GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

“What people are expecting is personalized, online, digital services for those things that can be digitized,” said Charlie Francis, Senior Consultant at Questica, which provides multi-user budgeting, performance measures, transparency and data visualization software for governments. It’s a policy guide. It’s a level of service guide.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The challenge is compounded by critical infrastructure networks’ reliance on operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) systems, many of which are outdated and don’t meet modern cybersecurity standards, thus creating exploitable vulnerabilities. This approach is at the heart of Zero Trust.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

It extends beyond a singular component, impacting all facets, and operates holistically. In September 2021, the Office of Management and Budget unveiled a draft federal strategy , emphasizing the need for a zero-trust architecture to meet evolving cybersecurity demands. However, embracing new approaches introduces challenges.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The integration of AI into defense operations promises unprecedented efficiency, operational superiority, and strategic advantages. The Department of Defense believes so much in AI technology that they budgeted $1.8B in FY24 to support AI efforts which could include identifying potential threats or targets on the battlefield.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It results from past budget deficits and requires ongoing management through interest and principal repayments.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Cunningham adds that proper training for system operators “must cover not only system operation but also legal and ethical considerations.” Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.”

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Introduction This white paper explores the philosophy and implementation strategy of the Federal Responsible and Secure Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sandbox, an initiative aimed at promoting responsible and secure AI practices within federal government agencies.

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Government Technology Insider

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the state and local levels, budgets prove thinner. According to SolarWinds recent annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey , 50% of security IT professionals across state agencies and 25% of local governments selected “low budgets” as the leading challenge plaguing their team’s success. Automate wherever possible.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 2, 2016

"Priority-based budgeting will allow city officials to regain control of the budget." - City Manager Sam Anselm The City of Joplin, Missouri is in their first year of the priority based budgeting process. This will help better manage the broad number of services we provide, while recognizing our budget constraints.”

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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 14, 2023

They now feature prominently in how teams operate and interact with one another and their customers and partners. This includes whether devices are company-issued or employee-owned as part of a BYOD policy, as well as app usage and operating systems, such as Apple or Android. Firstly, consider the operating systems it supports.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Develop an implementation strategy – If your organization needs an implementation approach, consider a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE). Managing costs – Select tools that help track and manage project resources to keep the budget on track. Example AWS Services: AWS Budgets and Amazon SageMaker.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Nonprofits around the world use cloud technology to improve operational efficiencies, optimize costs, and advance their missions. Promotional credit enables organizations of all sizes to scale their operations, reduce costs, and deliver more impact on their mission and the communities they serve.

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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. This will help organisations think about the organisational change and operating model needed to be successful in the cloud.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

With many constraints and demands on local budgets, getting additional resources can be difficult—forcing educators to do more with less. Educators know that more resources can help provide personalized approaches that better address students’ individual learning needs.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Government employees don’t operate in a vacuum. It takes teamwork — and a lot of it — to keep agencies operating, meeting missions and providing for constituents. The Office of Personnel Management charged federal agencies to develop and implement diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) plans.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

Nonprofits hire program staff, implement programs, and serve those in need. And that is on top of implementing their programs and serving the people. 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.

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Microsoft Public Sector

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 21-31, which centers on system logs for services both within authorization boundaries and deployed on Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs). By enabling advanced analytics and efficient data processing, they reduce the time and resources needed for data analysis, further cutting operational costs.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

One of the primary challenges is the daily influx of “real time” data that could significantly enhance situational awareness during operations. It can help law enforcement agencies transform data into actionable intelligence, streamlining operations and enhancing overall situational awareness. Navigating the information flood.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Rather than needing to secure a budget and work with a proprietary vendor to access a product, open source projects are available to anyone. It protects what they see as ‘their’ revenues and keeps them operational. It provides that simple cloud user experience, but without being tied to a specific operator.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 12, 2023

This information overload can cause individuals to operate on autopilot, leading to a lack of critical thinking and making them vulnerable to fraudsters’ frauds. Removing the hurdles to better security By implementing low-code platforms, organisations can lessen the number of barriers to implementing an effective cybersecurity system.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 30, 2023

Telecare service providers have faced challenges in prioritising a transformation project, implementing digital solutions, or integrating new hardware. The sooner we begin the investment/implementation of these strategies, the better it will be for all” says Tom. Decisions need to be made to safeguard service users.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Public Schools (GCPS), the business value of implementing cyber resiliency and disaster recovery (CR and DR) initiatives—which the school embarked on with AWS in 2023—is multifaceted. “CR When a cyberattack impacted the digital infrastructure of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) in November 2020, operations were disrupted for three days.

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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. Compounding the problems arising from a lack of government funding and demands on day-to-day spending is the fact that many councils don’t have modern IT solutions that enable informed budgeting decisions.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. In some cases, you may be able to market a research study to a funder interested in implementing projects and vice versa: You might be able to convince a funder that traditionally focuses on research to fund your project.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

" This approach ensures every decision council makes is viewed through a priority lens. " - Mayor Roxanne Carr Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting. This approach is now being recommended to all PBB implementers using Strathcona’s training materials.

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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. Figure 1 builds on the standard Shared Responsibility Model, adding a middle tier for the landing zone and landing zone operations. What is a landing zone?

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 20, 2024

Data Handling and Privacy: Copilot operates within your Microsoft 365 GCC tenant compliance boundary, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected and that all AI-driven processes are conducted securely. Resource Allocation: Optimize budget planning and resource distribution.

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Let's Talk Parks

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Have you ever experienced: a limited budget? Chris: So when I first started programming, I did utilize the more informal approach, and that was mainly because working in that smaller facility, I was the one that developed those programs and actually was the one who offered the programs and who implemented the programs.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This shows a significant gap between the recognition of AI’s potential and its practical implementation. While the idea of widespread AI adoption in the public sector may take time, the financial and operational benefits could be substantial. Among female employees aged 45 and above, the figure drops to 15%.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 3, 2024

Cyberattacks on such entities do not just lead to data loss but can erode public trust and disrupt essential services, which often have far-reaching impacts on community operations. And while 55 per cent of the councils increased their cybersecurity spending in 2023, 7 per cent actually reduced their budgets.

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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. In turn, these insights have directly benefited the Navy Yard in their planning and daily operations. Additionally, the PIDC has been able to recoup costs from damage to its property.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 26, 2016

That’s the size of Marathon County’s annual budget. The real challenge we face is that every year, our operational costs go up 2 million dollars ($2,000,000) while the State imposed levy caps limit us to a half million dollars ($500,000) in new tax levy. This means that pretty much every year we start the budget process with a 1.5

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 25, 2023

Debt limit breach By statute, Congress limits the amount of money the Treasury may borrow to fund government operations even as it mandates that agencies spend more money than the government takes in. Every year, Congress is required to approve appropriations that fully fund the federal government’s budget. In turn, the U.S.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 7, 2023

On February 27, 2023 memorandum M-23-13 was released from the Office of Management and Budget requiring government agencies to remove TikTok from all GFE devices (unless there is an exception) and block network connections to TikTok by a given date. There are serval ways to perform the required tasks outlined in M-23-13.

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

This transition not only promises to streamline operations but also to significantly enhance decision-making through real-time data and insights. A shift that not only enhances the efficiency and accuracy of municipal operations but also elevates the speed at which critical decisions are made.

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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. Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Project exemplifies the effective use of operational data.

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