American City & Country

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

State and local governments employed 20.5 million as of October 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Among those workers, there was an increase in the number who quit (about 22,000) in September, the BLS reported. Job openings in September 2024 in state and local governments in the U.S. totaled 703,000, says the BLS. So, if local governments need to hire qualified workers to replace those leaving, where can they turn to when recruiting?

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library Amanda Weakley was pursuing a master’s degree in English when a comment from a professor changed the course of her career. “I took an elective in Library Science,” recalls Amanda. “The class went well, and the professor commented that I would be a great librarian. Shortly after that, I noticed a vacancy at a local library and applied.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Agencies’ improved grades on the 18th FITARA scorecard reflect their growing commitment to enhancing their IT infrastructure and management practices. This iteration of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard saw agencies achieve the highest number of A grades ever recorded, with 13 out of 24 agencies receiving top marks and 10 others securing B grades.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We asked five executives what’s top of mind as they deploy funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to close the digital divide in their states.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The phrase “cloud-native apps” gets thrown around a lot. But 9 times out of 10, what we’re really talking about is Software as a Service, especially among state and local government agencies that don’t necessarily have the in-house staff to develop, manage and secure their own apps in the cloud. Many state and local government agencies are eager to transition whatever applications and functions they can into a SaaS environment and minimize what they must keep on-premises.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) 1 published its “Report on Nonbank Mortgage Servicing 2024” 2 (the Report) earlier this year. This nearly-50-page document concluded that nonbank mortgage servicers (NMSs) collectively are a potential threat to financial stability. However, in my view, the Report’s recommendations are not well-constructed, particularly because they fail to address head-on that threat’s actual root cause: two long-established mo

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Are you attending the Charleston Conference next week? Against the Grain (ATG) is seeking brief reports for the “And They Were There” column. The column will be published in ATG beginning in early 2025. OPTION A - Individual session report(s) A short report (100-200 words) on an individual session or sessions. Highlight what resonated, met the reporter’s expectations (or didn’t), and any take-away memorable points.

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