American City & Country

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Public-sector fleet managers may want to consider delaying replacing their internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles with electric vehicles/trucks (EVs) says Randall Taylor , CEO of The Fuel Ox , a global provider of fuel treatments and lubricants. For more than 10 years Taylor has led daily operations at the firm, which helps consumers and fleet managers reduce their footprint on the environment with bio-based, eco-friendly and almost completely toxin-free products.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The growth of electric vehicles presents both opportunities and challenges for Europe’s economy. How can the automotive industry thrive in an increasingly electric world?

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Summer Camp Programming

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Kelie and Shauna ARE BACK! In this episode, they recap their AMAZING summers and absolutely GUSH about their 2024 Staff. Shauna shares the celebrity children she had as campers and Kelie finally has a great summer after last year’s fiasco of a season. Links: Yowie Candy Camp Snap The Other Side: Ep 35, Understanding Bullying […] The post Episode 36: Our 2024 Summer Recap appeared first on Summer Camp Programming.

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Homeroom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Recent natural disasters have significantly impacted communities and their education institutions. Since 2017, there have been over 500 presidentially declared major disasters across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Outlying Areas. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) closely follows the impacts of natural disasters on students, educators, staff, families, and others.

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Many business license applications still can't be completed online, creating a frustrating user experience and lowering compliance. Shifting to a digital process makes it easier for staff and businesses alike. This guide covers: How to build a licensing and registration experience that works for your staff and local businesses. Why technology is your best partner for improving licensing and registration compliance.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Our September obituaries also include a legal trailblazer, an innovative ophthalmologist, and a publishing pioneer who forged a path for women authors.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Hyperconverged infrastructure offers agencies a chance to bolster their edge computing capabilities by enhancing security, reducing costs and improving management — even in the most unconventional locations. The evolving demands of data management and processing at the edge have more agencies looking to HCI, particularly as technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning become more prevalent.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

What do you do when a tight budget forces projects and service cuts that many community members love? The weight of these difficult local government budget decisions does not have to fall on the council, city management and budget offices alone.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

New systems installations need to go smoothly, says Steve Witt , director of public sector at Nintex , a global provider of process and workflow automation software with clients that include public sector entities, including the U.S. Department of Defense, city of Denver, the federal Veterans Administration and the U.S. Air Force. Go to the following link for information on Nintex’s work with governments.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2024

US micro-, small- and medium-size enterprises, like their global counterparts, struggle with productivity. But a win–win economic fabric connecting all businesses can maximize their potential.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Over the past year, the pace of innovation across industries and around the world has been extraordinary. At Google, we're inspired by the public sector’s ingenuity and speed in adopting our AI and security innovations to achieve remarkable outcomes together. Since Google Cloud Next , we've launched more powerful versions of Gemini , rolled out Gemini Flash and Imagen 3.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Government officials and contractors should be wary of how the use of artificial intelligence might create privacy and contracting challenges, public sector lawyers said at the annual conference of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers on Tuesday. Addressing the NASCIO 2024 conference in New Orleans, Anh Le, chief of business operations and general counsel for the Georgia Technology Authority, and Katy Ruckle, chief privacy officer for Washington state, warned that generat

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Authored by by Juliet L. King PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC Public-facing figures are taxed by balancing personal privacy with their public roles. The stress of maintaining a public image, coupled with criticism, can lead to significant emotional strain. In 2021, “8 in 10 surveyed local elected officials reported experiencing harassment, threats, and violence.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Consider the technology that makes effective policing possible. Where would we be without the ability to conduct DNA testing—or even fingerprint suspects? How would police communicate and coordinate without computers? What about radios? This is technology that today’s law enforcement officers can take for granted, but it wasn’t always that way. The truth is the technology involved in policing has evolved dramatically—even in just the past several years.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Optimists, pessimists—who’s right? New research breaks down the physical realities slowing our progress toward net zero: what’s simpler, what’s tough, and what’s vital to transforming our energy system successfully.

