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GovLoop

In March 2022, the FBI issued a warning that ransomware attacks were straining local governments and public services. Nationwide, numerous city and county offices, police departments, schools, and other local agencies had reported suffering data breaches and service disruptions. This was not news.

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Share So Others Might Learn

GovLoop

In March 2022, the FBI issued a warning that ransomware attacks were straining local governments and public services. Nationwide, numerous city and county offices, police departments, schools, and other local agencies had reported suffering data breaches and service disruptions. This was not news.

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Rampant management failure #2: DC area Metrorail (Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Northern Virginia elected officials and stakeholders tend to be reasonably forward (not necessarily visionary) about the role of transit in the success of their communities, especially Arlington and Fairfax Counties--the latter because they think it can repattern land use along the Silver Line.

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Big data/Machine Learning/AI as a policy savior

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In fact, now it's slated for closure. -- " A positive deviance failure in Boston: Timilty Middle School ," 2022 What an incredible waste. Like my frustration with DC Government. After two terms, eight years, the reelected mayor is looking for innovative ideas? -- " I can't help but laugh.

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Fiscal Impacts from COVID-19–Revenue Structure Matters

Death and Taxes

With procyclical fiscal policy, local governments usually face abrupt revenue shortfalls and high demand for public service during economic recession. Furthermore, there is tremendous uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic, the magnitude and requirement of federal government aid, and the public’s behavioral change.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). link] (accessed 21 October 2022). Report of the Public Inquiry Into the Fire At Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017. Kerslake, B. Moore-Bick, M.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Ordinary versus Extraordinary Planning around the rebuilding of the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington DC | Part One: Rearticulating the system of health and wellness care East of the River ," 2018 -- " Part Two: Creating a graduate health and biotechnology research initiative on the St.