GovPilot

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

With limited resources and limitless expectations from your citizens, every dollar in your local government budget counts. Yet, without a proper strategy for generating revenue and allocating the funds, your locality will be unable to afford large-scale projects and underdeliver to your community-members.

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GovPilot

JUNE 12, 2023

US federal and state governments both recognize the key infrastructure developments needed to bring American physical and digital infrastructure to the modern world. They also recognize how difficult modernizing infrastructure can be with limited local government budgets.

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GCN

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Despite challenges from budget cycles, regulations and outdated procurement processes, state and local government agencies urgently need cyber solutions that improve operations and cut costs, a recent report says.

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GovPilot

MARCH 28, 2023

Managing local government assets is an essential part of efficient government operations and maintaining community safety. From buildings and land to emergency vehicles and equipment, local governments have many assets to maintain.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

With these solutions, the Navy Yard can support the community while utilizing ground truth data across planning objectives and support budgeting. As of February 2023, 25 smart devices have been installed and are collecting data, processing at the edge, and feeding results and insights to the AWS Cloud.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The average (mean) cost for state and local government organizations to recover from a ransomware attack was $2.83 million reported in 2023. This is a sample of the data in the “State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2024 report.” million in 2024, more than double the $1.21

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Death and Taxes

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blog post by Whitney Afonso, Zach Mohr, and Scott Powell Questions for Practitioners: When (as in time of year) should you engage citizens in budget simulations? Can I expect trust in our government to increase if we engage citizens in budget simulations? At any rate, a choice on how to start the simulation must be made.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

Where and how is that local government money being invested? The answer can be found through The Local Government ARP Investment Tracker, created by a partnership between The National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, and Brookings Metro, and updated yesterday (April 17, 2023). Broadband 2.8

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GovPilot

JULY 20, 2023

billion budget just in time for the new 2023-24 fiscal year. On June 27th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 101 into law, passing the $310.8 The legislation is set to allocate billions of dollars towards broadband internet investment, social services improvements, and beyond.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 2, 2024

As we begin our new year, we can reflect on the important moments in the municipal government space with our municipal year in review. The world of local government is constantly changing. A key trend in 2023 has been the emphasis on modular and scalable smart city solutions. Funding Opportunities In 2023, the U.S.

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GovPilot

APRIL 5, 2023

In order to fund budgets, local governments need to collect money from their citizens - from property taxes to fines for code violations to application fees for permits and licenses. Procurement officials are also making constant payments to vendors for products and services.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

City administrators play a significant role in strategizing and allocating budgets across local government departments.

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The City Fix

JUNE 5, 2023

In March 2023, the White House announced its federal budget, including funding for a groundbreaking initiative: the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP). The program is unlike anything the U.S. has supported in the past as it will provide matching.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 19, 2024

Still, with ever-shrinking budgets and rising service costs, there is no room for error regarding council technology investment decisions. According to the Local Government Association, nearly one in five councils. are likely to file for bankruptcy within the next year. Technical debt doesn’t just impact actual systems.

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zencity

MAY 3, 2023

2023 has already proven an incredibly impactful year at Zencity. We’ve welcomed numerous new partner communities across the world, rolled out cutting-edge new features, including the first-ever use case of ChatGPT in local government , and re-launched as the best full-service community engagement platform available for government today.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

New York’s program is funded by $40 million previously budgeted for an ill-fated Wi-Fi network designed for NYC public safety agencies. This article appeared in our guide, “ State and Local: Making an Impact.” Officials say that Big Apple Connect will be the largest broadband subsidy implemented by any U.S.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As 2023 unfolds, the UK’s public sector still finds itself in the midst of an extended, difficult winter – but how can local councils overcome this? With soaring inflation leaving local government facing a funding gap of £3.4 Managing data can provide insights into how money is being spent and where the value lies.

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Government Technology Insider

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Digital inclusion—the efforts of federal, state, and local governments, along with industry partners, to deliver connectivity to underserved and unserved areas— has many moving parts that must all work together to ensure access to connectivity.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

“I really have to dive into how I implement new technology on a limited budget,” he said. ” The Journey So Far In 2023, part of Barker’s mission was to “demystify” AI for Burlington government colleagues. “I This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.”

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Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Local governments in Australia are seeking innovative ways to use compensation methods to enhance community participation. for 2021, 2022, and 2023, and now boasts national leagues, including in Australia. These programs help to boost face-to-face public participation. So why is it a trend in community engagement?

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zencity

MARCH 2, 2023

This ranges from digital access to government services, like permits or paying utilities, to interacting with the authorities using electronic and mobile devices. technology is the solution to improving customer experience, enhancing engagement, and building trust between the government and its community. There’s less heavy lifting.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Although not always mandatory, Zencity’s experience working with local government organizations across the U.S. Local governments are increasingly working to expand their recycling programs, promote resident engagement and knowledge, and innovate to combat climate change. Their “Is it recyclable? Schedule a demo.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 4, 2024

The argument can be made that the tax abatement shouldn't be total, that it should be more measured, especially when it comes to funding local schools (" Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses — draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students ," The Conversation).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 10, 2024

Communities are fighting back. ," Bloomberg, " Public libraries are the latest front in culture war battle over books ," Washington Post , " Book ban attempts spiked in 2023, new research shows ," Politico ), " Book bans in US public schools increase by 28% in six months, Pen report finds ," Guardian ). Libraries as community hubs.

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Center for Community Progress

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It’s been less than a year since Phil Crowe’s epiphany at VPLI, but in that time, Louisville has made significant strides to create a more strategic, equitable code enforcement process and has drawn local media attention for its efforts. Community Progress will host the next Vacant Property Leadership Institute in 2023.

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Partnership for Public Service

JANUARY 18, 2023

The federal tech workforce Less than 4% of all federal IT workers are under age 30, and a growing number are near retirement age, a disparity that partly explains why hundreds of IT positions are currently listed on USAJOBS, the government’s central hiring website.

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Partnership for Public Service

JANUARY 18, 2023

Less than 4% of all federal IT workers are under age 30, and a growing number are near retirement age, a disparity that partly explains why hundreds of IT positions are currently listed on USAJOBS, the government’s central hiring website.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA ) recently released the FY23 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO ) in July 2023. to states, local government, and territories to aid them in building and strengthening their cyber posture.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 24, 2024

2023 was the year that saw some very clear trends, especially in the digital community space. Below, we’ve listed the five trends we have mapped as the top 2023 online community engagement trends. Before we look forward and reveal our predictions for the top 2024 trends in online community engagement, let’s look back.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 16, 2023

On March 9, 2023, President Biden released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). The President’s Budget communicates the Administration’s spending priorities to Congress, which is the first step in the federal budget and appropriations process.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 27, 2023

trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill that officially avoided a government shutdown and included a number of programs and priorities important to local governments. This bipartisan spending bill outlines the final federal budget for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) and sets the funding levels for each federal agency.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The undeniable fiscal constraints associated with local governance has challenged contemporary public administrators to achieve more with less. Budgets are stretched thin, and local government managers face increasingly complex service delivery demands from an electorate that loathes the idea of paying higher taxes.

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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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