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Digital transformation is reshaping government interactions, bringing agencies closer to the communities they serve. However, while many have adopted new digital tools, few have implemented comprehensive strategies to maximize their benefits. Our Strategic Workbook for Modern Government offers a step-by-step guide to developing a sustainable digital strategy.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Each year, GAO publishes hundreds of reports for Congress to both help improve government operations and save millions of taxpayer dollars. Experts from GAO testify at Senate and House hearings on these reports, our recommendations for improvements.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Jim Weaver joined the N.C. Department of Information Technology in March 2021 as secretary and CIO. NCDIT oversees IT services for the state of North Carolina and is the primary IT service provider for state government agencies. The agency also provides services for local governments and educational institutions. It is responsible for strategic IT planning, procurement and delivery of IT services and solutions, cybersecurity and privacy, and broadband expansion and digital equity efforts, among

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The early childhood workforce is a vital aspect of the economy through its role of providing childcare. Often overlooked, however, is the equally vital entrepreneurial side of running a childcare business. This dynamic workforce faces the daunting challenge of running small businesses while often lacking access to resources for professional development and business support.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This summer, Flint, Mich., became the latest in a growing list of U.S. municipalities to fall victim to a ransomware attack. This incident, which took city services offline for weeks, is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities many local governments face in an increasingly hostile cyber landscape. The attack on Flint underscores the urgent need for municipalities across the country to modernize their IT infrastructure to defend against sophisticated cyber threats.

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Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Welcome to the frontier of public sector innovation, where artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a buzzword but a tool for transformative change. As citizens’ expectations evolve and the need for rapid, accurate information becomes more pronounced, state and local governments seek smarter ways to keep pace. Enter Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and large language models (LLMs)—the dynamic duo powering the next wave of efficient state and local government services.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The biennial cybersecurity study produced by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers and Deloitte notes a growing role for state CISOs in the face of emerging threats to government enterprise. At the NASCIO 2024 annual conference Monday, state CISOs discussed the 2024 Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study. They said that the CISO role has been embraced more in the past two years, and that cybersecurity budgets have grown.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Every September, the National League of Cities (NLC) joins the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) and our local, state and federal workforce development partners to celebrate Workforce Development Month.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Gartner claims the goal of platform engineering is a “frictionless, self-service developer experience that offers the right capabilities to allow developers and others to produce valuable software with as little overhead as possible.” That goal is admirable, but is it realistic? With the migration from on-premises to hybrid cloud to cloud-native apps, DevOps matured from lone-wolf team aggregation to rigorous teamwork and side trips to agile, scrum and cloud-centric approaches that were producti

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) describes the foundational digital capabilities nations provide to facilitate efficient and secure interactions within society, such as proving identity, paying for goods and services, proving an entitlement, or sharing data. DPI is a country’s digital backbone, rapidly enabling modern and responsive government, increasing inclusion and economic participation, and stimulating innovation across all sectors.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

States are exploring generative artificial intelligence while putting it in action for several everyday purposes, reported the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in a panel Monday. NASCIO recently conducted a survey of state CIOs — the full results of which will be released in October — to explore how their governments are using GenAI.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Authored byStephen Bourne, Project Director at AtkinsRéalis and Adam Howell, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at AtkinsRéalis Large weather events such as tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires have always kept cities’ leaders up at night.

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This guide addresses the unique operational challenges faced by smaller municipalities, such as limited resources, budget constraints, and diverse community needs. By leveraging digital tools, City Managers and Municipal Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) can streamline workflows, enhance communication, and improve service delivery. The guide covers identifying operational challenges, choosing the right software, and implementing digital solutions.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Agencies rely on multiple tools and vendors for cybersecurity. According to Cisco, 23% of agencies use 11 to 20 security vendors whose tools often function independently rather than as a cohesive system. Such fragmentation limits visibility and increases security threats, highlighting the need for interoperability, especially with the upcoming deadline for adopting zero-trust architectures.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A look at how 2024 is unfolding in private markets can help companies plan ahead and find new growth avenues.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Lire cet article en français The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) , a part of the Communications Security Establishment Canada , was established in 2018 under Canada’s National Cyber Security Strategy. The Cyber Centre is the nation’s centralized source for expert cybersecurity advice, services, and support. Its crucial mission involves protecting Canada’s critical cyber assets, including federal government systems.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2024

At NASCIO 2024, we interviewed state CIOs and CTOs about their current and upcoming priorities. Broadband access for all, digital government, accessibility, ransomware and Next-Generation 911 were among the key talking points. Keep this page bookmarked for our coverage of the NASCIO 2024 Annual conference. Follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @StateTech and the official conference Twitter account, @NASCIO.

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