AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In K12, a lot of our stuff is very cyclical, so we don’t necessarily need the same technology January through December,” explained Michael Coats, IT infrastructure manager and cloud architect at Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency. Coats hopes to take his API instances serverless using AWS Lambda with Amazon API Gateway.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

percent claim to have successfully developed a data culture within their organizations, according to NewVantage Partners’ Data and Analytics Leadership Annual Executive Survey 2023. The city of Grand Island , Nebraska needed a cloud-based solution that it could use to build its budget more efficiently.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 27, 2025

Agency modernization, innovation through AI, managing new grants, and more thats whats in store for Februarys online training line-up. That’s why effective subrecipient management is critical to ensuring that your project runs smoothly, remains compliant, and meets expectations. Join us online Thursday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This is a guest post by Shahirah Mahmood, PhD, director of data management, measurement, and outcomes at Easterseals, DC MD VA. We lacked a unified data management strategy, and our data lived in a mix of on-premises and cloud-based systems. Answering simple questions like, “How many people with autism do you serve?”

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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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Barrett & Greene

APRIL 5, 2023

This male-dominated 1953 photo of a National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) annual meeting would not have been a surprise to public sector leaders of the time. Not many people would have expected back in Eisenhower’s first term that women would be in important budgetary leadership positions in the states.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

Hilary Tam, AWS principal sustainability transformation lead, noted that IDC Europe, a leading research consultancy, identified that 62 percent of large EMEA organisations will spend at least 5 percent of their IT budgets on sustainability actions in 2025.

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GovLoop

APRIL 18, 2024

Department of Energy’s Offices of the CFO A leadership expert once said , “Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” 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.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Administrators use their years of experience to plan within budget cycles. Leadership approval must be sought, and officials must be apprised of progress. Applications perform specific tasks, and infrastructure provides the foundation for managing those resources.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

APRIL 14, 2023

You can hear everything Kimberly and I discussed with Julie here: Leadership Isn’t Perfection | Fundraising HayDay (podbean.com). I called the officer, discussed the issue, put together a needed budget amendment, and got permission from the funder – who told us to get moving. I thought we were back on track.

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A Library Writer's Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Call for Proposals: LL&M Special Issue on Middle Management Library Leadership and Management , an ALA Core publication and a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal, is soliciting submissions for both peer-reviewed and editor-reviewed featured articles for our special issue on middle management.

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A Library Writer's Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Chapters are strongly encouraged to include practical sample documentation for readers to modify and adapt such as job descriptions, applications and interview questions, contracts, orientation and training plans, budget templates, as well as reflections from current or recent library student workers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This cost estimate would translate to a budget request, and when approved by the organization’s leadership, IT could turn a requisition into procurement. AWS Budgets allows you to monitor costs and budgets including enabling alarms when spending thresholds are met. AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Center.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

That’s why thinking about the key types of tools to help you with your grant management work is so important. Managing multiple grant applications at once can be challenging for even seasoned nonprofit professionals. Grant Management Software. Internal Communication Tools . Accounting Tools. Native and third-party applications.

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Partnership for Public Service

JUNE 17, 2024

Strategic foresight has been used across large corporations and different governments to support strategic planning, manage emerging risks and remain competitive. 26, 2024, that explored the potential benefits and use cases of strategic foresight as a risk management tool within federal enterprise risk management (ERM) programs.

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Let's Talk Parks

APRIL 25, 2020

Tell us about your position as Parks and Recreation Director, and how you managed to get into this role? Usually, municipalities are the more common form of recreation and park management in Colorado and special districts definitely have something to offer in our industry. Sean: Thank you Becky. Meeker really is a great place to be.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JULY 6, 2016

We get insights from Robert Gordon who held top leadership roles at the White House Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. How can the Federal government encourage more evidence-based policy and innovation through the grant making process?

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Public Service Leadership Model You might be thinking that the new responsibility involves managing a project or a budget. If you’re new to supervising or need a reminder , here are a few keys from our Public Service Leadership Model to elevate your supervision style. But what about supervising? Self-Reflection.

