Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

JUNE 1, 2021

Emergency managers are no exception. Sometimes the position of emergency manager reports to a senior appointed official like the public works director or the fire chief. I was fortunate to work for a senior appointed official—a Deputy County Executive. Emergency managers are no exception.

Management 52

Management Elected Officials Sustainability Public Works 52

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. If it has made an impact, nominate it.

Parks And Recreation 96

Parks And Recreation Constituents Public Transportation Public Safety 96

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

How AWS and AWS Partners can help unlock more value from your data AWS provides a comprehensive set of data capabilities designed to help government, education, nonprofit, and healthcare organizations analyze and interpret data, optimize data strategy, and break down silos. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partners can help fill that gap.

Public Sector 189

Public Sector Public Safety Nonprofit Regulations 189

GovLoop

JUNE 16, 2023

But a surprising number of government records are still on paper, stored in dusty boxes and available only through manual search. Records and information, whether they’re paper or digital, are the lifeblood of government,” said Mary Ellen Buzzelli, Director of State, Local and Education Strategy at Iron Mountain Government Solutions.

Management 98

Management Security Public Works Government 98

Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Recent releases of powerful large language models demonstrate that AI technologies are advancing much faster than the standards, benchmarks, policy, governance, or accountability mechanisms necessary to keep them trustworthy. We did this as part of our work to develop the NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0).

Cultivation 123

Cultivation Development Accountability Translation 123

zencity

JANUARY 18, 2022

From my perspective, the past few years have given rise to a perfect storm – where COVID-19 is one of the biggest contributing stressors – and a storm that is unavoidable for our residents, our employees, and ourselves as city managers. As a leader and manager, this is perhaps where you are best positioned to provide support.

City Manager 52

City Manager Management Communications Social Media 52

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JUNE 25, 2023

By one account at least, Ukraine is in the midst of harnessing exactly that method to turn the energy of Russian aggression into potent fuel for an impressive program of root and branch reform of government and the public sector. The public put far more faith in civil society than in official institutions.

Public Sector 59

Public Sector Government Leadership Accountability 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Citizen-initiated projects are managed and constructed by one of the four city divisions deemed the subject area for the project (Parks and Public Lands, Public Works and Transportation, Economic Development & Neighborhoods, etc.). Is different from what I am familiar with, "back east". That was a mistake.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Transportation Economic Development Public Works 52

Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The day after the feature appeared, we got a note from a well-respected official in one of the nation’s largest counties who wrote to say that, while he was impressed at the city’s goals, he’d be surprised if it accomplished more than one or two of them.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Transportation Strategic Planning Implementation 52

Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The day after the feature appeared, we got a note from a well-respected official in one of the nation’s largest counties who wrote to say that, while he was impressed at the city’s goals, he’d be surprised if it accomplished more than one or two of them.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Transportation Strategic Planning Implementation 52

Google Public Sector

APRIL 3, 2020

In light of the current situation with COVID-19, public sector agencies are turning to the cloud more than ever, particularly as people increasingly need access to information and government services. You can learn more about our work here. ChiStreetWork is more user-friendly and coordinates all events and work projects.

Public Sector 52

Public Sector Supervision Government Agency Coordinator 52

AccessE11

JUNE 10, 2022

Responses were received from individuals in a broad range of job roles including day to day users of the system and managers needing a higher level view of service activities and issues. The remainder were reliant on manual processes including email and excel for managing the lifecycle of their citizen service requests.

Elected Officials 40

Elected Officials Local Government Engagement Management 40

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Nichole Bohner, Aquatics Division Manager, City of Round Rock, Texas “Talk to everyone! Sarah Olson, CPRP, Public Works Deputy Director of Engineering, Planning, and Development Servies, City of Kirkland, Washington “Go to a pre-conference event. And, if you haven’t already registered, there’s still time.

Parks And Recreation 40

Parks And Recreation Operations Leadership Local Government 40

Death and Taxes

MAY 26, 2022

Working capital management is a managerial strategy that monitors and uses current assets (e.g., This integral part of sound financial management uses a variety of strategic tools to manage cash flows. In our research study, we evaluate one working capital management strategic tool: interfund transfers.

Management 40

Management Financial Management Budgeting Accountability 40

Masters in Public Administration

JUNE 13, 2011

It’s interesting to see how far we’ve come and how public administration continues to develop as we deal with new challenges like the Internet and public safety. Plato recognizes the separation between management and develops the concept of democracy. Taylor is dubbed the “father of scientific management.”

Public Administration 40

Public Administration Laws Public Safety Voting 40

Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A local government might clean up a dumping site only to get a call a few weeks later about more trash and debris in the same place. Once, on a public street, someone dumped a 55-gallon drum of an extremely hazardous chemical right at the curb near a park within the city,” said Keith L.

Stewardship 52

Stewardship Public Health Local Government Accountability 52

State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2025

In the city of Dallas, Interim CIO Brian Gardner needs to manage software licenses for a wide range of products, across a massive base of users. I have more than 40 departments that are doing more than 40 different things, from policing and fire to homelessness solutions and water, transportation, public works.

Local Government 167

Local Government Management Transportation Government 167