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U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorized

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Economic Development Administration (EDA) with strong bipartisan support. 3891) , the first in 20 years, is included as part of the Water Resources Development Act (S. Planning activities related devising, implementing, and updating a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) are eligible for funding.

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Are combination inspectors a good choice for municipalities?

American City & Country

Florida made legislative changes requiring buildings that are three stories or higher and more than 30 years old, to undergo a milestone inspection. The struggle is in the balancing act between safety, regulation and economic development, as well as the tendency for lessons learned from past disasters that fade with time.

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Why cyber resilience should be a priority for the UK government

Open Access Government - Technology News

Adopt Comprehensive Cyber Legislation The UK can take valuable lessons from the EU’s NIS2 Directive, a comprehensive framework designed to secure national infrastructure by setting mandatory security standards for organisations. A collaborative approach will ensure that the UK is better equipped to anticipate and mitigate cyber risks.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

Land banks are a powerful tool to address vacant properties in rural communities, and West Virginia passed land bank enabling legislation in 2014. In their previous role at the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Bennett worked as the primary statewide convener and advocate for land bank-based policies.

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Nonbank Mortgage Servicers: Proposing a Better Path to Reduce Their Risk to Financial Stability

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

First, the implementation timeline is rather long, as key recommendations are significantly dependent upon Congress passing legislation – and it must be assumed that such passage will require, at a minimum, at least several years. This is an extremely significant development in my view. 28 But, surprisingly, the Report (p.

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A Resilience Charter

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The term ‘civil protection system’ describes coordinated national, regional and local arrangements designed to plan for, manage and respond to major emergencies, and to initiate recovery from them. Civil protection must be developed at the local authority level, coordinated regionally and harmonised nationally. The state 3.1

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Closing the cyber security skills gap: Are we looking for unicorns?

Open Access Government - Technology News

This creates a scenario in which we have a misalignment of the knowledge developed within education and the actual role requirements, as the training undertaken does not leave the individual with the specific knowledge and skills required for that role. As such, an apprentice is developed to meet your organisational needs.

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