American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

In my experience working with city governments, I’ve seen firsthand cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Sacramento, and St. Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. What is a fiscal cliff?

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

"Now integrated into its seventh consecutive year of budget development, PBB is the framework within which all budget decisions are made." The City of Boulder, Colorado is one of the fiercest proponents of priority based budgeting (PBB) in the nation. Boulder has recently published their 2017 Recommended Budget.

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Government Technology Insider

APRIL 10, 2024

For most local governments this is a hard ask because they have small budgets, limited resources, and lean IT teams.” To ameliorate what, on the surface, looks like a no-win situation for local government IT teams, Wiri suggests looking to implement low-code, automated testing solutions.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2022

While the digitization of government services and operations has helped enhance the constituent experience, it has also increased the cyber threat surface for governments of all sizes. In 2020, 79 ransomware attacks hit government organizations, amounting to nearly $19 billion in downtime and recovery costs 1.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In today’s threat environment, where ransomware and other attacks aim to steal and exploit user credentials, a focus on identity “is the first step in securing state and local systems,” said James Imanian, Senior Director, U.S. Yet many state and local IT teams struggle to implement strong identity controls.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

have implemented online payment systems, which are essential for providing convenience and accessibility to taxpayers. Delays and difficulties in collecting payments can lead to significant shortfalls in municipal budgets, limiting the funds available for public services and infrastructure projects. Furthermore, a mere 4.9%

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Government Technology Insider

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the end of the 2021 fiscal year, the IRS was forced to make up a $600 million IT funding shortfall and highlighted an urgent gap in funding for technology modernization , largely driven by pandemic-driven demand for digital services across the government. At the state and local levels, budgets prove thinner.

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GovLoop

MAY 19, 2023

In March 2022, the FBI issued a warning that ransomware attacks were straining local governments and public services. Nationwide, numerous city and county offices, police departments, schools, and other local agencies had reported suffering data breaches and service disruptions. This was not news.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

While the response to Hurricane Helene continues, local governments are looking ahead to the long road to recovery. This post describes the legal authority and practical considerations for local governments seeking to serve in the role of financial bridge. Detailed legal analysis of each point follows after the summary.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Implementations like these routinely take several years, and project failures are common. The key drivers of success for IDOC were agency executive leadership commitment, subject matter experts (SMEs), and Mi-Case’s agile project methodology which resulted in an on-time and on-budget implementation.

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Death and Taxes

MARCH 27, 2023

Local governments in North Carolina are required to engage citizens in their budget process by following the guidelines set forth by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. In previous posts (for example: here , here , and here ), I have discussed citizen engagement in the budgeting process.

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GovPilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Local government officials serve as the backbone of community governance, holding the responsibility of representing the interests of their constituents and overseeing the functioning of local administrative affairs.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 16, 2023

To serve its growing population and economy at scale, Arapahoe County needed a better way to manage its rising data center maintenance costs while balancing flat year-over-year budgets. To learn more about our solutions for state and local government, visit the Google Cloud for state and local government page.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

Officials say that Big Apple Connect will be the largest broadband subsidy implemented by any U.S. 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.”

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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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ASPA National Weblog

OCTOBER 20, 2016

After 36 years within state and local government (and in many roles) I filed retirement documents about 90 days in advance of my final date. But how will this be implemented and who will take the lead? Let’s begin with the budget officer. No, I am not advocating for the mass retirement of men. Take my retirement in 2014.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 16, 2016

Just one week ago, our 5 th Annual (un)Conference on Priority Based Budgeting concluded, and to quote one of our attendees who has been to all five “it was easily the most complete Conference, and also the most forward-looking.” Entering 2016, over 100 communities had implemented PBB. The PBB “Master Plan” has evolved (again!)

