The City Fix
APRIL 19, 2023
Indore is known as India’s cleanest city, having secured the title seven years in a row in Swachh Bharat National Cleanliness Surveys, and it is now determined to clean its air too.
AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 19, 2023
Sustainability is now an integral part of business strategy, even as the sustainability landscape is continuously evolving. Technology, data, and innovation play a fundamental role in helping governments, organisations, and society address sustainability-related challenges. At the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Day 2023 held in London , public sector leaders gathered to learn and share how technology can help organisations achieve more with less in solving sustainability challenges.
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State Tech Magazine
APRIL 19, 2023
Identity and access management bundles two critical components of every organization’s security architecture: authentication, in which a user or computer proves its identity; and authorization, which maps users and groups to organizational assets, defining what level of access is allowed for every identified entity. Although IAM has been around in some form for decades, the recent emphasis on zero-trust security architectures has brought IAM to the forefront for many IT teams.
NLC (National League of Cities)
APRIL 19, 2023
“Racism has no home here” is the leading declaration on the home page of the Just Deeds project website. To stand behind this statement, a number of cities in Minnesota have launched a collaborative project to take action.
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Dive into the world of playground safety with this complimentary guide. It offers a detailed exploration of essential practices to ensure the utmost safety for children. Delve into inspection techniques, from assessing equipment conditions to evaluating surfacing materials. Gain insights into maintenance strategies to keep playgrounds in top-notch condition year-round.
GCN
APRIL 19, 2023
Thanks to its detailed data on household internet availability and speed, Colorado has been able to make the most of federal broadband funding opportunities.
Homeroom
APRIL 19, 2023
By: Amy Loyd, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education With the founding of Joliet Junior College near Chicago, Illinois in 1901, America’s community colleges have a long history of transforming lives and serving as on-ramps to economic and social mobility. Over the past 122 years, our nation’s community colleges have Continue Reading The post Celebrating our Nation’s Community Colleges appeared first on ED.gov Blog.
Public Administration Today brings together the best content for professionals in the public administration field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Super Library Marketing
APRIL 19, 2023
Watch this video The #LibraryMarketing Show, Episode 186: One of my viewers is facing a conundrum. They have been tracking data on posts on one social media platform. The data tells them that viewers are NOT responding to posts about events. They want to drive attendance at events. So, they want to switch tactics. But… Their boss said “No.” So, now what do they do?
GCN
APRIL 19, 2023
A cloud-enabled sensor network helps city officials meet resident needs and collaborate with neighboring communities.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 19, 2023
Why are some countries rich and some poor? A leading economist finds the answer in the interactions of economies with the rest of the world, through trade, capital flows, and—notably—migration. “I think that migration could be the key to economic development that we haven’t discovered yet,” he says.
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Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 19, 2023
Mobility is entering a new age of innovation. We examined regional trends across the world to explore the complex changes that could transform the sector by 2035.
Partnership for Public Service
APRIL 19, 2023
In 1952, President Dwight Eisenhower requested a list of positions he would be responsible for filling in his new administration. 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. Reflecting the size and scope of today’s government, recent Plum Books list more than 4,000 political appointees – about 1,200 of whom are subject to Senate confirmation – along with thousands of other jobs f
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 19, 2023
As the industry transitions to sustainable construction, chief procurement officers will play key roles in helping companies decarbonize and improve profitability.
NLC (National League of Cities)
APRIL 19, 2023
Across the U.S., different electric utility structures exist, including municipal-owned utilities, co-operatives and investor-owned utilities (IOUs). Unlike municipal utilities, which are owned by the jurisdiction they serve, IOUs are business entities owned by shareholders operating across many municipalities, and even states.
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Unlock the potential of sustainable facility management! This guide empowers small local governments to lead with climate-resilient infrastructure, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and more. Elevate your community's resilience, reduce costs, and embrace eco-friendly practices. Discover the role of facility maintenance teams in green cleaning, sustainability analyses, and infrastructure upgrades.
GCN
APRIL 19, 2023
Deeper oversight into mitigating AI and ML systems’ potential pitfalls is particularly crucial as parts of the country begin to incorporate more autonomous systems into critical infrastructure operations.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 19, 2023
Mobility is on the verge of a major transformation, but those shifts may occur slowly over the next few years. One major outcome: fewer private-car sales.
