State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With this rollout, Microsoft becomes an even bigger player in the field of emerging AI tools, and likely the single largest one for many state and local government employees. With Microsoft’s Copilot, many government workers will use approved AI tools overtly in their jobs for the first time.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Oftentimes, these types of government employees are the ones who want insight into how they can improve at their roles and grow within your local government.

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State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Notebooks are the centerpiece of many state and local government employees’ worlds, especially in the era of digital work, and this key piece of gear must be lightweight and fast. The new ASUS Zenbook Pro 14 is a sleek system that includes a powerful processor and features that surpass those of many desktop computers.

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Barrett & Greene

MAY 6, 2024

Over the years, we’ve chatted with high school and college students about the potential of careers working for state and local governments. These efforts are paying off in some places, but we think that many cities, counties and states are missing out on a potentially more persuasive approach.

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GovPilot

JANUARY 16, 2024

Government employees who dedicate their personal time and extraordinary effort supporting the community are not often thanked or appreciated outwardly enough by other staff members or supervisors.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Do you know what will differentiate you from being just an employee to a good employee? What makes a good government employee isn’t that different from what makes a good employee, period. Q: How can we help coach government employees who are feeling burnt out? The answer is both simple and complex.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 21, 2024

” That is how one local government HR leader described the challenge of attracting and retaining talent in today’s intensely competitive labor market. City government employees today have different expectations about where, how, and why they want to work. They […] Source

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MAY 7, 2024

Department of Labor released its final rule on overtime protections that increases the salary thresholds required to exempt a salaried bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee from federal overtime pay requirements. This […] Source

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Over the years, we’ve written a great deal about ways in which government officials can improve their relationship with the press. We know there’s a lot of frustration in state and local governments about the coverage (or lack of coverage) they receive.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2022

While the digitization of government services and operations has helped enhance the constituent experience, it has also increased the cyber threat surface for governments of all sizes. In 2020, 79 ransomware attacks hit government organizations, amounting to nearly $19 billion in downtime and recovery costs 1.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 1, 2024

With Gemini, we continue to accelerate our public sector customers’ missions across education, research, state and local governments, and federal, exemplified by our work with Walden University , The Illinois Department of Employment Security , the National Institutes of Health (NIH) , and others.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 25, 2024

No question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice president, worldwide systems engineering at Lookout. Either outcome allows the attacker to impersonate or spy on the victim, potentially exposing sensitive government data.” His firm is a data-centric cloud security company.

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 2, 2022

While some government employees can complete their day-to-day responsibilities without leaving City Hall, most must spend some time out in the community. Historically, this has meant employees must wait to file reports when they return to their office space.

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GCN

DECEMBER 12, 2022

State and local government employees say that they expect fraud to increase, and they would like to spend more time preventing than investigating it, a new survey found.

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ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

If you are a federal employee, be prepared to say goodbye to presidential appointees and to have new leaders. Many state and local government employees will experience these federal changes too. Many also will experience change based on state and local elections.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

MissionSquare Research Institute started surveying state and local government employees in May 2020 about the job, financial, and personal […] Source. While that anxiety began as an outgrowth of the pandemic and then the Great Resignation, it has persisted and continues to evolve.

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Partnership for Public Service

APRIL 3, 2025

Next Steps: Stay connected Now more than ever, government employees need a trusted partner to help move the needle on AI adoption. For decades, the Partnership has served as a resource for public-service professionals who seek best practices for making government more effective. To learn more, visit aicenterforgovernment.org.

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Google Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

government and wants to lead the way in technology transformation–whether that’s being the first government agency to move their email to the cloud or using gen AI to generate meeting notes for employees working from home. The GSA manages operations for the U.S. Click here to start exploring the best of Next.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

These learning efforts have produced tangible results: 60,000 government employees trained in data science, artificial intelligence (AI), leadership, and digital transformation in Abu Dhabi; a more resilient public infrastructure in the Philippines ; and heightened digital sophistication through data literacy for the Department of Defense.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Deep learning image analysis and high-performant yet cost-effective architectures on Amazon Web Services (AWS) can modernize constituent experiences and improve digital interactions with government. The desktop web interface government officials use to triage issues, described in detail in the following section.

