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Electric School Buses Win Big in US State Legislative Sessions

The City Fix

Electric school buses are experiencing rapid growth in the United States, with a nearly 10-fold increase in commitments by school districts and fleet operators in the past year. Thirty-eight states have now committed to procure more than 12,000 electric school buses.

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Modernizing government IT: 4 approaches to overcome legacy exit challenges

AWS Public Sector Blog

This can pose security and operational continuity challenges and governments seek to address this challenge. Factors that shape legacy IT Whether in the private or public sector, legacy modernization is challenging for organizations that have a long operating history reliant on in-house systems and applications.

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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

However, to fully understand how this legislation came to pass, and why it is helpful contextually to review the history of land banking and tax foreclosure in Ohio. In the 1970s, Ohio had passed what can be viewed as traditional land bank legislation, which authorized municipalities, counties, and townships to create land banks.

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Proposed Legislation Includes Costly Unfunded Mandate for Local Governments

NLC (National League of Cities)

As Congress prepares to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), local governments should be aware of a provision that may have a negative impact on their operations through the imposition of a new unfunded mandate.

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How healthcare organizations can fulfill compliance standards with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

They can result in the cancellation of operations or examinations. To minimize the risk of dangerous IT-related interruptions to operations, the European Union (EU) introduced new cybersecurity legislation NIS 2 Directive in 2023. Amazon RDS enables customers to deploy, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud.

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European Union’s new AI law: What programmers need to know

Open Access Government - Technology News

Transparency and documentation: Maintaining detailed records of system operations and functionality akin to flight data recorders, enabling traceability and oversight. For most programmers, daily operations will continue unaffected, with the burden of compliance falling primarily on developers of high-risk AI systems.

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The Value of Contract Administration for Cities

NLC (National League of Cities)

The benefit of a city’s procurement function may be overlooked or underrecognized by the executive and legislative branches, especially if it’s operating with few problems.