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Challenges and Opportunities for Hotel-to-Housing Conversions in NYC

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In a new white paper , the NYU Furman Center’s Noah Kazis details essential background information on the matter of hotel-to-housing conversions. One important constraint on conversions is state and local land use law. Already, current law allows some conversions notwithstanding these regulatory barriers.

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Microsoft Collaboration Framework for the US Defense Industrial Base

Microsoft Public Sector

During the hurricane relief, the US Coast Guard wanted to collaborate with the FBI and local law enforcement. For example, the Army National Guard may host a meeting out of their US Sovereign Cloud (DoD) tenant and invite the FBI, local law enforcement and Red Cross in. Head over to [link] to download a copy of the white paper today.

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

A basic law (in place of the current Civil Contingencies Act) that defines the system at all levels and apportions the fundamental responsibilities at all levels. As clarity is essential, it should be written in plain English, not legalese. 1] Domoto, A., Ohara and H. Disaster risk reduction: a Japanese women's perspective on 3/11.

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Enhancing Federal AI Safety: Responsible and Secure AI Sandbox

Microsoft Public Sector

Introduction This white paper explores the philosophy and implementation strategy of the Federal Responsible and Secure Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sandbox, an initiative aimed at promoting responsible and secure AI practices within federal government agencies.

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