Careers in Government
APRIL 19, 2023
Are you a resident of Riverside County looking to expand your career? Suppose you’ve been searching for jobs recently. You know just how difficult it can be to know where to start. You do a simple word search for “government jobs in Riverside County,” and you find page after page of job boards. Can we […] The post Government Jobs: Riverside County Resources for Job Seekers appeared first on Careers in Government.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 19, 2023
I have been interested in the opportunity for higher education infused urban revitalization for decades. In DC, for awhile I was a Main Street manager in the Brookland neighborhood, which is home to Catholic University, Trinity Washington University and near Howard University, and I touted the potential of student spending as an element of commercial district revitalization.
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PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation. This edition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in public administration, including guest columns, insights for the field and interviews with city government DEI officers about their work at the local level.
Social Pinpoint
APRIL 19, 2023
At Social Pinpoint we are always looking for ways to advance best practice in digital community engagement. To help facilitate wider learning and adoption of our platform, we have decided to open our Learning Centre up to the public so everyone can learn what is available to them to help advance their community engagement practice. The Social Pinpoint Learning Centre provides user guides, tutorials, and articles to help take your digital engagement to the next level.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 19, 2023
You'd think I'd know about National Volunteer Week , the third week of April, but either I didn't know or I forgot. But there have been a bunch of Associated Press articles in my newsfeed, which clued me in. -- " Volunteers speak on why they serve and why more people don’t " -- " Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers " -- " New to volunteering?
FedTech Magazine
APRIL 19, 2023
Kingston Technology develops hardware-encrypted USB drives that assist federal agencies in addressing real-world data security issues with a focus on mobile uses. In 2019 the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued Federal Information Processing Standard 140-3, the first update to FIPS 140 since the 140-2 update in 2002 Federal agencies are transitioning from the military-grade security of FIPS 140-2 to the new FIPS 140-3 standard.
Princeton Public Library
APRIL 19, 2023
One of the many pleasures of working in a library is seeing the latest books freshly unpacked from their boxes. I read glowing reviews for the books below and can’t wait to actually read them now that they are here on our shelves.
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Discover comprehensive strategies for optimizing operations and achieving cost efficiency! This document offers insights into efficient inspections, data-driven decision-making, goal alignment, and resource optimization. It empowers local governments and maintenance departments to streamline operations and ensure significant cost savings. From aligning maintenance goals with community needs to leveraging data for strategic planning, this guide provides a roadmap for smoother, more reliable opera
FedTech Magazine
APRIL 19, 2023
With no formalized training paths available, an intelligence community customer approached CDW’s Workforce Development team 14 years ago needing a reverse-engineering capability. Our team beta-tested the training paths we created with the Air Force in San Antonio before they were eventually adopted by the customer, with whom we’re now in the third contract cycle.
GovLoop
APRIL 19, 2023
Having a vision is great, but seeing something in action can make all the difference. That’s the idea behind launching an initiative with a minimum viable product (MVP) approach. Much like a sports MVP is the player most valued for bringing about a win, in development an MVP can be the key factor that gets a product from idea to hot commodity. Eric Ries, author of “The Lean Startup,” defines MVPs as “that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated lea
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
APRIL 19, 2023
Options for traveling from point A to point B often depend on local forces—consumer preferences, available infrastructure, and government regulations.
CarahCast
APRIL 19, 2023
Tune in to Season 2, Episode 1 of our Mission First podcast to hear Mike Dent, Chief Information Cyber Security and Privacy Officer for Fairfax County Government and Craig Bowman, Senior Director – Federal at VMware discuss: How their move to the cloud is shifting their perspectives on security Adapting security around edge computing as increased workloads are pushed to the edge Strategic ways technology leaders can approach State and Local officials
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This comprehensive article delves into the transformative trends reshaping local government facility maintenance in anticipation of 2024. From embracing smart technology for efficient management, sustainability's pivotal role to data-driven decision-making, workforce upskilling, and predictive maintenance strategies, each aspect is explored. Insights into outsourcing collaborations, digital twins, safety enhancements, and the broader industry evolution highlight the critical adaptation needed.
GovLoop
APRIL 19, 2023
Today’s technological landscape looks drastically different than it did as recently as three years ago. The remote work scenario that hastily came together during the pandemic is now the norm, with most agencies offering hybrid work options — a cultural perk but a cybersecurity challenge. “How do you make sure you’re protecting your most coveted resources within your agency?
The Lowe Down
APRIL 19, 2023
Article by Anya Syed Prior studies show that when local NFL teams lose, especially when unexpected, reports of at-home violence by men against their partners increase by 10% (Card and Dahl 2011). Research also shows that Americans increasingly treat politics as a sport where they identify heavily with the wins and losses of their team. We investigate whether election results also lead to changes in domestic violence as political frustration is vented against vulnerable members of a household.
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