McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

If 2023 was the year of the manager and the launchpad for generative AI, what will 2024 bring for talent leaders?

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Summer Camp Programming

JANUARY 18, 2024

SHOW NOTES In this episode, Curt and Chris discuss a wide variety of topics for summer camps. This is their 10th magazine edition. This episode includes a special event idea, program idea, staff idea, new AI tool, some trivia questions, theme ideas, and more. Links: Pika.art Stand-Up Paddle Boards ORTUR Laser Master 2 Laser Engraver […] The post SCP 197: Magazine Style #10 first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

US mortgage lenders rethinking their value proposition for a constrained market should weigh five key actions to sustain growth in mortgage financing for home purchases.

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GCN

JANUARY 18, 2024

A short-term spending deal was passed on a bipartisan vote in both the House and Senate. But, as some hoped, it does not provide additional funding for two critical programs helping low-income Americans.

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Get this municipal maintenance guide that provides municipalities with a detailed and structured approach to maintaining city infrastructure. This guide outlines systematic inspection procedures and best practices, ensuring the safety, longevity, and operational efficiency of municipal assets. From roadways and bridges to public buildings and utilities, the guide covers all aspects of municipal maintenance.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

Early indications hint at an impressive surge into the cloud by some African businesses—and the potential to unlock much greater value.

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Disaster Zone blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

This is one prediction that has been proven to be true.

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GCN

JANUARY 18, 2024

The number of jobs grew in November 2023, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Note: Security and compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. The Shared Responsibility Model can help relieve a customer’s operational burden as AWS operates, manages, and controls the components from the host operating system and virtualization layer down to the physical security of the facilities where the service operates.

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GCN

JANUARY 18, 2024

A former Indiana mayor asked the high court to intervene in his corruption case and resolve a disparity in which “gratuities” from outsiders are considered OK in some courts, but not in others.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JANUARY 18, 2024

News of a food recall can cause you to race to the refrigerator to check that the lettuce you just bought wasn’t part of the recall. While recalls can raise concerns, they are also a good thing, as they are valuable reminders of the government’s work.

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Breckenridge’s short-term rental boom—over 4,200 licenses —put intense pressure on the town’s small staff and manual processes. Facing compliance and efficiency challenges, the town teamed up with GovOS to automate its STR licensing. The new system: Cut admin time Reduced errors Improved the experience for property owners and town staff Discover the full impact of automation on Breckenridge’s STR management—download the case study.

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GCN

JANUARY 18, 2024

A senior White House official said all levels of government need to work together on artificial intelligence to “move faster” to tackle big problems.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

In September, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott appointed Denise Reilly-Hughes as secretary of the Agency of Digital Services and state CIO. She was previously deputy secretary for the ADS and became interim CIO in July before her permanent appointment to the position. In October, Reilly-Hughes participated in her first panel at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), discussing cloud modernization and Vermont’s cloud posture.

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GCN

JANUARY 18, 2024

In Washington and other states, independent redistricting commissions have fallen prey to partisanship, just like the legislative bodies they were meant to replace.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 18, 2024

Written in collaboration with Gregory Kienzl, Director of Data and Impact, Office of Engagement and Community Affairs, University of Pittsburgh. In our nation’s cities, the lack of affordable housing continues to challenge local leaders. According to the 2023 Urban Institute study, there was a shortage of 7.

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Maintaining municipal operations is no small task, especially when budgets are tight and public expectations are high. In this webinar, we’ll explore how local governments can streamline their maintenance operations while ensuring safety, compliance, and efficiency. What You’ll Gain: Proven strategies for effective inspection management Insight into leveraging digital tools Practical tips for addressing common maintenance challenges Examples of municipalities that have achieved success.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 18, 2024

Imagine that you’ve lost your job. With bills to pay and perhaps a family to support, you go online to apply for unemployment benefits. Yet rather than take some comfort in the process, you struggle with a hard-to-use application form, confusing language and unclear directions. That’s not how government is supposed to help. In New Jersey, officials are finding ways to make agencies the resource they should be.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 18, 2024

In the evolving landscape of law enforcement, specialized police units have become commonplace in addressing community issues that traditional patrol units may struggle to handle effectively.

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GovPilot

JANUARY 18, 2024

Local government officials face obstacles and roadblocks often when it comes to the paramount issue of keeping their local government networks cybersecure. In the online age we live in, local government institutions should be operating in a digital capacity to ensure government operations run in the most efficient and modern ways possible. However, moving online with the digital transformation of local government workflows brings with it cybersecurity considerations and risks.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 18, 2024

In Bogotá, Colombia, over 3,000 people die prematurely each year due to exposure to air pollution—namely from PM2.5, a fine particulate matter produced by vehicle exhaust, burning and industrial outputs. Bogotá is not alone: According to 2021 data, of 174.

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Government agencies that rely on tax revenue to fund critical services and infrastructure are finding it more urgent than ever to bridge the gap between under-reported tax revenue and taxpayers’ understanding of the processes. This is especially true as things like short-term rentals (STRs) have grown in popularity and become new sources of income for residents.

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GovPilot

JANUARY 18, 2024

Delran Township expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

The private sector is an invaluable resource as government looks to answer questions about artificial intelligence bias, workforce impacts and adoption rates raised by recent guidance, says former federal CIO Suzette Kent. AI is evolving quickly across commercial industries, and agencies not only need to keep pace but also must ensure that companies are holding up their end of the safety and security equation for the software they’re selling to the government, Kent says.

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GovPilot

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cuyahoga Heights, OH expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

There's a letter to the editor in yesterday's Washington Post , " D.C. must step up on road deaths." It's a good letter. I started writing a response in the comments, but it was too long. So a blog entry is better. Definitely this is another example of DC government's failure to focus and to be innovative. It's amazing how much I've written about this topic, providing guidance for something that could have been great.

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