Fri.Oct 25, 2024

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As cyber threats evolve, cities and counties need to safeguard staffers’ mobile devices

American City & Country

No question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice president, worldwide systems engineering at Lookout. His firm is a data-centric cloud security company. It uses a defense-in-depth strategy to address the different stages of modern cybersecurity attacks, which now start with infiltrations of mobile devices.

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Good Governance: Why it Matters to You and Your Community

NLC (National League of Cities)

Authored by Christine Butterfield, Senior Manager, Baker Tilly Public Sector Advisory Are you an elected official serving on a council or board? Have you observed peers who display one or more of these behaviors?

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Reinventing Rolls-Royce: A conversation with CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Since Tufan Erginbilgiç took the helm of the iconic brand, its share price has surged. Profits have more than doubled. How he did it is a case study in the art of corporate transformation.

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Project Yellow Light: Giving Youth Voices a Media Platform to Promote Road Safety

NLC (National League of Cities)

Authored by Vicky Chen, Manager, Corporate Communications & Marketing, Clear Channel Outdoor It’s a new school year, and roads and sidewalks are seeing increased traffic and activity, from school buses picking up and dropping off students to young drivers navigating their way to classes and extracurriculars.

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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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How federal agencies can optimize document processing using advanced AI with human oversight

AWS Public Sector Blog

Federal agencies typically collect, manage, use, and distribute a wide array of documents. Storing and distributing federal agency documents is often a complicated process; documents can range from structured formats to free-flowing documentation with personal identifiable information (PII) that needs careful redaction. The various types of PII included in images, handwritten notes, and signatures add layers of complexity to processing tasks that identify PII and sensitive information.

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Sixty years of innovation: Key moments in business technology

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

From semiconductors to cell phones to generative AI, here are 25 breakthroughs that changed business forever.

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How the Modern Data Center Raises the Stakes for Network Reliability

GovLoop

The data center network has evolved dramatically in recent years. What was once seen as simply a collection of switches and ports has become more of a distributed system that manages the flow of information through a large, complex computer. This model makes it possible for agencies to scale operations in ways previously unimaginable and to pivot quickly to emerging solutions, such as artificial intelligence.

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Bamboo Health minimizes downtime for critical services with Amazon RDS blue/green deployments

AWS Public Sector Blog

In the world of prescription drug monitoring, pharmacies rely on continuous access to data and software for responding to vital patient needs. This post highlights how one digital healthcare technology organization, Bamboo Health , provides critical access to prescription-monitoring services with the help of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS).

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Chesapeake, WV Deployed Report A Concern Module With GovPilot

GovPilot

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

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Re: Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC GA Update: Empowering Public Sector Innovation - Updated Oct 23

Microsoft Public Sector

@DanNarloch , thanks for the info. The roadmap has let me down on this subject since I first heard about Copilot. It's been the place I'm pointed when I ask, but I can never find Copilot in the list when filtered to Copilot for M365 and GCC. I'd ask Copilot to help, but you know.

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Overcoming Operational Challenges in Parks & Recreation

Speaker: Noratek

Maintaining parks and recreation facilities efficiently is no easy task, especially when faced with scheduling issues, aging infrastructure, and inconsistent inspections. Join us for this insightful webinar where we explore the most common challenges departments like yours are facing and how digital tools like CityReporter can help you streamline operations, ensure safety, and make better use of your resources.

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CFP: Biographies Area of the 2025 Popular Culture Association Conference (PCA) Conference

A Library Writer's Blog

CFP: Biographies Area of the 2025 Popular Culture Association Conference (PCA) Conference The Biographies Area of the Popular Culture Association (PCA) is soliciting papers for the 2025 conference that examine the connections between biography and popular culture. Papers and full panel presentations regarding any aspect of popular culture and biography are encouraged.

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October 2024 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

Release News SharePoint Online New Restricted Access Control (RAC) insights and policy options, plus SharePoint site owner visibility SharePoint September 2024 Product Update details Teams Speed dial customization using line keys for non-touch phones and sidecars - GCC October, GCCH November Microsoft 365 Office LTSC 2024 for Windows and Office LTSC 2024 for Mac are generally available Newsworthy Highlights Cloud Policy service now available to Microsoft 365 government cloud customers The Cloud

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Is Gov. Keeping Up? The Digital Lag w/ Jennifer Pahlka & Lloyd Levine (Technology vs. Government Ep. 1)

Policy Chats

In this episode, Author of Recoding America, Jennifer Pahlka, talks with the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about government's current challenges regarding technology implementation and utilization. This is the first episode in our 11-part series, Technology vs. Government, featuring former California State Assemblymember Lloyd Levine. Thank you so much to our generous sponsor for this episode, the Wall Street Journal.

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Is Government Keeping Up? The Digital Lag w/ Jennifer Pahlka (Technology vs. Government Ep. 1)

Policy Chats

In this episode, Author of Recoding America, Jennifer Pahlka, talks with the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about government's current challenges regarding technology implementation and utilization. This is the first episode in our 11-part series, Technology vs. Government, featuring former California State Assemblymember Lloyd Levine. Thank you so much to our generous sponsor for this episode, the Wall Street Journal.

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Boost Revenue With Simple Short-Term Rental Registration and Tax Collections

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.