actions of the central government, austerity and other cuts, and further mandates meant that local governments faced up to a 2/3 drop in revenues.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JULY 5, 2023

Dear Colleagues, We are issuing a call for proposals for an edited volume tentatively titled, Advocacy and Policy Work for Academic and Research Library Workers: Perspectives and Strategies to be published by ACRL (forthcoming Spring 2024). Each selected chapter will run between 1000-3500 words due on November 3, 2023.

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GovLoop

APRIL 5, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service, as shared during the 2023 Federal Forum, uses the ServiceNow platform to develop an e-permits system, so people can visit one website and apply for various public-land licenses. This article appears in our guide, “ How to Kickstart Modernization.”

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) 1 published its “Report on Nonbank Mortgage Servicing 2024” 2 (the Report) earlier this year. A focus on MBS securitized through the smaller Ginnie Mae can follow later, as legislation would likely be required.)

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

In response to that growing criticism plus how much has changed in markets, legislation, and regulation during the 90-plus years of the FHLBanks’ existence, its regulator – the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) – announced in 2022 that it would undertake a review of the entire System. billion for fiscal 2024.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Mechanisms to help businesses and organisations identify and managed risks for the design and implementation of AI solutions are being introduced globally, including a variety of international standards ( ISO 42001 , ISO 23894 , and NIST RMF ), legislation ( EU AI Act ), and localised standards and frameworks such as the NSW AI Assurance Framework.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2023

From the article: The Community Planning Lab was launched in the spring of 2023 as a way to inspire county residents, community leaders, business owners and other stakeholders who are interested in learning about how local policy decisions are made to become involved in shaping the future of the community. I think that's reasonable.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

DECEMBER 16, 2024

These 421-a-eligible projects capitalized on a 2024 amendment to New York State law, which extended the construction completion deadline to help them stay on schedule and remain financially feasible. To qualify, developers had until September 12, 2024, to submit a Letter of Intent to HPD.

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Librarian.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This is not my usual ALA report because the Council meetings at LibLearnX were brief and I was occupied with some legislation I’d been working on. The digital experience will not be offered at the 2024 Annual Conference. Here are some important notes for those who are interested in ALA topics.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Secure and compliant messaging Amazon Web Services (AWS) Wickr is an end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration service that provides the advanced security, administrative controls, and data retention capabilities government agencies need to protect sensitive information and meet legislative requirements, such as Australia’s Archives Act 1983.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform. 9 The long-running battle between the NAR and the DOJ/FTC has also included attempts to bypass the federal government by getting friendly legislation passed at state levels. See [link].

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 22, 2024

13 Unfortunately, Congress did not explicitly define the GSEs’ mission in the legislation creating Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, leaving it instead to be defined indirectly by their legislatively permitted activities and more general language. billion in 2023 and is on pace to be an $11 billion market in 2024.”

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

To address these inequities and add more housing in every neighborhood, Adams introduced his “City of Yes” housing plan in September 2023, which includes a series of proposed zoning code changes to make room for an additional 100,000 new homes, on top of typical production, over the next 15 years. New York Democratic Gov.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 1, 2024

The 2023 Fraud Indicator, produced by Crowe UK (Crowe) and the University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, estimates private sector fraud losses to be £157.8 Investigators require a range of knowledge specific to legislation, process, and governance, and an accurate understanding of that is essential.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

The 2023-2026 data strategy of the Government of Canada (GC) The GC’s data strategy describes how the Federal Public Service intends to utilize data over the next three years to deliver enhanced services and value to Canadians. A new $100,000 AWS community grant fund launched in 2023 supports Calgary sustainability initiatives.

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 14, 2024

These new standards were further reinforced in January 2023, when members of Congress introduced new legislation that called for federal hiring processes to adopt merit-based reforms. Unlike other government positions, apprenticeships typically lack four-year degree requirements and offer robust on-the-job training.

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