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The future of flying: FAA’s final air taxi rule could have cities looking more like ‘The Jetsons’

American City & Country

The final FAA piloting training regulations came together quickly—just 16 months after they were first proposed, a timeline “almost unheard of” in federal rulemaking, according to FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker. “The regulation published today will ensure the U.S. A prototype of an electric air taxi by Joby Aviation.

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Migrate and modernize public sector applications using containers and serverless

AWS Public Sector Blog

Running containerized on-premises or self-managed workloads involves significant overhead to manage operational resources. AWS container services such as Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS are fully managed container orchestration services that can help deploy containerized workloads at scale while offloading the operational burden to AWS.

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Prolonged, wide-area electrical power failure

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

lifts [elevators] blocked: people possibly trapped in them trains stranded: people possibly stranded in them traffic control inoperable: possibility of accidents and queues at road junctions critical facilities (hospitals, police stations, etc.)

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Risk, resilience, and security – the three key functions of public safety technology

Open Access Government - Technology News

Ensuring emergencies are dealt with effectively requires adopting public safety technology that can facilitate the operational management of a crisis quickly and effectively to limit its potential damage. The platform is fully compliant with data privacy regulations, including GDPR.

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Consolidation Can Help Deliver a More Modern Digital Experience for Agencies

FedTech Magazine

In recent months, federal agencies and regulators have stepped back to assess the digital landscape in which they operate. Over the past few years, circumstances have combined to create an urgent need for rapid tech investments without a great deal of oversight or coordination. One of the biggest trends around…

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Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In transportation, it means that private parking resources are usually not addressed in parking planning (" Testimony on parking policy in DC ," 2012), private sector operators aren't addressed in planning for various modes. In solid waste, it means that the agency only plans wrt residential waste pickup for houses of 1-4 units.

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Are combination inspectors a good choice for municipalities?

American City & Country

The fire in London spurred renewed scrutiny of fire safety regulations globally following a report that showed there was a drive by both major political parties to free businesses from the burden of safety regulations. Throughout history, the adoption and enforcement of building codes came as a last step instead of the first.