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Federal jobs in Hawaii and Alaska—Sounds like a dream. So why are they so hard to fill?

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

You might think job hunters would be clamoring for an opportunity to work from a winter wonderland like Alaska or island paradises like Hawaii and the U.S. territories in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. But the federal government has struggled.

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Q&A: GSA’s Chief AI Officer on the Future of Generative AI

FedTech Magazine

Zach Whitman, the General Services Administration’s chief AI officer and data scientist, reminds his colleagues that the GSA was one of the first agencies to adopt email and internet access for the government workplace. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that GSA has fully embraced experimenting with generative AI, an emerging technology that has similar potential to transform the workplace, Whitman says.

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Conquering the fall election daze

Princeton Public Library

As we find ourselves deep in the days building up to the presidential election, it’s easy to either compartmentalize our fears or The post Conquering the fall election daze appeared first on Princeton Public Library.

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Navigate Library Alerts Seamlessly: 7 Proven Messaging Techniques

Super Library Marketing

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library A few weeks ago, I received a question from a reader. The email read, “My library has recently dealt with many unexpected closures and disruptions in service. Our AC went down during a heatwave, our drive-thru will be closed for three days due to road repair, our parking lot was closed for resealing, our meeting rooms are short on tables due to some faulty wheels, our entrance was temporarily closed due to construction, our catalog wil

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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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Advancing Understanding of Indigenous History  

NLC (National League of Cities)

Authored by: Renée M. Chacon, City of Commerce City, CO  this year, the City of Commerce City, CO, will heighten its acknowledgement of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which is recognized on the second Monday of October each year across the United States.

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An Abolitionist Approach to Debt

Next City

What if human dignity became our north star for policymaking around household debt? A new book explores the possibility.

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Native American Tribes Defend Their Very Heritage Against Ransomware

FedTech Magazine

For the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, a tribe of nearly 40,000 in Shawnee, Okla., guarding against a potential loss of data related to its history, language and culture is a huge priority. That means protecting tribal history at CPN’s Cultural Heritage Center museum and data in the Tribal Rolls Department, which handles membership, including tribal enrollment, burial insurance and tribal ID cards.

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Accelerating chemical revenues in the era of gen AI

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Industry players are standing up “win rooms” to mobilize frontline sales and subsequently modernize their operating models to capture the full benefits of generative AI.

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Opportunities for Municipal Paid Leave Policies

NLC (National League of Cities)

Paid leave can take many forms, including paid family and medical leave, paid sick time, paid time off and bereavement leave. At the federal, state and local level, there are varying laws that require both government and non-government employees to receive a combination of paid and unpaid leave.

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U.S. Department of Education Launches $1 Million CTE CHIPS Challenge

Homeroom

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today launched the Career and Technical Education (CTE) CHIPS Challenge, a $1 million prize competition, funded by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V) that seeks to expand student recruitment, training, and placement strategies in good-paying semiconductor fabrication (fab) construction and advanced manufacturing Continue Reading The post U.S.

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Easy to Do Business With: Why Simplifying Business Licensing Is a Best Practice

Many business license applications still can't be completed online, creating a frustrating user experience and lowering compliance. Shifting to a digital process makes it easier for staff and businesses alike. This guide covers: How to build a licensing and registration experience that works for your staff and local businesses. Why technology is your best partner for improving licensing and registration compliance.

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A new era of partnership: Unveiling Google Public Sector's enhanced Partner Program

Google Public Sector

Google Public Sector is excited today to launch its enhanced Partner Program, designed to empower partners to achieve success in the public sector market. Unveiled at Public Sector Partner Connect 2024 , this enhanced program – under the Partner Advantage Program umbrella – introduces several new initiatives focused on accelerating growth, fostering deeper collaboration, and maximizing profitability for our valued partners.

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What the real estate industry needs to know about data centers

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

McKinsey senior partner Pankaj Sachdeva discusses how real estate companies can capture opportunities in the data center industry.

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How Cities’ Infrastructure Projects Change Lives 

NLC (National League of Cities)

Co-authored by NLC Interns Atiya Chiphe Damion DeShield and Jack Sirianni People are the reason America’s cities, towns and villages are busy rebuilding our infrastructure. With over 2,100+ locally-led federal infrastructure rebuilding projects started with federal and local funding, many great projects are changing lives – making us safer and removing barriers.

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The Five-Second Trick That Improves the Deliverability of Your Library’s Email Promotions

Super Library Marketing

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 262 There’s one teeny, tiny thing that you can do to make sure your library’s emails not only make it into the inbox of your recipients but also build a connection with the people who sign up for your emails. And it only takes you five seconds to take this step! I’m going to share that tip in this episode of the Library Marketing Show.

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Empower Digital Government: Strategic Workbook for Modern Transformation

Digital transformation is reshaping government interactions, bringing agencies closer to the communities they serve. However, while many have adopted new digital tools, few have implemented comprehensive strategies to maximize their benefits. Our Strategic Workbook for Modern Government offers a step-by-step guide to developing a sustainable digital strategy.

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China’s Foreign Investments Significantly Outpace the United States. What does that mean?

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

China is the world's largest investor in other countries—providing funding to build infrastructure like roads and railways, energy supplies, telecommunications, and more. Through these efforts China has expanded its influence globally, posing.

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The McKinsey Crossword: Executive Order | No. 202

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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Analysing policy actors’ preferences for different modes of governing in local government 

Policy & Politics Journal blog

by Bram Verschuere Many (local) governments worldwide experiment with citizen participation in policy decision-making. Engaging citizens is assumed to be an answer to the real or perceived crisis of representative democracy.

