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Feds push local election officials to boost security ahead of 2024

GCN

Local election officials are encouraged to beef up their cybersecurity practices to safeguard their voting systems against potential threats heading into the 2024 presidential race.

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Local Government Priorities in the President’s Budget Proposal

NLC (National League of Cities)

On March 9, 2023, President Biden released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). The President’s Budget communicates the Administration’s spending priorities to Congress, which is the first step in the federal budget and appropriations process.

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The 12 Best Conferences in 2023 for Anyone Looking To Learn More About Library Promotions and Marketing

Super Library Marketing

About 68 percent of event organizers plan to have a virtual component to their conferences in 2023. Sign up for their newsletter so you can be notified when registration opens for the 2024 conference.

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Microsoft 365 Government price updates - into effect March 1st 2023

Microsoft Public Sector

Therefore, on March 1, 2023, the updated prices will be effective for the following suites: Office 365 G1 (+10%), Office 365 G3 (+5%), and Microsoft 365 G3 (+2%).   . 1 Following the phased pricing update, Office 365 G1 will also increase in March 2024 by 10% and in March 2025 by 5%.

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How will the UK Cyber Essentials Scheme change in April 2023?

Open Access Government - Technology News

On 23 January 2023, an updated set of requirements were published, advising organisations to realign their security practices to protect themselves against new threats better; these are set to come into force as of 24 April.

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Wartime Reconstruction—Building Barriers Against Corruption Risks

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

is expected to continue providing significant financial support, as indicated by the President’s FY 2024 budget request. As Ukraine enters its second year of conflict with Russia following the 2022 invasion, the U.S.

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4 ways AWS Partners are using AI/ML to drive public sector transformation

AWS Public Sector Blog

In government, AI solutions are expected to grow at a compound annual rate of more than 33% through 2024. According Global Market Insights , AI in the education market is anticipated to grow 45% by 2024.

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Running fiber-optic cable to rural communities is part of Maine’s ambitious broadband plan

GCN

Maine’s governor has pledged that everyone in the state who wants high-speed internet will be able to get it by the end of 2024. In just one small, Down East town, that means installing 60 miles of fiber-optic cable. Cloud & Infrastructure

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March 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

Starting beginning of July 2023 Microsoft will be changing how numbers dialed by Teams users or arriving from the PSTN match the number assigned to users. When this will happen: We will begin rolling out this change at the beginning of July 2023 and will be complete by mid-August 2023.

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Call for Chapters: Critical Information Literacy Applications in Libraries, published by ALA Editions

A Library Writer's Blog

Deadline for proposals is March 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM ET (9:00 PM GMT). Call for Chapters Working Title: Critical Information Literacy Applications in Libraries , published by ALA Editions Edited by: Lauren S. Kehoe , Accessibility & Accommodations Librarian, New York University, and Julie N.

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Florida's Brightline passenger rail as an opportunity to rearticulate and extend transit service in cities like Orlando

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

They are looking to improve transit but haven't had a lot of success--failed tax referenda in 2020 and 2022 with another possible attempt for 2024, and there is back-biting (" Mayor Demings wary of Universal’s SunRail expansion plan, cites ‘lack of transparency’ ," Mass Transit Magazine ).

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Medicare Advantage Star ratings may decline with new methodology

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Impending changes to the methodology used to calculate Medicare Advantage Star ratings could make it difficult for highly rated plans to retain those ratings in 2023 and 2024.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ ").

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CFP for new ACRL book, Teaching Information Literacy by Discipline

A Library Writer's Blog

Proposals between 250 and 500 words, as well as brief CVs, should be submitted to Scott Libson ( scott.libson@yale.edu ) and Malia Willey ( willeyme@jmu.edu ) by February 13, 2023. The editors will then review all submitted proposals and notify applicants by March 13, 2023. Chapters should be approximately 2,500 words and first drafts of completed manuscripts will be due July 10, 2023. The expected publication date is in 2024.

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Call for Chapters: Data Culture in Academic Libraries - ACRL Book - Deadline January 30 @ALA_ACRL

A Library Writer's Blog

We are excited to invite chapter proposals for our forthcoming ACRL book, Data culture in academic libraries: A practical guide to building communities, partnerships, and collaborations, with an anticipated publication date of winter 2024. To submit a proposal, please visit [link] and complete the proposal form by January 30, 2023, at 11:59pm ET.

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Call for Book Chapters: Innovative Library Workplaces #ACRL Publication

A Library Writer's Blog

If accepted, first drafts of completed cases will be due by January 30, 2023. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2024.

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Powering digital transformation in Canada: AWS Summit Ottawa keynote recap

AWS Public Sector Blog

One such investment is the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, launching in late 2023/early 2024. Join us at next year’s event on April 20, 2023, and discover the next wave of cloud-powered change. Lire cet article en français.

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