Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Field Chief Technology Officer Wade Ellery discusses identity sprawl, IAM, and how organisations can overcome identity sprawl issues and combat budget restraints. It’s also creating complexity in terms of effectively provisioning and de-provisioning user accounts when an employee joins, changes departments, or leaves the company.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2024

Agencies’ push to enhance the customer experience has reached a critical juncture, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. The next phase of the government’s CX journey — removing barriers to employee success — demands adoption of common technology tools that foster seamless collaboration and communication, GAO notes.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

An accounting of every penny is necessary. And the more work necessary, the higher the percentage of a nonprofit’s budget will be dedicated to overhead – the essential operations needed to run a nonprofit. Let’s all do our part to keep our promises, do the work, and communicate with one another. Site visits happen.

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zencity

AUGUST 6, 2023

However, ensuring that we are communicating effectively with residents about the issue and the support on offer is an additional challenge. And whilst inflation fell to 7.9% in June , this gives the average person little to celebrate, with prices still increasing fairly rapidly.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

We handle funder site visits, write reports, spend the money, account for said money correctly, and ensure everything we promised in that grant application is delivered on time and managed on budget. No stress there.) Then we do it again. And many of us have great ideas on how to make the grant world a better place.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 20, 2024

Outlook (Mail and Calendar): Manage citizen communications and interagency meetings efficiently. Resource Allocation: Optimize budget planning and resource distribution. Copilot in Outlook streamlines email and calendar management by drafting responses, summarizing email threads, and suggesting optimal meeting times.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

These software tools allow teams to communicate effectively, stay organized, and ensure each grant application stays on track and is submitted before its deadline. . Internal Communication Tools . Accounting Tools. Creating user accounts with limited access can help ensure your nonprofit maintains effective data security. .

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Empowering individuals with ownership of their own data Starting in July 2023, hundreds of staff at the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System ( HOPICS ) began using Kiip to store documents, complete forms and applications, and streamline communications with incoming customers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 17, 2023

The common reasons customers may need to invoke Amazon Web Services (AWS) services in a standard account from an AWS GovCloud (US) account (or vice versa) include: cross-domain applications, feature parity, and if the AWS service doesn’t exist in AWS GovCloud (US). An AWS Lambda function triggers the email in AWS GovCloud (US).

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 15, 2023

IoT, coined in 1999 , refers to a network of physical objects embedded with technology, enabling communication and interaction with the environment. Currently, 62% of federal agencies utilize IoT for systems control, access management, and asset tracking, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

According to current best practices , between 5-7 percent of a company’s IT budget should be spent on cybersecurity. percent of their IT budgets in 2022. First, they set up a landing zone , a scalable, secure multi-account AWS environment. In Germany, hospitals only invested about 2.2

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

It expands on the AWS Well-Architected Framework, providing detailed guidance and recommendations that account for the special set of legal, legislative, accountability, and trust requirements that governments have – and helps them deliver meaningful outcomes on AWS.

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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

14, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management issued a long-anticipated joint memo on improving the federal hiring experience for applicants, hiring managers and human resources professionals. Communicating with applicants? Functional job titles are allowed.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 28, 2024

Budget Cuts and Financial Constraints Many funding organizations, including government bodies and private foundations, have faced financial constraints and may have reduced the available funding. Budget cuts can lead to smaller grants or fewer funding opportunities, requiring nonprofits to do more with less.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Outlook (Mail and Calendar): Manage communications and interagency meetings efficiently. Resource Allocation: Optimize budget planning and resource distribution. Copilot in Outlook streamlines email and calendar management by drafting responses, summarizing email threads, and suggesting optimal meeting times.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 24, 2023

Creating successful grant proposals for nonprofit organizations requires a combination of strategy, clarity, and persuasive communication. Be Specific and Realistic in Budgeting: A detailed and well-structured budget is essential for demonstrating transparency and accountability.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 24, 2023

Creating successful grant proposals for nonprofit organizations requires a combination of strategy, clarity, and persuasive communication. Be Specific and Realistic in Budgeting: A detailed and well-structured budget is essential for demonstrating transparency and accountability.

