Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

To prevent a “climate catastrophe,” the focus of local, regional, national, and international government leaders has been to keep temperature rise in check – no more than 2.0°C Without considering the environment in the budgeting process, all the commitments to change will be little more than words.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Elected Officials Local Government Sustainability 52

GovPilot

MARCH 28, 2023

Managing local government assets is an essential part of efficient government operations and maintaining community safety. From buildings and land to emergency vehicles and equipment, local governments have many assets to maintain.

Local Government 52

Local Government Management Government Budgeting 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

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. Because of these success factors, IDOC and Mi-Case launched the new system in 27 months.

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As this year comes to a close, governments’ approach their own finale of the fiscal year. Similarly to the universal financial stresses of the holiday season, budgets tighten in the last months of the fiscal year. Operations do not slow, bills remain due, and funding cannot cease in the final stretch of the year.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Local Government Government Management 52

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. Since HSD’s contact centers all operated from centralized locations, that meant nobody would be around to answer the phone when residents called.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

Local government services play a role in so much of our everyday lives that they become invisible. To achieve that, local governments must move away from budgeting for services in silos and come together to create a digital twin of the organization, Francis said. It’s a policy guide. It’s a level of service guide.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Local Government Constituents Government 52

The City Fix

AUGUST 6, 2024

“Hum faltu hai [in English, “We are useless”] …I don’t even know what the budget of the council is. Nobody tells me about the procurement process [or] the number of tenders that have gone public…I don’t have enough knowledge about.

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Budgeting Government Accountability Local Government 143

Death and Taxes

MARCH 25, 2025

For 94 years, the UNC School of Government has been the backbone of support for North Carolinas public officials, from clerks and judges to budget analysts, municipal and county managers, newly elected officials, public defenders, and prosecutors. These programs operate because of generous supporters like you.

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Elected Officials Government Local Government Budgeting 52

GCN

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Despite challenges from budget cycles, regulations and outdated procurement processes, state and local government agencies urgently need cyber solutions that improve operations and cut costs, a recent report says.

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Regulations Local Government Budgeting Government Agency 83

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The average (mean) cost for state and local government organizations to recover from a ransomware attack was $2.83 This is a sample of the data in the “State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2024 report.” Through PSTA, member organizations can learn about specific cyber-threats targeting local governments.”

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The firm offers solutions for cities , other governments and corrections. Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. Cunningham says governments need to conform to public sector rules as they shop for new systems.

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Government Public Safety Local Government Public Sector 110

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Government institutions across Canada are leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build secure and resilient computing environments. Our goal is to expedite the digital evolution of public services and safeguard government operations through cloud computing technology.

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Public Sector Security Budgeting Government Agency 195

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Furthermore, K12 IT teams are understaffed and typically lack a dedicated security officer and Security Operations Center. The Cyber Readiness Grant Program’s initial budget isn’t large enough to provide security software to every city, county, and school. How governments can transform services securely in the cloud.

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Local Government Security Public Sector Education 130

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.

Local Government 52

Local Government Security Government Public Sector 52

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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Government Budgeting Public Sector Sustainability 97

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

Where and how is that local government money being invested? The answer can be found through The Local Government ARP Investment Tracker, created by a partnership between The National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, and Brookings Metro, and updated yesterday (April 17, 2023). Public Space 12.5

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Local Government Budgeting Public Transportation Transportation 77

Government Technology Insider

JULY 9, 2024

Over the last few years, there’s been a marked shift among state and local governments to prioritize the launch of digitized services and adopt the kind of automation and digital transformation that’s been well-established across the private sector.

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Local Government Parks And Recreation Government Sanitation 59

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 2, 2016

Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting. First past the priority-based budget post Strathcona County is becoming a leader in budgeting, as the first municipality in Canada to implement priority–based budgeting. Why would you look at the budget differently?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Figure 1 builds on the standard Shared Responsibility Model, adding a middle tier for the landing zone and landing zone operations. To help define the organisation’s shared responsibility model, customers can read further on AWS Cloud Foundations , Cloud Centres of Excellence and building a cloud operating model.

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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.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Public Sector Security Government 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

That’s half a million people without a home,” said Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government at AWS. Stay on budget and on timeline because that’s where you’ll lose stakeholder support. When other CoCs have asked RTFH for migration advice, Kohler told them, “Be intentional.

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Public Sector Housing Coordinator Local Government 130

American City & Country

OCTOBER 25, 2024

No question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice president, worldwide systems engineering at Lookout. Using these credentials, criminals can gain access and move laterally across state and local networks, allowing them maximum control to steal data or deploy ransomware.”

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Local Government Security Accountability Social Media 110

Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 5, 2024

These include logistics, finance, healthcare, research and development, testing and evaluation, operations and maintenance, construction, etc. million military personnel and 778,000 civilians, the DoD requires a budget of $850 billion for the current fiscal year. Military campaigns and operations occur here. To support nearly 2.1

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? One thing is certain: government alone does not have the resources to construct and operate the needed housing units. Accordingly, a preliminary step for a local government is to conduct an assessment of the local housing need.

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Local Government Housing Government Laws 40

GovLoop

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It can include applications such as community platforms that connect constituents to services and resources, open data initiatives and participatory budgeting tools. Citizens who interact with their local government entities through easy-to-use technology feel more positively about their municipalities.

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 11, 2023

In fact, many of us who study state budgeting annually observe budget processes that lead to (largely) fiscally responsible decision-making and do not require high stakes hostage taking to get there. ​ The most obvious place to begin is that almost all states have some sort of statutory or constitutional balanced budget requirement.

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Budgeting Legislation Advocacy Sustainability 40

AccessE11

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Uncovering the Challenge In the landscape of local government, municipal staff satisfaction presents a significant yet often underappreciated challenge. Having a revolving door of dissatisfied employees not only disrupts the continuity of service but also imposes considerable financial and operational strains.

Local Government 52

Local Government Budgeting Engagement Operations 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

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. The role of government, even in a high-priority program, is not always to be the direct service provider; it can be a key partner!

Local Government 52

Local Government Budgeting Social Media Government 52

Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Google Public Sector is bringing the Google magic – evolving cloud and AI technologies, security, and scale – to the mission of the government to transform the way citizens experience public services and the way agencies operate. This has led to increasing frustration among government workers and citizens. In Dearborn, Mich.,

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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. The attack caused operational chaos and raised concerns about the potential exposure of sensitive personal information. This summer, Flint, Mich.,

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Local Government Security Operations Budgeting 58

zencity

MAY 3, 2023

We’ve welcomed numerous new partner communities across the world, rolled out cutting-edge new features, including the first-ever use case of ChatGPT in local government , and re-launched as the best full-service community engagement platform available for government today. Welcome to the team, Maurice!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

The deployment and results SOMA is a leading technology partner providing critical response and operating software solutions for law enforcement, first responder, and government agencies. Just that one tool alone is so powerful for our time and budget,” said NPD Sergeant Bucky Culbertson.

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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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Budgeting Implementation Local Government Operations 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Governments and the organizations providing technology solutions for the benefits of the citizens are continuously presented with evolving laws and compliance requirements. Services like Amazon Comprehend and Amazon Textract are bound by a maximum TPS through the quota size of their API operations.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 17, 2024

Smaller cities often operate with limited budgets and manpower, which can hinder the adoption of advanced data collection and analysis technologies. Data Sources to be Used Local governments have a variety of data sources at their disposal, each offering unique insights and advantages.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 11, 2024

According to Twitter and other news sources (" WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative ," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. I first understood the DC area transit planning gap in two dimensions.

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