GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Ten years ago, when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) became one of the first agencies to elevate customer experience (CX) to top priority, leaders created a path toward better serving veterans and their families through improved communications, easier access to information and a focus on restoring veterans’ trust in the agency. In doing so, it also created a path for other agencies to improve the experiences of their own customers.

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Grants4Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As we approach 2025 and the anticipated changes that a new federal administration will bring, nonprofit leaders, grant writers, and fundraisers must be proactive to safeguard and sustain their funding sources. While we cannot predict exactly what will happen, we do know that preparation is critical. In the face of such uncertainty, it is more important now, than ever, to be as strategic and organized as possible.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Climate change is a global issue, but its localized impacts can vary significantly across different regions. While some areas are experiencing extreme drought, others are witnessing devastating flash floods. These extreme events, and water quantity and quality issues more broadly, are pressing concerns in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, further aggravated by the uncertain impacts of climate change.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

At the state and local level, adopting AI remains only one of a long list of IT priorities. Even when AI is near the top, data and systems often need updates to prepare for it. Scot Barker, Chief Innovation Officer for Burlington, Vermont, carefully considers each AI application before using it. “I really have to dive into how I implement new technology on a limited budget,” he said. “There’s not a lot of room for me to say ‘It will be cool to explore this.'”

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Understanding your network traffic is key to improving your security posture. Network traffic analysis tools are one way to dive into network findings and events. Malcolm is a powerful, open source network traffic analysis tool suite created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to aid public and private sector customers in improving their network security monitoring and incident response.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

No state or local entity should assume that it’s too small or innocuous to undergo a cyberattack. Hackers will breach every government network eventually, and agencies that are underfunded and overconfident in their cyber defenses make successful attacks all-too-easy. To manage and recover from a cyber event, organizations need updated, coherent strategies — not faded handbooks pulled off a shelf.

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Policy Chats

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In this episode, John Thomas Flynn, Former CIO for the States of California and Massachusetts talks with the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about government's current challenges regarding technology implementation and utilization. This is the second episode in our 11-part series, Technology vs. Government, featuring former California State Assemblymember Lloyd Levine.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Print 0 46 false false false EN-GB X-NONE AR-SA In the autumn of 1972 I visited a town called Puerto Lumbreras, located in the Province of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It had just been affected by a major flash flood, the effect of a gota fria meteorological phenomenon of the kind that so devastated Valencia in October 2024. The Rambla de Nogalte stream, which runs through the centre of town, was a mass of churned-up mud.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The National League of Cities (NLC) has launched a national Aviation Advisory Forum on Air Mobility and Drone Integration to bring together cities, towns and villages as drones and air taxis expand operations in the U.S.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Welcome to “Grammar Kerfuffles,” a blog series from DH Leonard Consulting that you will see here on the semi-regular. We will explore fun grammar insights that elevate the power of the written word in grant writing. If you like “fun” and “grammar” being next to each other in the previous sentence, this blog series is for you. If you do not (yet), hang out here with us for a bit.

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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.

Parks And Recreation

NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The 2024-25 United States Supreme Court Term officially kicked off on Monday, October 7. Several significant cases that could impact local governments and their interests are before the court this term.

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GovPilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

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

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Call for Book Chapter Proposals for Item Not Found: Accounting for Loss in Libraries, Archives and Other Heritage and Memory Organizations Editors: Anna Chen, Rebecca Fenning Marschall, Molly McGuire, Nina Schneider, and Emily D. Spunaugle Loss is inevitable in heritage preservation, and a nuanced understanding of the fundamental role of loss is essential to collections preservation, permanence, and sustainability.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Sustainability and Environmental Resilience in Parks — Episode 163 On today’s episode of Open Space Radio, I’m excited to share our collab episode with GovLove Podcast, which we recorded live back in October at the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference. This was our first live episode recording — with an audience. So, besides the obvious nerves that came along with that, it was such a fun, enriching conversation and it definitely won’t be our last!

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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.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Detroit announced it is on track to become the largest city in the U.S. to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment for taxes and other fees. The city said it is using a secure platform managed by PayPal for the new crypto payment option, which city residents will be able to begin using by the middle of 2025, according to a Nov. 7 press release. Cryptocurrency is a digital currency that is cryptographically sent from one blockchain network user to another, according to the National Institute o

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