McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JANUARY 7, 2025

Connections, contexts, and capabilities can guide corporate efforts to create empowerment impact efficiently.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JANUARY 7, 2025

About one in every 500 infants is identified as deaf or hard of hearing. When left undetected, hearing loss can result in delays in speech and language, as well as social and emotional development. Early detection and treatment can help avoid this.

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Development 82

FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2025

Federal agencies must have at least 80% of their IP-enabled internet assets on IPv6 by Sept. 30, 2025. Nearly half of all government domains are now IPv6-enabled, according to the Commerce Department. That positions them to take advantage of the more stable, more secure protocol, which also offers vastly more addresses than IPv4. Domains that have not yet started an update must design new network architectures to support IPv6, as well as update devices and endpoints to handle the new standard.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 7, 2025

The service shut down with the new year (" Round and round one last time: The final day of the D.C. Circulator ," Washington Post ). I was a fan of the original, a comfortable more sporty red and silver Van Hool bus. And the service from Downtown to Georgetown/Rosslyn and eventually around the National Mall (" New DC Circulator route serving National Mall reminds us that we are neglecting connections from west to east and fail to adequately connect Georgetown to the National Mall ") made theoret

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Transportation 52

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Local Government

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JANUARY 7, 2025

Care delivery organizations and payers have accelerated efforts to expand into fast-growing industry subsegments with transact to build M&A. Six actions could bolster their chances of success.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 7, 2025

We know about congestion zones from cities like London and Stockholm, where motor vehicle operators pay a toll charge for entering the city core. London has an additional ultra low emissions zone too. A few years ago, NYC had considered creating one, but the state stopped them. They've been studying the issue for some time, a date was set (" A $15 toll to drive into part of New York has been approved, a first for a U.S. city ," AP) and the Governor of New York stopped this iteration as well (" L

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Transportation Public Transportation Voting Management 52

State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2025

Microsoft is forcing the issue of whether to upgrade to Windows 11. Organizations have until October 2025, or they must pay for updates to Windows 10. Use of Windows 10 can continue afterward, but paid support becomes necessary for patches, fixes, updates and other components. Eventually, even paid support for Windows 10 will expire. The planning path for upgrades includes assuring endpoint hardware support for the upgrade, organization-specific software compatibility and accessories compatibili

Local Government 62

Local Government Government 62

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 7, 2025

(It will take a few months, but I am working on a piece about social infrastructure and community cohesion that goes beyond the library as a hub.) The Toronto Star has introduced the Toronto the Better initiative (" Its time to make Toronto better. For the sake of the city and for all of us "). Under Mayor John Tory, his approach was one of austerity, not taxing enough to keep up with inflation, let alone new needs, or investment in declining public assets.

Campaign 52

Campaign Urban Planning Transportation Public Service 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

The incoming presidential administration of Donald Trump (Trump II) is now developing key policy priorities to implement once it takes office in January. In addition to those needed to fulfill campaign promises, various interest groups are advocating to add to that list, including calls to prioritize having Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) [1] , exit their 16-year-long conservatorships.

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Legislation Housing Campaign Voting 52