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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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Japan: Science and technology policy

Open Access Government - Technology News

Open Access Government examines some aspects of science and technology policy in Japan, including cooperation and research promotion The Science and Technology Basic Plan in Japan, based on the Science and Technology Basic Law, was implemented in November 1995. 3) Before this, the role was taken by NAGAOKA Keiko, commencing in August 2022. (4)

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Big omission in blog series on advance hospital/health and wellness planning, public health planning: addiction services

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Experts say raising state alcohol taxes also would make more money available for programs aimed at preventing unhealthy drinking and to enforce the state’s liquor laws. That’s no coincidence, experts say. Currently, the department charged with regulating Colorado’s alcohol outlets can’t afford to fill all its open positions.

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Give Proposed Projects a Hard Look

GovLoop

Legal feasibility: Does the proposed project conform to the necessary legal, ethical, and contractual requirements and obligations, such as federal and state laws, security requirements and agency-specific policies? In May 2020, the watchdog agency created a guide to estimate and assess costs.

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You Can Take It to the Bank: Federal Reserve System Resources for CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Federal Reserve System was signed into law in 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson. The next one of note: the third and final research seminar of this year offered by national Fed Communities project, on November 13, 2023, is “ Renting, Owning, and Implications for the Racial Wealth Gap.” Background on CED work within the U.S.

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How Virginia unleashed the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

In March 2023, Management Information Systems Quarterly published an article highlighting how the Commonwealth of Virginia harnessed the power of data to save lives before, during, and after the pandemic. These two pilot programs led to creating a foundational data governance framework, established in January 2020, just in time for COVID.”

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Meeting at the intersection of race and ethnicity in federal data analysis

Partnership for Public Service

residents believe the 2020 census questions about race and ethnicity represent their identity “very well.”  Subsequent updates , most recently in 1997, helped enforce civil rights laws and ensure uniformity and comparability across federal data sets. According to the Pew Research Center , only about half of U.S. 15 in 1977.

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