American City & Country

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Consider the technology that makes effective policing possible. Where would we be without the ability to conduct DNA testing—or even fingerprint suspects? How would police communicate and coordinate without computers? What about radios? This is technology that today’s law enforcement officers can take for granted, but it wasn’t always that way. The truth is the technology involved in policing has evolved dramatically—even in just the past several years.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

States are exploring generative artificial intelligence while putting it in action for several everyday purposes, reported the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in a panel Monday. NASCIO recently conducted a survey of state CIOs — the full results of which will be released in October — to explore how their governments are using GenAI.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Nurses are cautiously enthusiastic about AI. They are eager to share their knowledge of patient priorities in developing AI-powered tools but stress the importance of not sacrificing high-quality care.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In 2020, the Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration’s Strategic Technology Solutions partnered with various state agencies to create a mobile application that puts access to most citizen services at peoples’ fingertips. We caught up with Jerry Imsand, Tennessee’s executive director of shared enterprise solutions, at NASCIO 2024 in New Orleans to learn how the app is being used today, lessons learned and what comes next.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Every industry is unique, and the federal government is no exception. But when it comes to cybersecurity, organizations are more similar than different, according to new research from CDW. A March 2024 survey of more than 950 technology and security professionals in diverse U.S. industries found widespread commonalities in the areas of zero trust, staffing and cyber resilience.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Brazilians are currently living in a dystopian landscape. Thick smoke, oppressive heat and eerily orange sunsets blanket both major cities and small villages. Hundreds of cities are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution while thousands of hectares of forest burn.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As we enter the 56th annual commemoration of Hispanic/Latino heritage in the United States, it is an opportunity to reflect on the history of the Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO) — one of NLC’s six constituency groups. Founded in 1976, HELO has a proud history of leadership within NLC.

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ParkTalk podcast

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As the weather changes and the scenery shifts from summer green to fall yellow, ecologist Scott Kobal from the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County talks about the environmental changes during nature's transition to fall. As the weather changes and the scenery shifts from summer green to fall yellow, ecologist Scott Kobal from the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County talks about the environmental changes during nature's transition to fall.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in 2021 provided a lifeline for local governments through its State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, which awarded every municipality a portion of $65.1 billion in funding.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Phillipsburg, NJ expands their partnership with the government management software provider to streamline operations and government services in the municipality.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are getting very excited to travel to Atlanta (in just one week!) to connect with thousands of our closest park and recreation friends at the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference. And on today’s episode, we’re talking with someone who is local to the Atlanta area and might have some insider tips if you’ll be joining us next week. Jamiah Flagg, CPRP, is the operations coordinator at Douglasville Parks and Recreation in Georgia, and after sharing a blog post with us about her 2023 conference experience,

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 1, 2024

With the recent passing of one of our founding and long-serving board members, Joel Fleishman, I am both deeply saddened and profoundly grateful for having known him as a dear friend, mentor and colleague. It’s simple: Without Joel, I would not be here as the Partnership’s founding president and CEO, and I would have missed out on the opportunity to lead the remarkable work and impact of this organization.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Join StateTech as we cover NASCIO Annual 2024 from Sept. 29-Oct. 2.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Over the course of the last few years, no technology has transformed how the world functions, or presented opportunities for advancement more than artificial intelligence (AI). At Google, AI is in our DNA. As a pioneer in AI , we have spent the last two decades leveraging AI to organize the world’s information, make it useful, and to bring commercial-grade data analytics, security and gen AI to the public sector.

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