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

For some services, there are proven successes that can provide a ready made blue-print for how to implement them in your community. In our work in Priority Based Budgeting , one of the greatest outcomes of the work is the ability to shed light on where to find opportunities for shared services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

The state’s Human Services Department (HSD) manages a budget of $7 billion of state and federal funds as it works to transform the lives of 800,000 low-income New Mexicans. A basic Connect implementation addressed New Mexico’s immediate COVID pain points, but the HSD team didn’t stop with the basics. It was awesome.”

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Social Pinpoint

JULY 28, 2024

Now, local governments across Australia are discussing how these compensation methods, successfully used in large-scale projects, could be applied to support projects that typically see lower participation. Resource Constraints Perceived Motivations Equity Issues Sustainability Balancing Incentives 1. being paid to be ‘agreeable’) 3.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This blog post provides technical guidance for UK organisations to implement their landing zone in-line with guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) using the LZA. Once you have formed the team delivering your cloud foundation, you can use the following guidance to help implement the solution.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 26, 2023

Indeed, most local governments report that almost all owners pay their property taxes on time. In our decade of work to help local governments and advocates address widespread vacant and abandoned properties , we’ve seen the impact of property tax foreclosure across the country.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Modernization helps agencies better serve citizens, improve benefit delivery speed, and resolve technical debt accumulated in legacy systems, but today’s fragmented toolset does not meet governments where they are given their staffing level, skillset, and budget.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This has led to increasing frustration among government workers and citizens. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget attributes this bottleneck to the “time tax,” or the amount of effort required to fill out applications, assemble documents, and schedule government visits. One source estimates that in the U.S.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In March 2022, the FBI issued a warning that ransomware attacks were straining local governments and public services. Nationwide, numerous city and county offices, police departments, schools, and other local agencies had reported suffering data breaches and service disruptions. This was not news. Get the guide. Favorite.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 17, 2024

This article aims to dissect what it means to make decisions using data, unravel the complexities small municipalities face in implementing a data-centric culture, and explore the methodologies of data harnessing to address urban challenges. One of the primary obstacles is the scarcity of resources.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By using the UK implementation guide for the LZA , UK customers can design environments that will help them to align to new NCSC guidance. What is a landing zone? A landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is scalable and secure.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 28, 2023

Local government is in need of updated cloud technology to efficiently implement council project management, with the potential of funding from the Levelling Up fund Time is gradually running out for local government to invest £4.8 billion of Levelling Up funding.

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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. Some key examples of this include electric vehicle charge station placement, allocation of funds, and deployment of safety systems.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 4, 2022

Because by the time you identify it, conceptualize it, and implement it, it’s already outdated.” One [city] had developed a very specific IT application as a homegrown solution to an issue,” explained Lata Grover, who, as Senior Advisory Strategist at ServiceNow, works with state and local governments. Address budgeting silos.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This incident, which took city services offline for weeks, is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities many local governments face in an increasingly hostile cyber landscape. Lack of expertise : The specialized knowledge required to implement and manage modern IT systems is often lacking in municipal governments.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

Meeting the objectives of large legislative initiatives, however, remains difficult for federal agencies due to fragmented leadership and coordination, inadequate resources for implementation and a lack of attention to collaboration and lasting knowledge management. They can also help ensure equitable access to this funding.

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The CIO Council

MAY 10, 2023

Small agencies shoulder the same responsibilities as large agencies with respect to IT responsibilities and implementation. Highlight laws, policies, tools, and initiatives related to federal IT to improve compliance and implementation. Provide decision-making guidance and recommendations for challenges specific to small agencies.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Over the years, we’ve written a great deal about ways in which government officials can improve their relationship with the press. We know there’s a lot of frustration in state and local governments about the coverage (or lack of coverage) they receive. 6. Most ideas in government have been tried before.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

To help provincial and municipal governments implement cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, AWS is investing $5 million CAD in AWS credits to new and existing AWS customers. This program will allow government institutions to improve their security posture and advance their ransomware protection.

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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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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. “A This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.”

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