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Open-Source Software: An introduction

Open Access Government - Technology News

Samuel Leach, Director of Samuel & Co Trading, provides a helpful introduction to the world of Open-Source Software. In recent years, the government has advocated using Open-Source Software to improve flexibility, transparency, and accountability in web development. They stress the importance of being accessible, and the collaborative benefits this software poses.

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Getting started with nonprofit grant writing

Professional Grant Writer

New nonprofits are often eager to start grant writing. Grants are often seen as free, easy money, given the abundance of foundations and. The post Getting started with nonprofit grant writing appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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Celebrating the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and Sustainability Efforts Across the Department

Homeroom

By: Andrea Suarez Falken, Special Advisor for Infrastructure and Sustainability, U.S. Department of Education. On July 26, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) recognized 27 schools, five school districts, and four postsecondary institutions, as well as one state education agency official, at a Washington, D.C. ceremony for their efforts to cultivate sustainable, healthy facilities, wellness.

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??4 Big Changes for Twitter and Instagram That Will Have a Major Impact on Your Library Marketing!

Super Library Marketing

Watch the Video Now. The Library Marketing???????? Show, Episode 152: In this episode, I’ll share two major changes coming to Twitter AND two major changes coming to Instagram. These four headlines will have an impact on the way you promote your library. Kudos in this episode go to the Douglas County Library. Watch the video to see why they’re being recognized.

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The Ultimate Playground Inspection Handbook

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.

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Ep. 63 - Utilizing New Technology and Community with Norma Hall & Darin Matthews

Decisions That Matter

Darin Matthews is a procurement and supply chain leader with over 3 decades of experience. He has published several books on supply chain management including Effective Supply Management Performance and Public Procurement: A Guide to the Body of Knowledge through Exercises and Case Studies. He is a past President of NIGP and currently serves at the Chief Procurement Officer at CalPoly.

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Modern Government Fee & Fine Processing Models: Everything to Know

GovPilot

Your local government’s budget is directly impacted by fee and fine collection. Whether your local government is collecting a fee for permit applications or using fines to enforce local policies, the right processes will allow your local government to increase revenue and generate previously unrealized revenue which in turn can be allocated towards improvements in your community and make it easier to enforce ordinances.

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Ep. 63 - Utilizing New Technology and Community with Norma Hall & Darin Matthews

Decisions That Matter

Darin Matthews is a procurement and supply chain leader with over 3 decades of experience. He has published several books on supply chain management including Effective Supply Management Performance and Public Procurement: A Guide to the Body of Knowledge through Exercises and Case Studies. He is a past President of NIGP and currently serves at the Chief Procurement Officer at CalPoly.

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The public’s support of public servants

Partnership for Public Service

While a majority of the public in the U.S. is distrustful of the federal government, their view is much more favorable regarding our nation’s civil servants, the people working behind-the-scenes to carry out a wide array of federal programs and policies. A nationwide public opinion poll conducted by the Partnership for Public Service and Freedman Consulting found that only 4 in 10 Americans trust the federal government to do what is right at least some of the time.

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Read President/CEO Dr. Akilah Watkins’ US House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee Affordable Housing Testimony

Center for Community Progress

On July 13, Community Progress CEO and President Dr. Akilah Watkins spoke before the The US House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee in a hearing called “Nowhere to Live: Profits, Disinvestment, and The American Housing Crisis.” The hearing discussed factors driving up housing costs, the effects of these costs on low- and middle-income households and marginalized groups, and tools the Ways & Means Committee can use to improve housing access and affordability.

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Could cutting-edge technology provide a potential HIV cure?

Open Access Government - Technology News

Scientists at AIDS 2022 describe how new technological insights into HIV latent cells could help HIV cure research. At a presentation given today at AIDS 2022 , the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, scientists with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their collaborators discussed how cutting-edge technology could be used for HIV cure research.

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7 Signs Your Local Government ERP Is Holding You Back: A Guide for Small Municipalities

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.

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Building a resilient and scalable clinical genomics analysis pipeline with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

This is a guest post from Noora Siddiqui, a life scientist turned cloud engineer at the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center. Healthcare is not one-size-fits-all. At the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center (BCM HGSC), we aim to advance precision medicine and research in genomics. In that effort, we joined the ambitious All of Us Research Program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help deliver genomic data to over one million individual