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Government Technology Insider

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation are transformative technologies for state and local government agencies as they look to improve service delivery and citizen and worker experience. The key to quantifying the benefits is by forging partnerships between state and local governments and industries.

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GovLoop

MARCH 18, 2024

The Feds In Motion Challenge also kicks off Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) on May 6, a week set aside annually to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of federal, state, and local government employees. And it isn’t just a fun wellness event.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 16, 2023

While we generally write about the use of performance measurements in the realm of state and local government, lessons can be learned about their use – and their potential flaws – from a wide variety of sources, including major league baseball.

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Google Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

government and wants to lead the way in technology transformation–whether that’s being the first government agency to move their email to the cloud or using gen AI to generate meeting notes for employees working from home. The GSA manages operations for the U.S. Click here to start exploring the best of Next.

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GovLoop

APRIL 29, 2024

At GovLoop, we’re always excited to offer meaningful online training to government employees who need to stay up to date on the latest technology and trends in order to serve constituents effectively. PT to hear from state and local government leaders about how to implement zero-trust principles. ET/11-11:50 a.m.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Here are her suggestions to keep government agencies cyber-secure. In August 2019, 23 local governments, from one end of Texas to another, were hit by ransomware. Have a Plan, and Practice. But then Rainosek’s team thought, “Well, what if there had been 100 ransomware attacks? There’s more to this world than money,” she opined.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

Pension fund management from past to present The history of the pension fund industry dates back centuries, but the modern pension fund industry can be traced back to the 19th century when pension plans were established for government employees in the United States and Europe.

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Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This can be particularly difficult when a new administration comes in, and the support of leadership declines. · * Many efforts – notably those that have been dubbed “stat” programs can run the risk of being perceived as ‘gotcha” exercises.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

People entering the government IT workforce now have different expectations than their older colleagues, and that needs to be reflected in how agencies define those jobs, said one state chief information officer. In the past, many government employees were looking for a pension, which meant they would be around for 20 or 30 years.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Despite this, many federal, state and local governments are hesitant to adopt cloud computing. Without agility, government employees cannot react to fluid circumstances quickly and efficiently. An interview with Brad Bowers, Director, Enterprise Cybersecurity, SHI. Boost Agility.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Of those 2,504 people surveyed, 411 are workers employed by federal, state, or local governments across the country. (To government for a long time , so this prevalence is unsurprising. In fact, 59% of government employees nationally, and an identical percentage from the D.C. metro area. 2023 survey data.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 29, 2020

Several state and local government websites, as well as healthcare providers, are turning to Google Cloud for our CDN offering for this very reason. Google Meet lets government employees, like social workers, engage with clients and deliver services virtually from the safety of their homes.

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Partnership for Public Service

JANUARY 18, 2023

The federal tech workforce Less than 4% of all federal IT workers are under age 30, and a growing number are near retirement age, a disparity that partly explains why hundreds of IT positions are currently listed on USAJOBS, the government’s central hiring website.

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Partnership for Public Service

JANUARY 18, 2023

Less than 4% of all federal IT workers are under age 30, and a growing number are near retirement age, a disparity that partly explains why hundreds of IT positions are currently listed on USAJOBS, the government’s central hiring website.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In the DC area, I argued that the creation of a Capital Trails Coalition by advocates was a duplication of what the Metropolitan Transportation Organization--the conglomeration of local governments tasked by the federal government with coordinating transportation planning at the metropolitan and regional scales--should already be doing, although I (..)

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These workloads could include agents built to help government employees streamline workflows and code development, gain deeper insights from data to drive better decision-making, and enhance the agency's cybersecurity posture to navigate evolving threats. state and local government and education (SLED) initiatives.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2023

For years, Google has been working with state and local governments to focus on the needs of the mission, using data to improve the constituent experience and offer more accessible digital services, while helping government workers operate more efficiently. AI has also helped communities get better access to government services.

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