Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Here are some of the key areas where continuous professional development makes all the difference: Keeping up with changes in legislation: Fraud legislation and regulations evolve to meet new threats. Staying current on case law: Whats illegal isnt just defined by legislation; court decisions shape it.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 12, 2024

I still remember clearly our first work together in Cleveland brainstorming the possibility of legislation dealing with this strange thing called land banks.” The post Mourning Gus Frangos (1955 – 2024) appeared first on Center for Community Progress. Alexander, co-founder of Community Progress. “I

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Soon, Gregg’s office will develop its approach for the North Dakota legislative session, which takes place every other year. “In a previous job, I asked someone for a plan, and they pulled it off the shelf, blew the dust off it … and said, ‘Sure, we’ve got a plan from [about] 30 years ago,’” Gregg remembered.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 4, 2025

In December of 2024, Congress formally reauthorized the U.S. The Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 updates and modernizes the federal governments approach to economic development in light of the major changes in industry sectors, technology, labor markets, and global commerce that have occurred over the last two decades.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 16, 2024

The 2024 Tier Designations and the Data Behind Them The N.C. Department of Commerce recently released an excellent short report with the 2024 county tier designations and the complete data used for the designation process. What is the Tier system used for? Where Are We Now?

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2024

The paper also analyzes good cause legislation in other cities and states to help policymakers consider how to balance anticipated tradeoffs. In 2023, Albany lawmakers failed to pass any significant legislation that could have addressed the city’s affordability problems, with a good cause bill at the center of the legislative stalemate.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 3, 2024

Dear friends and colleagues, As we enter the second half of 2024, I want to take a moment to reflect on a few remarkable accomplishments Community Progress achieved in the first six months of this year. Our advocacy efforts have been crucial in bringing this legislation to life, and we are honored to have been recognized by Sen.

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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 16, 2024

However, the UK Government’s 2024 cyber breach report indicates that not all businesses are able to conform to the ten steps to cyber security, especially in the SME sector. It’s pleasing to see the Government strengthening regulations around cold calling and adding legislation such as the Online Safety Bill.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Legislation to govern AI and data practices is emerging in the European Union and Colorado in addition to GDPR provision under Article 22, promising a proactive approach compared to the unregulated growth of social media in the early 2000s.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Half of UK organisations have a cyber security skills gap With the need very clear, a UK Government study published in July 2024 reported that over 50% of UK organisations had a cyber security skills gap. Therefore, is it the case that there are simply not enough individuals out there seeking employment in these roles?

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 21, 2024

During Public Service Recognition Week 2024, the Partnership for Public Service shined a spotlight on dedicated individuals who work behind the scenes to serve their communities and country. Below, I profile two of these individuals. Read our previous blog post to learn about the others.

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Partnership for Public Service

AUGUST 19, 2024

Heyman Service to America Medals ® program demonstrated innovative strategies for implementing large-scale federal legislation. As of May 2024, the CHIPS Program Team had announced seven deals totaling more than $29 billion to incentivize new microchip manufacturing in the U.S. Schmidt’s work has paid off.

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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. In a state where the recent population growth has been almost entirely made up of minority residents, the state's congressional and legislative maps presented to the court did not add more majority-Black districts.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 10, 2024

For example, eligibility for exemptions from property taxes levied for the 2024-2025 tax year was determined by the ownership and use of property as of January 1, 2024. She sells it to the University of North Carolina (UNC) in April 2024. See this blog post for more. See this post or this one for more details.

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GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

It is more important than ever that the SSI program is modernized and accessible to all Americans,” the legislators wrote. ” For more ideas about how to make the case for modernization that agency leaders and legislators find compelling, download it here: Get the guide Favorite

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As discussed at one recent event in Türkiye, organised by Amazon Web Services, regulatory and legislative frameworks that enable secure data sharing and access, alongside policies such as cloud computing strategies, can support innovative healthcare projects.

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GovLoop

APRIL 18, 2024

” For more ideas about how to make the case for modernization that agency leaders and legislators find compelling, download it here: Get the guide Photo illustration by Kaitlyn Baker and Julia Blurton-Jones for GovLoop Favorite “Government employees are people, too,” she said.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Kettl professor emeritus and former dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, we wrote a book titled “The Little Guide to Writing for Impact” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) The goal of the book was to help academically-trained writers communicate in a way that will make it more likely that practitioners, policy-makers, legislators, (..)

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Government Technology Insider

MAY 21, 2024

At the 2024 California CIO Academy conference, state and local leaders from California agencies came together to share best practices for understanding and integrating emerging technology into government services. Modernization is a big initiative, but manual app testing is always the bottleneck,” Wiri said.

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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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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

JULY 30, 2024

2d 217 (2024), the Virginia Court of Appeals issued a published opinion that deliberately discounts the role that a locality’s comprehensive plan must play in the Board of Supervisors’ decision to approve a private rezoning application. Charlene Hicks —Senior Attorney In Hartley v. Board of Supervisors , 80 Va. 1, 897 S.E.2d 2283 and 15.2-2284.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 9, 2024

There is help for municipalities and community water providers overwhelmed by the April 2024 U.S. Many local governments lack the resources in expertise, tools and personnel to comply with EPA’s 2024 PFAS drinking water standard.

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GovLoop

APRIL 1, 2024

” For more ideas about how to make the case for modernization that agency leaders and legislators find compelling, download it here: Get the guide Photo by Pixabay at pexels.com Favorite That’s what effective modernization can do. This article appears in our guide, “ How to Kickstart Modernization.”

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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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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). Expected Book Publication: Spring 2024.

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GovLoop

APRIL 9, 2024

” For more ideas about how to make the case for modernization that agency leaders and legislators find compelling, download it here: Get the guide Image by Drazen Zigic on Freepik Favorite Individuals just need to know what’s available. This article appears in our guide, “ How to Kickstart Modernization.”

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GovLoop

APRIL 5, 2024

” For more ideas about how to make the case for modernization that agency leaders and legislators find compelling, download it here: Get the guide Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik Favorite It’s an example, Alboum said, of “ServiceNow embrac[ing] the idea of, ‘let’s make government as simple as possible.’”

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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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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 18, 2024

The 2017 ‘code’ does not provide a one-size-fits-all solution for the industry either – which may mean we need to look at legislation again. For example, agreeing on processes and timeframes pertinent to small cell deployments that work for both the industry and the asset owner and guiding Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts.

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Librarian.net

JULY 15, 2023

I am planning on having LibLearnX in January 2024 be my last conference. 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.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2023

DC recently passed legislation to allow non-citizens to participate in local elections, including running for office. I think that's reasonable. Residents who are not citizens still have a stake in local matters.

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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. The legislation is planned to be enacted in Germany, which already has strict regulatory standards for clinics with 30,000 inpatient cases per year or more than 50 employees.

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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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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Post-Helene, there is not a moratorium on summary ejectment proceedings, although activists and at least two legislators have called upon the legislature, the chief justice, and the governor for such action. 797, 806 (2024). The Disaster Recovery Act of 2024-Part II , SL 2024-53, was enacted to address issues related to Helene.

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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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