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State and Local Governments Can Leverage LLMs for Better Document Management

State Tech Magazine

Large language models, or LLMs, underpin that state and local governments are looking to achieve with artificial intelligence. While these powerful models help bring generative AI to life, they need to be handled with care to ensure privacy and security, among other considerations. With many state and local entities hoping to tap the promise of AI, it’s worth taking a close look at LLMs and how they work.

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7 Signs Your Local Government ERP Is Holding You Back: A Guide for Small Municipalities

Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.

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

American City & Country

Implementing modern software solutions to streamline registration and tax collection processes empowers government agencies to maximize revenue while enhancing service delivery for residents. 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.

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Responsible AI: A business imperative for telcos

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Telcos that use responsible AI frameworks can unlock new revenue streams and spur long-awaited growth.

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Strengthening cyber resilience through global collaboration

Open Access Government - Technology News

At the Singapore International Cyber Week, Dr Richard Horne, the CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), spoke about the need for global collaboration to tackle the growing gap between escalating cyber threats and our defence capabilities As our society increasingly relies on technology, the risks associated with cyber threats are also rising, making it important to increase our resilience.

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Election Cybersecurity Is a Matter of National Security

State Tech Magazine

U.S. elections have never been as reliant on IT as they are today, which also means that their integrity has never been so susceptible to being undermined by cyberattackers and everyday data leaks. From voter registration databases to electronic voting machines, our election infrastructure is in hackers’ crosshairs, and hardening it is a matter of national security.

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ASPA TIMES Magazine: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation. This edition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in public administration, including guest columns, insights for the field and interviews with city government DEI officers about their work at the local level.

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Review: HP LaserJet Enterprise M480f Laser Multifunction Printer Drives Productivity

FedTech Magazine

Printing remains an important part of the workday for most federal users, whether they are working onsite at their agency or remotely from a home office. Stats as far back as 2009 show that federal employees on average print about 30 pages per day, totaling thousands of pages per user, per year. Advances in technology have made work more digital, but at least in the federal government there is still a lot to print, from critical items such as contracts to day-to-day office documents.

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Value creation priorities shaping medtech

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

With pandemic-related volatility subsiding, the strategies separating industry leaders from their peers are coming into focus.

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Technological innovation and opportunities for those affected by hearing loss

Open Access Government - Technology News

Assistive technologies like hearing aids and cochlear implants can enhance communication for those with hearing loss, but many people who could benefit from these devices do not use them due to technological issues. Performance issues with assistive technologies, particularly in noisy environments where these devices struggle to isolate speech from background noise, are one of the main reasons many choose to abstain from using tech like hearing aids and cochlear implants.

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‘El Paso Helps’ Places Struggling Residents in Housing or Shelters

State Tech Magazine

The city of El Paso, Texas, has produced online resources to assist individuals and families facing a housing crisis. Under the banner of El Paso Helps, the city strives to place people struggling with homelessness in shelters. People in need can interact with El Paso Helps by calling a counselor via Cisco Webex through a smart device or terminal. El Paso estimates that about 70% of at-risk individuals own a smartphone; those without access to a device can use city computer resources.

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Maximizing Municipal Budgets: Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners

Speaker: Noratek

Join this insightful webinar on how local governments can reduce costs and optimize resources. Discover how municipalities like yours are leveraging technology to enhance service delivery, reduce operational costs, and generate lasting ROI. Key Takeaways: Learn actionable steps to reduce operational costs and increase community engagement Explore how digital tools can streamline inspections and reporting Understand the financial and operational benefits of digital management solutions Hear real-

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From AI to Zero Trust: Google Cloud Security delivers comprehensive solutions for the public sector

Google Public Sector

Government organizations and agencies face significant challenges from threat actors seeking to compromise data and critical infrastructure, and impact national and economic stability. These attacks target a broad range of industries and organizations, from water security to rural health care , via external targeting and insider threats. Government organizations are in the top five industries targeted by cyberattacks, according to this year’s M-Trends report , a special look at the evolving cybe

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Reimagining US employer health benefits with innovative plan designs

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The US employer health benefits market has the opportunity to attract some 12 million members by offering innovative products that promise at least 10 percent savings and enhanced member experiences.

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Review: Microsoft Windows 365 Government Provides an Instant and Reliable Desktop on Demand

FedTech Magazine

Many agencies supported telework programs to some degree before the pandemic. As such, the transition to a high level of telework during the pandemic was not much of a challenge for them. Now that the initial rush to implement more telework is complete, the emphasis is slowly shifting to improving the efficiency of remote work while also making it more secure.

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AWS hosts inaugural Defense Industry Partner Forum

AWS Public Sector Blog

In August 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) convened more than 65 Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies at Amazon’s HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia for the inaugural AWS Defense Industry Forum. The DIB consists of more than 100,000 companies and subcontractors, which support the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and AWS joins forces with DIB partners to provide global infrastructure and cutting-edge technology to outpace our adversaries.

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A Guide For City Managers & CAOs to Achieve Operational Excellence

This guide addresses the unique operational challenges faced by smaller municipalities, such as limited resources, budget constraints, and diverse community needs. By leveraging digital tools, City Managers and Municipal Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) can streamline workflows, enhance communication, and improve service delivery. The guide covers identifying operational challenges, choosing the right software, and implementing digital solutions.