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Best of 2023: Risk and Crisis Communications

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Best of 2023 podcasts: One of emergency management’s major partners in all things concerning disasters, from the preparation phase to the response and recovery is our public information/affairs officers who support what we are trying to do in communicating with the public. I highly recommend this podcast to your listening.

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Interdepartmental Government Communication Strategy 2023: Tips and Considerations From GovPilot

GovPilot

However, oftentimes, interdepartmental communications are slow, inefficient, or even non-existent which creates various issues throughout the municipality. If these departments are not communicating effectively, silos in workflows and timelines of projects cause governments to produce lesser quality, slower moving improvements.

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2023 NextGen Public Service Award Winners

GovLoop

Please join us in celebrating and congratulating our 2023 award winners! 2023 Award Winners: Eli Homes, Research Fish Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Michael Berkholtz, Manager of Business Relations, Federal Acquisition Service, Office of Information Technology Category, U.S.

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Best of 2023: Risk and Crisis Communications

Disaster Zone blog

This is an area many people and organizations screw up.

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House Committee Advances Communications Infrastructure Preemption Bill

NLC (National League of Cities)

3557, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023, is of particular interest to local governments. This legislation would codify in statute recent actions taken by the Federal Communications Commission to preempt local authority over wireless telecommunications facility siting and […] Source One bill, H.R.

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US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

AWS Public Sector Blog

Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication. In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies.

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What is needed for enterprise communications

Open Access Government - Technology News

In this opinion piece, Charles Stephenson, Divisional Director from YUDU Sentinel, explores the way ahead when it comes to enterprise communications While a messaging app such as WhatsApp can be helpful for everyday communications, such a social messaging app is unsuitable for crisis communications. million fine in January 2023.