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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Making solutions available for other governments to adapt and adopt can accelerate digital transformation.

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Changes in the Ransomware Threat to State and Local Governments

State Tech Magazine

According to SonicWall’s 2023 Cyber Threat Report, ransomware has “been on a tear” for the past few years, growing 105 percent year over year in 2021. While the report found that attacks were down in 2022, ransomware targets still reported very large number of attacks compared to levels in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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

Partnership for Public Service

Thus began the tradition of the Plum Book, nicknamed for its listing of “plum” top jobs in the government and the plum-colored cover page of the printed version. The post The PLUM Act: A New Era of Transparency into Senior Leadership Government appeared first on Partnership for Public Service.

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Improving software security in the public sector

Open Access Government - Technology News

Cybersecurity has been at the top of the government agenda for a few years already. The UK government is a good example of a state actor recognising the need for imminent action in its cybersecurity. Governments worldwide are introducing similar initiatives and investing time and resources to bolster their cyber resilience.

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Vermont Chapter Councilor Report – ALA Annual 2023

Librarian.net

Previous reports from me: June 2020 , January 2021 (did not write a report), July 2021 , January 2022 , June 2022 (did not go to ALA ), January 2023 I filled in for outgoing Councilor Marti Fisk who moved, and was elected to a three-year term starting in 2020. Here is my report.

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

Open Access Government - Technology News

In response, the UK Government released a strategy in 2023 with the aim of reducing fraud by 10%. However, as stated in the Government’s cyber security strategy for 2022-2030, there is a disparity in the level of maturity, capability, investment and security understanding across different Government organisations.

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DHS-23-USFA-043-00-99 Fiscal Year 2023 State Fire Training Systems Grant

iGrantWriters

Eligible Applicants: State governments Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Name: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Description: The Superintendent of the National Fire Academy (NFA) collaborates with State fire service training agencies to provide training as mandated by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.