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El Paso Tried To Turn This Historic Neighborhood Into A Sports Arena. Then Residents Stepped In.

Next City

After El Paso residents and historic preservationists spent years battling the historic Duranguito neighborhood, the city has backed out and is seeking another site for its stadium plan.

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How to develop geopolitical resilience

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Geopolitical tensions have been rising, creating significant risks for companies, especially those operating internationally. Here is how to plan ahead.

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Improving public health through data exchange

AWS Public Sector Blog

As public health resources shift away from the pandemic response, jurisdictions now seek ways to modernize their public health infrastructure to avoid previous challenges such as data fragmentation, incompleteness of health data, and lack of interoperability. Agencies, community leaders, and health professionals look to lessons learned and best practices from the COVID-19 pandemic as a starting point.

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Increasing diversity in mining: Three years on

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

A recent survey found that mining companies have made some diversity, equity, and inclusion progress but can do much more to champion diverse talent to overcome talent shortages and skills gaps.

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Municipal Maintenance Guide: Inspections

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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Dell’s NativeEdge Platform Is Simplifying Data Management at the Edge

FedTech Magazine

The explosive growth of Internet of Things devices has made development of edge infrastructure pivotal for real-time data analytics. As more data originates from various IoT devices and other sources that include industrial sensors — insights that enhance operations, customer experiences and safety measures — more can be processed. But as the edge gains prominence, it presents challenges due to the proliferation of point solutions, often spread across numerous endpoints, and the exponential grow

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Navigating the new normal: Operations insights for 2024

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Uncover a new operational reality in 2024—where productivity, technology enablement, and sustainability are the key drivers of future success.

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More Property Insurance Woes

Disaster Zone blog

There is an elegant solution that will likely never be employed.

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Building a Pivot-Ready Organization: A Cloud Culture

GovLoop

A common refrain among IT leaders is “people, process, technology.” In other words, change starts with the people who implement the processes that technology helps achieve. It’s a relationship that applies to all kinds of IT reform, including migrating to everything-as-a-service (XaaS) or other cloud services. Everyone in the agency needs to support the transformation.

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Local Governments Celebrate Historic Infrastructure Investment Two-Year Anniversary

NLC (National League of Cities)

This week, the National League of Cities (NLC) celebrated the second anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which has stepped up a federal-local partnership on rebuilding America’s infrastructure.

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FedRAMP Evolves to Meet Government Cloud Technology Needs

FedTech Magazine

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program will evolve to keep pace with technology, according to an Oct. 27 release of draft FedRAMP guidance from the Office of Management and Budget. Agencies increasingly want to follow industry in implementing software-defined WAN (SD-WAN), which connects to the cloud more efficiently using software overlays, but it’s a nonstarter if a vendor isn’t FedRAMP authorized.

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How Breckenridge, CO Ensures Tax & Licensing Compliance

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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After SCOTUS setback, a new tack for student debt cancellation

GCN

Advocates highlight recent modifications to a program available to public sector workers, from urban planners to firefighters, that allows borrowers to receive a credit for past repayment periods.

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Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2023: Building a Skilled Workforce for the Future

NLC (National League of Cities)

Historic federal investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing are expected to generate nearly three million jobs each year over the next decade. Achieving the promise of such investments will require a diverse, skilled, and ready workforce to build America’s next-generation infrastructure and economy.

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Sununu’s ‘Recovery Friendly Workplace’ serves as model for new national institute

GCN

A new national institute will provide training and resources for companies willing to hire and help people in substance-abuse recovery, and the White House's model legislation will help states create recovery-ready workplaces.

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Government Jobs in Spartanburg County: Your Next Career Move

Careers in Government

Are you looking for a career that allows you to make a difference in the community? Have you considered exploring government jobs in Spartanburg County, located in the state of South Carolina? The opportunities available are diverse, ranging from administrative roles to leadership positions, community-centric roles, and even technology-based roles. In this blog, we will […] The post Government Jobs in Spartanburg County: Your Next Career Move appeared first on Careers in Government.

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Municipal Maintenance: Ready, Set, Inspect!

Speaker: Noratek

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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ACRL national - Library Marketing and Outreach Discussion -Artificial Intelligence in Marketing & Outreach (Register and Open Discussion Session) - November 30, 2023

A Library Writer's Blog

Register Now! (Free!) ACRL National Library Marketing and Outreach Discussion Group (LMODG) (Greater NYC Meetup) Fall 2023 Virtual Meeting: Artificial Intelligence in Marketing & Outreach Thurs Nov 30, 2023 via Zoom (3:30pm-4:30pm Eastern Time) Pre-Register via Zoom --> [link] meeting/register/ tZAtdO2gqTwsGdcvPPrn56McpZFMQJ nGY2LC For our Fall 2023 virtual meeting, we are hosting an open discussion on the ways that libraries can tap into the potential of artificial intelligence tools, in

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Delaware's Farm to School Program

First State Insights

Scott Schuster, Delaware's Farm to School Coordinator, speaks with Julia O’Hanlon, policy scientist at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration, about his role in supporting community access to local foods and Delaware's agricultural providers. Topics covered during this interview include Delaware's Farm to School program and the Farm to Community pilot program, the role of the Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy, and the health, quality of life, and economic benefit