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AI PCs: Everything State and Local Agencies Need To Know

State Tech Magazine

In 2020 and 2021, many state and local government agencies invested in new PC fleets to accommodate pandemic-induced remote working conditions. We were just starting to get on Teams and Zoom all day long, Jen Larson, general manager for the commercial clients segment at Intel, tells StateTech. And the refresh cycle in the public sector is around five years.

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TotalEnergies’ tightrope transition: A talk with Patrick Pouyanné

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The chairman and CEO of the French oil major talks about why hes sticking to his strategy to gradually shift from oil to electrons, which he calls the energy of the 21st century.

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How to Grow Your City’s Healthy Housing Workforce

NLC (National League of Cities)

A pipeline of skilled and accredited professionals can not only prevent the home repair process from lagging but can also enhance local engagement opportunities and provide career pathways for communities interested in home rehab work. A healthy and safe home can promote better physical and mental health and provide a pathway to success.

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India should get ready to shine in future arenas of business growth

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The McKinsey Global Institute have identified 18 emerging fields of business likely to deliver big revenues and profits. Given its talent base and vast market, India musts miss the action in these, write Rajat Dhawan and Chris Bradley in Mint.

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How Gilbert, AZ Prepares for the Future While Protecting What Makes It Great

A top-rated place to live, Gilbert, AZ struggled with outdated short-term rental management—low compliance, lost revenue, and growing administrative strain. By adopting the GovOS Tax & Compliance suite, the Town: Increased compliance from 40% to 90% Generated over $85K in new revenue Has a single digital system to manage tasks more efficiently With a centralized hub for short-term rental registration and enforcement, Gilbert balances tourism and community needs.

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Federal Agencies Model Storms with Cloud Computing Power

FedTech Magazine

Two days before Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida in late September, the National Hurricane Center began issuing dire warnings that torrential rainfall and gusty winds from the Category 4 storm could cause catastrophic, life-threatening flooding and widespread power outages in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Forecasters used hurricane models, primarily relying on the next-generation Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), to accurately predict the hurricanes path, intensity and st

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The story of the freeway deck park in Dallas, Klyde Warren Park

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In DC, there has been discussion about decking certain street tunnels, like parts of North Capitol Street. I guess the area around Dupont Circle that's happening, but I am out of touch. Freeways do go under the National Mall, and Capitol Crossing, a real estate development, has decked I-395 at Massachusetts. Separately, for more than 20 years there has been a proposal to deck over part of DC's Union Station railyard to extend the station.

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Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence/start of the Revolutionary War | We aren't doing very well

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2007, Virginia spent a lot of time and money promoting the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown as the first successful British settlement on US soil. They especially focused on Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, but had investment programs that supported historic interpretation and tourism elsewhere in the site. They got the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to feature the anniversary as one of their threads, etc. -- Official site of America's 400th anniversary -- "Every American S