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6 Steps (and More) for Improving Election Security for Local Agencies

State Tech Magazine

As the 2024 election season continues, local jurisdictions administering voting sites should seek to ensure strong cybersecurity for their organizations. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency provides some starting points for doing so in its #Protect2024 campaign. Here are six steps recommended by CISA.

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Leadership, Change and Respect for Our Foundational Law

ASPA National Weblog

Lord knows, we experienced a wicked year of community violence and upheaval that ended with a federal campaign about a war of the words. Our mailboxes were packed with campaign mailers costing into the billions of dollars that likely could have addressed much of our poverty. We still do. Submitted by Geoff McLennan.

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Meet the top 6 finalists for the 2023 Service to America Medals® People’s Choice Award

Partnership for Public Service

While all our Sammies finalists represent the very best in government, this award grants special recognition to the finalist who receives the most votes from the general public.  Continue reading to learn more about these outstanding civil servants and vote for your favorite to be crowned the 2023 People’s Choice Award winner.

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How civic learning can inspire future generations of public servants

Partnership for Public Service

Civic engagement can include voting, attending political events, posting about elections and civic issues on social media, and volunteering as poll watchers or on political campaigns. And that’s not all—beyond election politics, civic engagement can also include learning about and pursuing opportunities in the federal workforce.

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3 takeaways from our event on national security during presidential transitions

Partnership for Public Service

The Center for Presidential Transition® recently hosted an event with Count Every Hero to celebrate the release of our new report, “ Presidential Transitions are a Perilous Moment for National Security ,” which uses four historical examples to examine how new administrations can address national security challenges during presidential transitions.

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In extremis: what Ukraine 2.0 tells us about reforming government and the public sector

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

Corruption was endemic, from the bribes demanded by traffic cops to the kickbacks needed to secure government contracts. Turkeys, it seems, will always find it hard to vote for Christmas. A vestige of the Soviet Union, it was seen by many Ukrainians as more of a nuisance than a benefit.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

For example, the securities brokerage industry in 1975 was barred from setting prices as a cartel, as it long had; airline fares were deregulated by the government in 1978; and bank deposit interest rates underwent complete deregulation in phases from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. financial markets (e.g., F&F alone today have $7.5

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