OpenGov

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The combination has led the federal government to release […] The post Housing Shortage? Almost 1 in 4 office spaces across the country sit empty. At the same time, communities are growing faster than ever. Here’s How to Get Federal Dollars to Transform Office Spaces into Homes in Your Community appeared first on OpenGov.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

State and local governments employed 20.5 Job openings in September 2024 in state and local governments in the U.S. So, if local governments need to hire qualified workers to replace those leaving, where can they turn to when recruiting? Hire in-house recruiters. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Sarah Schaefer, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Article by Pam Blumenthal, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 21, 2025

In addition to providing shelter and other services to the unhoused, many FBOs are turning to the redevelopment or adaptive reuse of their properties for permanent affordable housing, as both an extension of their mission and a way to leverage their assets to address financial constraints.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If a local government wants to re-do its IT setup, its leaders should collaborate with knowledgeable teammates, says Matt Sprague , industry strategy director, local government at Trimble , a U.S.-based He urges government administrators to ask prospective vendors how their company is working to make processes better.

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GCN

MARCH 22, 2024

The new law lets municipalities know exactly how much affordable housing they have to build. It’s an approach that states are increasingly trying in an effort to pressure local governments to increase affordable options.

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GCN

MAY 6, 2024

A new book by Charles Marohn and Daniel Herriges of Strong Towns encourages local officials to promote small-scale developments, even if it means using city financial tools to get them off the ground.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 16, 2024

NLC’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Development team helps cities meet their economic security needs by building robust and inclusive economies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Social Security cards, birth certificates, and proof of disability are crucial for accessing services and applying for housing. If this individual remained in custody, they could have lost their bed in the shelter, requiring a restart of their journey towards being permanently housed. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The initiative brings together a coalition of Fortune 500 companies and other employers, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and education leaders to better prepare learners for entry-level tech careers. West Virginia’s partnership with the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance represents a strategic investment in our future.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 28, 2024

They work with local leaders and residents to ensure that properties are transitioned to responsible owners, resulting in long-term benefits like stable housing and economic opportunity. 31 of The Road Ahead ) 2. The post Why Land Banks Matter appeared first on Center for Community Progress.

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GCN

MAY 10, 2024

The housing crisis may be too big for state and local governments to overcome. That’s why hospitals are stepping in to remedy housing and health care gaps.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 23, 2024

Missing middle housing refers to housing that provides diverse housing options along the spectrum of affordability, which includes duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and bungalows. Middle housing is not eligible for tax credits or most other federal, state or local government subsidies.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 6, 2023

On the heels of a notable year when it comes to federal investments in communities, there are increasingly more opportunities for city leaders and local governments to prioritize healthy housing for all residents.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 10, 2024

Amazon DataZone is a data management service that makes it faster and easier for customers to catalog, discover, share, and govern data stored across AWS, on premises, and third-party sources. Businesses face tough challenges in achieving data governance, like compliance, security, scalability and management overhead.

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 27, 2025

Highlighting findings from NASCIO 2024 Mid-Year Conference and a study on AI implementation, this article looks at the opportunities and challenges AI presents for government leaders. Here we explore the AI challenges state and local agencies face and six best practices to guide government AI adoption strategies.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

All modern organizations, including state and local government agencies, have data platforms to house, transfer, modify and manage their digital information. State and local governments would do well to modernize their data platforms effectively. But an organization shouldn’t stop at simply having a data platform.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In September 2023, the White House hosted the first-ever Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities. The National League of Cities joined representatives from local governments and resilience leaders across the country to start a dialogue and knit together the work and leadership taking place […] Source

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In our experience, in-house technical resources, whether permanent IT staff members or consultants, is important for any public library undertaking a similar project,” said Mark. For any organization lacking in-house expertise, AWS Educate offers no cost, self-paced online training resources for cloud beginners.

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GCN

APRIL 5, 2024

Adam Schiff and Jimmy Gomez cosponsored legislation that would direct the Housing and Urban Development Secretary to help refashion certain federal, state and local government properties into affordable residential rental projects. California Reps.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

The city worked with government technology (GovTech) company Wi-Fiber, a network infrastructure provider using AWS Direct Connect from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Canton’s public safety, traffic management, parks and recreations, libraries, community centers, city hall, and housing authority have all benefited from a unique user experience.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2025

Google's experiences across the Public Sector have led us to offer an adaptable framework for governments for defining and refining your governments AI & data access strategy. Defining a government Data Access Platform (DAP): A platform where individuals and businesses can easily find and access government data.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

OCTOBER 3, 2024

State and local governments are exploring ways to take a more direct role in financing, preserving, and developing housing to address the nation’s housing shortage with an array of public development models, according to a new policy brief by the NYU Furman Center and its Housing Solutions Lab.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In September 2021, Japan took a leap with the establishment of its Digital Agency and the creation of the government cloud. The Digital Agency’s government cloud As the central command for Japan’s digital transformation, the Digital Agency began pursuing the development of a government cloud in 2021.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 31, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announcing the government hit the debt ceiling and would begin taking “extraordinary measures” to conserve cash in order to prevent a default on the nation’s debt. On January 19, 2023, U.S.

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State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As supplemental federal COVID-19 funding runs out and inflation makes it increasingly more expensive for state and local governments to borrow money, department budgets will remain tight.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

State and local policymakers around the country are working to address America’s severe housing shortage, by considering, and implementing, a wide range of policies in the hopes of increasing housing supply. “This is a moment of ferment—and experimentation—in land use policy,” writes Noah M. .”

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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GCN

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Election-year politics derailed an effort to raise the amount in state and local taxes married couples could deduct. Local governments argued an increase in the cap would help “hardworking American families facing higher federal tax bills.”

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 10, 2023

Preparing for wildfires, drought, flooding, sea level rise, extreme heat and other climate changes are now core considerations in the basic functions of local governments — from zoning codes to capital improvement programs. City leaders across the U.S. are advancing community resilience strategies to adapt to more extreme weather.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the White House announced , “$1 Billion in Funding for First-Ever State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program,” in an effort to put money into the hands of local governments to mitigate against hacks and prevent exposure of sensitive government data as a result of data breaches.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 14, 2024

Local governments are increasingly looking to incorporate electric vehicles (EVs) into their fleets, says Suncheth Bhat , chief business officer at EV Realty , a firm that helps companies and other organizations across industries optimize their EV fleet operations. He sees a lot of growth potential in local government fleets.

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GovPilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Yet, if you’re in a local government that still uses paper-based workflows or an in-house server-based computer system for storing government data, you may not truly understand what the cloud is or what the technology means for localities.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 6, 2024

The American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA’s) $65 billion in direct federal grants to all of America’s 19,000-plus cities, towns, and villages provided both necessary budget relief and made local governments a principal part of the nation’s solution to reversing pandemic-related declines in housing stability.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As the voice of America’s cities, towns and villages, NLC was a popular resource on issues impacting local governments. Journalists turned to NLC for comments and expert clarification on a variety of issues ranging from public safety, housing, local authority, health […] Source

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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 15, 2025

Housing and building code enforcement is one of local governments most important tools to stabilize and strengthen neighborhoods. It also forms the foundation of other strategies to address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties, including land banking.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

At AWS re:Invent 2022, I connected with inspiring customers around the world who are using the cloud to drive innovation in government, education, nonprofit, space, and healthcare. Today’s citizens expect a frictionless experience when interacting with government. And many are rising to the challenge. Looking ahead.

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