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The PLUM Act: A New Era of Transparency into Senior Leadership Government

Partnership for Public Service

In 2021 congressional testimony , a 2020 blog and a 2021 blog , the Partnership for Public Service as well as others who have studied the Plum Book have documented the many deficiencies of the traditional Plum Book. The law also requires identification of individuals who temporarily serve in vacant positions.

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For North Dakota, the Pandemic Kickstarted a Transition to Digital Work

GovLoop

In March 2020, governments nationwide had to switch to remote work nearly overnight. This article appeared in slightly different form in GovLoop’s guide, Innovations 2022: Conversations That Matter. Get the whole guide: Download the guide. In a way, Schell said, the speed was a blessing. There was no resistance.

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Designing Synthetic Cells Beyond the Bounds of Evolution

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2020 (OMB Approval Number 2700-0092, CFDA Number 43.001) on February 14, 2020. to download the text of the call. If one wanted to set it into the context of the goals, objectives and know the default rules for all elements within Appendix C, the planetary science division, one might download and read รข??C.1

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Cybercrime is on the rise, is your business prepared?

Open Access Government - Technology News

million in 2020/21 ( Source: ActionFraud ). The act of downloading software and files from the internet can expose a device to a malware infection. Potential sources of malware include email attachments, app downloads, and the installation of unauthorised software. Malware Protection.

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How to improve security with an employee emphasis

Open Access Government - Technology News

The large multi-functional nuclear site became the subject of an unsuccessful unfair dismissal case after one of its IT workers downloaded unencrypted classified data onto her personal USB devices before dropping them in a car park as she intended to take them home. The statistics speak for themselves. This isnโ€™t coincidence.

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A Healthy Dose of Simplification at CDC

GovLoop

Solution: Ease Information Sharing In 2020, CDC launched the Data Modernization Initiative (DMI), a multiyear โ€œeffort to modernize core data and surveillance infrastructure across the federal and state public health landscape.โ€ To learn more about why cloud isnโ€™t just the bailiwick of IT anymore, download the guide.

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4 global skills trends shaping workforce development

AWS Public Sector Blog

In June 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Coursera launched the annual Global Skills Report , an in-depth look at the state of skills globally. Enrollment among women learners on the Coursera platform has increased worldwide between 2019 and 2022, with the United States seeing an increase that is higher than the global average.