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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Welcome to the 'riskscape' On one day in July 2021 fires devastated large areas of Sardinia, flooding occurred for the second time in two weeks in London and I received a message from research colleagues in Germany that read "the institute was quite destroyed and many colleagues have suffered tremendous damage to their houses."

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Strong Asset Management Is a Must for Successful Continuous Monitoring

State Tech Magazine

In 2021, 66 percent of organizations were hit by a ransomware attack, up from 37 percent in 2020,” according to Sophos. Criminals took advantage of digital transformation and the move to remote work during the pandemic to launch attacks on all types of organizations, including state and local governments.

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One Agency’s Modernization of IAM Capabilities Illuminates a Path Forward for Others

FedTech Magazine

percent for fiscal 2021, up from a 5.5 percent attrition rate in fiscal 2020. One department’s recent move to modernize its identity and access management (IAM) and privileged access management (PAM)… Earlier this year, the Partnership for Public Service reported that the federal workforce attrition rate jumped to 6.1

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Why government must heed real-time data management trends

Open Access Government - Technology News

The impact of data usage during the COVID-19 pandemic was so significant that the UK government established a National Data Strategy in 2020, the aim of which was to use data to innovate, experiment, and drive a new era of growth. Government data is maintained through protective security policies and risk management centrally and locally.

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From Waste to Energy: How Urban Waste is Powering Our Cities

Reprogramming the City

Recent advancements in waste to energy (WtE) technologies have offered a promising solution for repurposing waste into energy, providing a sustainable and efficient means of managing waste while also generating valuable energy. The syngas can be further processed into electricity, heat, or transportation fuels (US Department of Energy, 2020).

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I didn't know Cumberland Maryland "had" a pedestrian mall

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I've come to realize that the point isn't necessarily to have a long pedestrian mall, but to start small, where you can be successful, even with one block. That being said, I guess infrastructure improvements are necessary, and for the most part, they will be keeping the overall focus on walking, not driving. Flickr photo by Jacqui Trump.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

The number jumped in 2020 and 2021 (the most recent year for which stats are available), first because of COVID restrictions and then staffing shortages. Still, 50% of transactions were completed in less than 15 minutes, according to the bureau’s 2021 annual report (the most recent report available). Residents have noticed.

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