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Grant Central USA

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Open communication with grantors, networking with peers who have secured grants, and considering local options further aid in pinpointing suitable grants. Budget and Justification: Educators are taught how to build a comprehensive budget that includes all necessary expenses.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

With relevant metrics, you can communicate your accomplishments to funders and demonstrate whether you’re on track to reach the objectives laid out in your proposal. You can optimize gathering and reporting on these important metrics with resources such as impact management software, accounting tools, and grant management software.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

With support from our account team at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Easterseals established a data lake to better understand and define the impact our organization has on its participants with the overarching goal of empowering all people to to achieve their potential and live meaningful lives.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Earp faced the chaos by opening lines of communication with his staff to get to the root of myriad problems and begin to rebuild. Each Hub was given a particular theme, such as “strategic operations and innovation,” “accountability and compliance” or “community engagement and experience,” to name a few.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 3, 2023

In 2018, the Office of Management and Budget made VA a lead agency partner to pilot improving CX across the federal government. That makes perfect sense, because in government we’re funded by business units, and how government is held accountable, traditionally, is through operational measures,” she said.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 15, 2023

It involves thorough research, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to clearly and persuasively communicate your business's vision and business plan. It allows businesses to communicate their potential for growth and their contribution to their industry or community.

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Grant Central USA

JULY 12, 2023

With tight budgets, limited resources, and an uncertain future, it’s important to find ways to maximize the potential of your business. You'll learn how to research potential funders, create an appropriate budget and write persuasive descriptions of your project goals. Why Should Small Businesses Consider Grant Writing Classes ?

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

MARCH 6, 2021

Digital transformation isn’t going to happen when swathes of public servants can’t access basic infrastructure and services that give them the tools to connect, collaborate, use data and information, communicate, serve and respond with the digital era’s requisite speed, intensity and connectedness. 2 Running interference. 4 Don’t stint now.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 18, 2022

According to UK intelligence services , Russia was almost certainly responsible for an attack on a Ukrainian communications provider an hour before the invasion and cyber-attacks have continued since. We also need a new mindset and approach to cybersecurity generally to take into account the scale of the threat.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

On-premises models over-provision to account for spikes and growth, risking underutilized capacity. We have a limited budget. If you would like to learn more about Cloud Economics, please contact your AWS account team or the AWS Public Sector team directly. Nous avons un budget limité. Why can’t we just focus on price?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Radiology centers face many challenges, like shortages in personnel and budget; interoperability issues between different IT systems and long-term storage of images; and strict laws and regulations regarding IT security and data protection. For over two decades, this medical data has been stored in on-premise data centers.

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Let's Talk Parks

MARCH 2, 2022

The park district only receives about 5% of the community’s tax dollars, and the rest of a very small portion of our budget is tax funded. So it’s made me think about all of the different agencies within our communities that are similar to parks and recreation, but maybe they’re funded differently.

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Grant Central USA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Technical Skills Successful grant writers require technical skills, and certification programs provide hands-on training professional grant writers in areas such as budgeting, data collection, and project evaluation. Secondly, ethical grant writing is a reflection of the nonprofit's commitment to responsible and accountable practices.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 2, 2024

It’s crucial to ensure transparency and accountability in AI deployments. Smart Cities Smart cities signify an evolving urban landscape where the integration of technology, especially information and communication technologies (ICT), into city infrastructure enhances efficiency, sustainability, and livability of the urban environment.

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Social Pinpoint

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

If you invite people to participate in a community engagement project, then you need to report back to them about what you heard and how their input was used. A community engagement report is a vital tool for building trust and creating transparency in the public participation process.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 22, 2022

Today, we are sharing some of our more recent learnings and practices relevant to President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14028 and cybersecurity fact sheet, as well as our readiness to help agencies meet requirements implemented in March by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Go right to the GCC Teams Feature Communications Guide.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Michael Jacobson, director of Performance and Strategy at the King County Office of Performance Strategy and Budgets put the matter eloquently when he pointed us some time ago to an he had once heard: "Aggregate to communicate and disaggregate to manage." These age ranges are of consequence for a number of reasons.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

To accomplish this, Intelsat utilized their AWS account team and AWS Enterprise Support ’s cloud domain expertise to identify the AWS resources that required a DNS change and establish a migration strategy for each AWS resource type.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Office of Management and Budget, with a longtime commitment to improve government performance. The following new suggestions of books, reports, articles and presentations about performance management come from David Ammons, Maria Aristigueta, Marc Holzer, Michael Jacobson, Andrew Kleine, and Aaron P. Manoharan.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JULY 19, 2016

"Some recommended updates to the strategic plan include revising prioritized strategic goal ranking, adding outcome statements for strategic goals, and integration of priority-based budgeting references." Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting. Why don’t we try it?’

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