Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Cycling to school can reduce air pollution and promote healthier choices, which could all be delivered by AI-powered insights. The first week of October marks Cycle to School Week, this year run by the Bikeability Trust and supported by Sustrans. It’s an initiative that echoes the necessity for our streets to be cycle friendly , forming part of the wider aim of creating smarter, safer and more sustainable towns and cities, says Mark Nicholson, Chief Executive Officer, VivaCity.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Malware is everywhere. Recent research has found that attacks against governments worldwide increased by 1,885 percent in 2021, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has highlighted ongoing threats to state facilities such as water and wastewater systems. Add in the evolution of malware and Ransomware as a Service attacks, in which malicious actors create and sell attack kits to less skilled users, and it’s no surprise that security is a top priority for state and local agenci

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Super Library Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Photo courtesy Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. The house I grew up in was surrounded by cornfields. The nearest town was four miles away. It featured a grain elevator, a tiny country store, a barber shop, and a post office. A traffic light was installed after a tractor damaged the bridge from the town to the surrounding area. Photo of the old bridge, courtesy BridgeHunter.

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Disaster Zone blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It is an inexact science.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, which was passed by Congress on October 18, 1972—establishing a nationwide approach to improving the quality of our nation’s lakes, rivers, streams, and other water bodies. Over the last 50.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nearly two years after the SolarWinds cyberattack forced the government to bolster IT supply chain security, federal agencies continue sorting out how to implement and enhance those protections. The December 2020 attack, attributed to Russian foreign intelligence, compromised nine agencies with malicious software embedded in via legitimate updates.

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Disaster Zone blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Flooding is the most common hazard we experience.

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GCN

OCTOBER 17, 2022

After Georgia’s Department of Revenue successfully moved operations from an on-prem data center to the cloud, other agencies are applying lessons from that migration to their own efforts.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2022

There’s a historic and widening labor shortfall in the US construction sector. Yet it extends far beyond jobsites and varies by location, demanding tailored solutions.

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Disaster Zone blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Do more than say, "Thank you for your service.

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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.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To ensure a timely and orderly energy transition, companies and other stakeholders urgently need to strengthen each step of the already-stretched supply chains of key technologies.

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GCN

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Law enforcement use of Fog Reveal puts a spotlight on that loophole between U.S. data privacy law and electronic surveillance law.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Our recent consumer survey found two important facts about American consumers. And retailers should take note.

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Disaster Zone blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A 60 Minutes segment.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Although it seems far away it’s not too early to start thinking about the next U.S. Census in 2030. The Census Bureau has already started the process for gathering feedback for the 2030 census and local leaders can engage in this process now to ensure future federal funding is flowing to their community in an […] Source.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Nonprofits are using the cloud for fundraising, donor and member management, and communications. With this move online, they have access to more data than ever. This data has potential to transform their missions and increase their impact. However, sharing, connecting, and interpreting data from many different sources can be a challenge. To address this challenge, today Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partner Salesforce.org are announcing the general availability of Data Lake for Nonprofits –

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GCN

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Technical debt is actually hampering cyber investment, increasing vulnerabilities and limiting interoperability, an IDC analyst says.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Billion dollar climate disasters are occurring across the U.S. with increasing frequency and severity. Southwestern Florida is reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian - one of the strongest, costliest storms to hit the country.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I have been into maps, especially "gasoline station" maps since I was a child. Living around the corner from gas stations in Detroit, I would pick them up. You could even order them and they'd mail them to you. Gas station "stuff" -- collectibles -- is referred to as petroliana. Now I am interested in ephemera, paper goods like maps, magazines, advertisements, newspapers, tourism brochures, etc., especially those items that illustrate points about land use and transportation planning.

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FedHeads

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Friend of #FedHeads and GSA's Chief Human Capital Officer Traci DiMartini gave an informative update on the status of recruitment and retention at GSA and human capital reform across the federal government. Oh, and Mary Reding came back! Friend of #FedHeads and GSA's Chief Human Capital Officer Traci DiMartini gave an informative update on the status of recruitment and retention at GSA and human capital reform across the federal government.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Written with Alan Berube, Interim Vice President and Director of Brookings Metro, and Teryn Zmuda, Chief Research Officer and Chief Economist at the National Association of Counties (NACo). March 2022 marked the first anniversary of the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). It also marked nearly one year from when U.S.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The need for cybersecurity has been around since the 1970s, a result of the 1969 release of the Defense Department’s (DoD) Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, and has grown in importance and urgency along with technological advancements. Today, cybersecurity consistently ranks as a top concern for all levels of government and is considered a perennial challenge.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Winston-Salem is a secondary city in North Carolina, second to Charlotte, the largest city in the state, and to Raleigh-Durham, home to universities and large research operations. When US business was not so concentrated in major cities, it was home to a large number of firms including major corporate headquarters. These days, not unlike Caterpillar living Peoria for Chicago, and now to Texas, Winston-Salem is experiencing the loss of those corporations, especially as they further consolidate an

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