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Better Communications Tops Data To-Do List

GovLoop

You need to craft data-driven narratives that connect with the intended audience, whether government officials, legislators or constituents. This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.” For many agencies, the challenge is learning to communicate those insights effectively.

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Boosting Agility for State and Local Government Finance & Budget Offices

Government Technology Insider

Our colleagues at Financial Technology Today published this article exploring the benefits of enterprise resource planning solutions, or ERPs, for enabling speed, transparency, and flexibility. The post Boosting Agility for State and Local Government Finance & Budget Offices appeared first on Government Technology Insider.

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HOW TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT COVERAGE

Barrett & Greene

Articles that take governments to task for the absence of results shortly after a new policy is put into place can miss the fact that it takes time to implement almost any new policy — and if the results aren’t immediate, it doesn’t mean that it’s a failure. 6. Most ideas in government have been tried before.

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Knowing When, Where and How to Modernize

GovLoop

For example, a system upgrade can slow employees’ computers if they’re dated and need reconfiguring and budget constraints have prevented an agency from replacing older equipment. This article appears in our guide, “ How to Kickstart Modernization.” What is Change Management? Government employees are people, too,” she said.

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5 Ways That Agencies Are Ailing From Legacy Systems

GovLoop

GAO, in a 2023 report about the Internal Revenue Service’s modernization efforts, describes it this way: “In an era of constrained budgets, the high costs of maintaining legacy systems could limit an agency’s ability to modernize and develop new or replacement systems.” This is called technical debt.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

3 The release of the FHFA report has also sparked a flurry of articles, op-eds, and think tank reports either supporting or countering some or all the recommendations. This two-part article argues that the root cause of their need for reform is a fundamental flaw in Congress’ design of GSEs. the legislation establishing them).

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How to Accelerate Government Modernization

GovLoop

Agencies struggle with budget constraints, and it can be difficult to demonstrate a practical return on investment for IT infrastructure upgrades. This article appears in our guide, “ How to Kickstart Modernization.” “Agencies need to transform their legacy systems, leveraging contemporary technologies and methodologies.”