GAO (US Government Accountability Office)
OCTOBER 17, 2024
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.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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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Princeton Public Library
OCTOBER 15, 2024
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.
Super Library Marketing
OCTOBER 14, 2024
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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NLC (National League of Cities)
OCTOBER 14, 2024
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.
Next City
OCTOBER 18, 2024
What if human dignity became our north star for policymaking around household debt? A new book explores the possibility.
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Google Public Sector
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Today, Google Public Sector is gathering customers and partners in Washington, D.C. for its annual Google Public Sector Summit, an event focusing on the “art of the possible” in AI, cybersecurity, and data analysis for government customers. In 2023, we gathered the government technology community to explore and share best practices on how to get started with AI.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2024
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.
NLC (National League of Cities)
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 15, 2024
McKinsey senior partner Pankaj Sachdeva discusses how real estate companies can capture opportunities in the data center industry.
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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.
American City & Country
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards. Since 2004, the Crown Communities awards have recognized government projects with long-term implications for a city/county/municipality and its constituents. Nominees can cover the gamut of government projects from water supply to streets and highways, parks and recreation to wastewater collection and treatment, public finance, public transportation, stormwater and f
Super Library Marketing
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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.
NLC (National League of Cities)
OCTOBER 14, 2024
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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Farmers are increasingly prioritizing productivity. A shift toward operations-focused solutions underscores a broader trend in agriculture, where efficiency and sustainability are becoming paramount.
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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.
GAO (US Government Accountability Office)
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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.
Google Public Sector
OCTOBER 15, 2024
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.
Homeroom
OCTOBER 17, 2024
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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 14, 2024
When it comes to supply chain resilience, have companies taken their eyes off the ball?
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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.
Policy & Politics Journal blog
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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.
OpenGov
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Has your agency taken measures to be more inclusive, where opportunities are equally accessible? And if so, have those measures gone beyond employee recruitment and retention? You see, diversity can […] The post Government Supplier Diversity: The Path to a Stronger Community appeared first on OpenGov.
State Tech Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2024
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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 16, 2024
With pandemic-related volatility subsiding, the strategies separating industry leaders from their peers are coming into focus.
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AWS Public Sector Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Leaders in higher education recognize that generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), cloud computing, and other advanced technologies are rapidly changing how education and research happen on campus. Whether through data-driven administrative decision-making, generative AI infrastructure for research, or enhanced learning tools for the classroom, higher education institutions are developing and applying technology in innovative and helpful ways.
NLC (National League of Cities)
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Co-authored by National League of Cities intern Jenna Spencer The Collaborative Reform Initiative Continuum of Technical Assistance Services program, offered by the Department of Justice through their Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), works with law enforcement agencies to help reform their organizations.
State Tech Magazine
OCTOBER 14, 2024
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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 14, 2024
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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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.
AWS Public Sector Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2024
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.
Google Public Sector
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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
State Tech Magazine
OCTOBER 16, 2024
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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Global payments are becoming simpler for users, but complexity keeps growing behind the scenes. This year’s report explores this paradox and the options for providers.
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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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