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Partnership for Public Service

JANUARY 12, 2023

I had an opportunity to do just that and recall the recent 2022 Government Changemakers Summit , one of the premier leadership development and policy convenings. It also provided attendees with the time and space to reflect on the core aspects—and impact—of effective public service leadership. What’s at stake?

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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Partnership for Public Service developed its AI Federal Leadership Program to educate members of the Senior Executive Service and GS-15 employees on developing and executing a vision for AI in their agencies. The AI Federal Leadership Program is a major success   The impact of the Partnership’s AI program has been substantial.  

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 14, 2022

My buddy Lisa works for Westcare, which offers programs across the continuum of health and human services, programs that treat substance use, manage mental health disorders, and help those dealing with HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and homelessness. We match the right funding programs to our organization’s programming. Then we do it again.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 1, 2024

This contrast between the isolation of CX leadership and the benefits of teamwork highlighted the transformative impact of collective action at the CX Organization Design Roundtable. The post Leadership and Innovation in Government CX: Lessons from a Human-Centered Roundtable appeared first on Partnership for Public Service.

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Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 22, 2023

Read our blog posts, “ Seating third parties at the risk table “ and “ How agencies can use enterprise risk management to implement new legislation ,” for recaps of the previous two working sessions in this series. Integrate the Statement of Assurance process with risk management. Align with the agency’s larger strategy.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 5, 2017

The City of Branson was the first city in Missouri to implement Priority Based Budgeting. Branson was among the first communities to truly recognize the power of PBB to unify and fortify budgeting with strategic planning. This year Branson created a Budget Magazine to compliment their budget book. www.ResourceX.net

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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Widely used within the private sector, enterprise risk management, or ERM, is today used by federal agencies to address a broad range of risks across their organizations. Strategies for success with enterprise risk management. Employ a top-down and bottom-up approach. “At

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 27, 2023

But this posed a particular challenge for the budget of our paediatric therapy team, where we were consistently overspending on translating important healthcare documents for families with young children, yet only covering the legal minimum that we were required to translate. The solution also meets data compliance requirements.

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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. We see great potential for leveraging Document AI across the government.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

But Earp, city manager for Hutto, Texas, and a recipient of this year’s American City & County Exemplary Public Service award , believes the winding road to his current role is evidence that he’s where he’s supposed to be. His exemplary leadership has already made a significant positive impact on Hutto.”

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GovLoop

MARCH 27, 2024

Public Sector Chief Technology Officer, Lookout Pick Out the Bad Apples: How to Manage Low Performers As a supervisor, it can be stressful and awkward to manage a “bad apple.” PT to hear from a government CX expert about how to ramp up the effectiveness of your public surveys. Join us online Monday, April 22 at 4 p.m.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 18, 2024

Guest post by: Jeff Bauknecht | Grants Manager | The Museum of Flight Who decides which grants to pursue or to let pass by? For the last 15 years, I have held the role of grant writer/manager/follower-upper and sometimes magician at my current organization. Who determines which projects will receive grant-funded support?

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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. Agency leadership should designate a shared certificate coordinator to oversee the process.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 26, 2022

Some people want to manage people. Others want to manage budgets. But not all people want more money or to be in charge or to learn new duties or to manage people. But there are a lot of reasons people seek promotion. For example, some people want more money. Some want to be in charge. Others want to change their duties.

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CRA Today

DECEMBER 11, 2023

All of this may mean that you need a bigger budget or more help from team members. Personally, we think Kadince is pretty great… Educate your team members and leadership Your coworkers and leadership team aren’t nearly as involved in the CRA world as you. But your coworkers and leadership team need to know what’s coming.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 12, 2023

Beyond Grant Writing: How AI Can Transform Your Nonprofit Leadership But AI doesn’t stop at grant writing. If you’re leading a nonprofit, AI can be your virtual assistant, handling everything from setting up meetings to managing budgets.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 29, 2024

After all, you’ll have to be away from your day job and spend money on travel and conference registration—it can be a tough sell for a manager! But your boss needs some convincing. We’re here to help you make the case. Put simply, our goal is to set local leaders up for success to turn vacant spaces into vibrant places.

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