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6 Things for Local Leaders to Know About EPA’s New PFAS Drinking Water Regulations

NLC (National League of Cities)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first-ever National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’

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Regulations carving out a path for new businesses? They may be less important than you think.

The Lowe Down

Regulations carving out a path for new businesses? Arguments erupted over the role of local government regulations, from mask mandates to dining capacity limits, on shaping business activities. FIGURE 1: 2012-2020 Business Application Compound Annual Growth Rates by State. Article by Abbas Seltzer.

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Over Forty National, Local, and Land Bank Stakeholders Join Community Progress in Asking Bank Regulators to Strengthen the CRA

Center for Community Progress

This joint effort represents the first major revisions to CRA regulations since 1995. Land banks play an important, innovative role in community development, and land banks and land banking activities should be included in the final CRA regulation. Recognize the work of land banks as CRA-eligible. Don’t limit the scope or scale of CRA.

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Episode 5: Community Action and Partnerships Prevails as Banks Mobilize to Respond to COVID-19

CRA Today

Linda shares her thoughts around bank’s role in recovery efforts and provides details of the interagency regulatory response under the CRA.

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Combating cyber-enabled fraud: Sapphire’s proactive cyber security approach

Open Access Government - Technology News

The Government is an appealing target for a wide range of malicious actors, with the public sector accounting for around 40% of the 777 incidents managed by NCSC between September 2020 and August 2021. It’s pleasing to see the Government strengthening regulations around cold calling and adding legislation such as the Online Safety Bill.

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Powering the generative AI era: What you missed at the AWS Public Sector Symposium Brussels

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS enables government agencies and regulated industries to experiment and innovate in a secure, compliant manner. AWS is focused on collaborating with regulators and the industry to support the safe, secure, and ethical advancement of AI technology. billion liters returned to communities annually.

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Your cloud, your way: Google Distributed Cloud Hosted is generally available

Google Public Sector

In 2020, Google Cloud introduced a digital sovereignty vision that included three distinct pillars: data sovereignty, operational sovereignty, and software sovereignty. We then built upon this vision with a portfolio of sovereign solutions delivered by Google Cloud and partners. Train ML models on sensitive economic datasets.