Disaster Zone blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Insights from a long-serving state-level elected official.

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Elected Officials 202

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

View some of our favorite data visualizations from the year to see how data helps translate complex information into compelling stories.

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Translation 145

GCN

DECEMBER 13, 2023

States from California to Texas are increasingly investing in mental health as a recognition takes hold that the status quo isn’t working.

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Management 142

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Explore some of our most visually engaging, “only McKinsey” insights of 2023—brought to life with innovative, interactive forms of storytelling.

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Engagement 145

Advertiser: Noratek

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.

Public Safety

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

DECEMBER 13, 2023

If you’re in an accident or having a heart attack, you need the quickest care available. You probably don’t have time to check whether the nearest hospital takes your insurance. And once you’ve recovered, the last thing you need is a surprise medical.

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Government 109

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Discover how our authors’ words inspired our designers’ most creative choices, offering a hopeful view of a future fueled by sustainable, inclusive growth.

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Sustainability 144

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Serving on a corporate board can open new career vistas while rounding out your skills and experience. But how do you join one? Here are six steps to becoming a board member.

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GCN

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Nationwide, state and local governments have received more than $4.3 billion as of Nov. 9. How much of that has been used remains uncertain due to states’ lack of public reporting. But from what is known, it varies.

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Local Government Government Management 87

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The C-suite is the group of executives responsible for running an organization.

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Leadership Government 135

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The volume of medical imaging data that is accessible for research and analysis continues to expand at a rapid rate. Providing the medical imaging research community with simple, equitable access to the data they need accelerates research and speeds the time to actionable insights for patients. The scalable storage and compute capabilities of the cloud can provide researchers with a rich platform of opportunities for data analysis.

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Development Public Sector Education 84

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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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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Nordic companies can tap into their understated strengths to spur growth in an increasingly uncertain world.

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GCN

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As cybersecurity threats grow and evolve, the Federal Communications Commission recently announced it would partner with four states to step up efforts to protect consumer privacy by holding bad actors accountable.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Executing regular small deals is not only the most effective M&A strategy but makes companies more resilient. Here is how programmatic acquirers beat the market.

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Super Library Marketing

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 219 Fact: the effectiveness of social media in promoting your library’s programs, services and collection is declining. But that is not a reason for despair. One of the best minds in marketing says there is a way to turn your one-off, in-person library events into effective marketing. The idea is brilliant and pretty easy to pull off.

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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.

Local Government

GCN

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With adequate training of officers and clear guidelines that increase transparency, police can use stop-and-frisk as a lawful mechanism to reduce crime and violence, while honoring residents’ constitutional rights.

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Laws 76

NLC (National League of Cities)

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Authors: Mayor Byron W. Brown, City of Buffalo, New York; Mayor Frank D. Scott Jr., City of Little Rock, Arkansas Today, many Americans cannot afford to pay their drinking water and wastewater utility bills.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

From banking to buying and beyond, digital transactions are now the norm — except in government. At the state and local level, constituents still must write checks and even go in-person to government offices to handle what could be routine payments. This started to change during the pandemic. A National Association of Counties (NACo) poll found 96 percent of respondents had shifted operations or citizen services to a digital platform, and 71 percent reported they were able to reopen operations o

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Department of Defense’s current IT priorities include the expansion of 5G to all DOD components, continuing work on the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability and the implementation of zero trust, says agency CIO John Sherman. These priorities are set against ongoing conflicts around the world — “a very dynamic battle space that we may have to deal with,” he said Wednesday at the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference in Portland, Ore.

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Implementation 62

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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.

Government Agency

Policy & Politics Journal blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Oscar Berglund, Claire Dunlop, Elizabeth Koebele, Chris Weible and Sarah Brown We are delighted to be ending the year on a high note.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Governments struggle with attracting and engaging talented employees, especially younger ones. One reason for that is out-of-date recruitment and human resources (HR) processes that compete poorly against their private-sector counterparts. “The biggest obstacle has always been outdated and inefficient processes,” said Barton Phillips, Vice President, Public Sector, at DocuSign, a leader in electronic signature and agreement management.

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Local government officials face a multitude of challenges in their roles. With the public looking to them to keep communities safe , healthy , and civically engaged , their jobs are not easy. Coupling that with the increasing roadblocks of things like limited resources, transparency for constituents, and making communities more sustainable , it may feel impossible to keep everyone satisfied.

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First State Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

James Pethokoukis, senior fellow and DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), speaks with Troy Mix, associate director at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration, about his 2023 book, The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised ([link] In this book, Mr. Pethokoukis advocates for embracing an “upwing” mindset to public policy that spurs innovation while ensuring economic security and broad quality of life improvements

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Advertiser: Noratek

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