Open Access Government - Technology News
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Open Access Government interviews Lin Sun on the significance of Ada Lovelace Day and what it means for women in STEM around the globe. Ada Lovelace Day provides us with an annual reminder to take a moment and reflect on our accomplishments and recognise the many successful people surrounding us. Dreaming up the world’s first computer programming language whilst raising a family.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The industries that make up the built environment are highly fragmented and slow to change. Creating green growth requires shifts in how players design, build, operate, and decommission assets.
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Super Library Marketing
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The Library Marketing???????? Show, Episode 165: I need your library’s help forcing a change that will make social media more accessible to everyone. I’ll explain why your library should use camel case hashtags and how you can join the movement to make camel case the default option for all social media platforms. Kudos in this episode go to the Superior Township Public Library in Michigan.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Once upon a time, there was a popular TV show called The Six Million Dollar Man, about a former astronaut given superhuman strength through technology. According to the opening credits, he became “better … stronger … faster.” In current dollars, he’d be The Forty Million Dollar Man — a solid chunk of the $65 billion requested for civilian IT spending in President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget — but he’d still be a federal employee who was able to do his job better and faster with the help of m
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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.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Ambitious net-zero deadlines require speedy project completion. Here’s how leaders of capital projects can strike a balance between the costs and benefits of accelerating delivery.
GCN
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Jen Easterly, director of the nation's cyber defense agency, said foreign adversaries could potentially weaponize disinformation and misinformation to incite violence and undermine the public's confidence in the upcoming elections.
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GCN
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Traditionally aimed at stealing credentials, phishing attacks are growing increasingly sophisticated.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The sector’s brightest minds have shed light on three key trends that logistics providers could implement in the face of market disruptions.
NLC (National League of Cities)
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Every year cities, towns and villages throughout the nation issue bonds to fund capital projects for affordable housing, water, sewer, education, sidewalk repairs, economic development, and other areas.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Steve Saxon explores why container rates have fallen and how shippers and carriers can safeguard themselves against future uncertainty.
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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.
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Here’s what you may get wrong about being customer-centric: You won’t get to the right solution by being solution-centered. In fact, being customer-centric looks more like centering the pain points and challenges of customers over the solution. In other words, you have to “fall in love with the problem,” said Sanjay Koyani, Chief Technology Officer at the Labor Department (DOL) and former Executive Director of the Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) Chief Technology Office.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Author and academic Richard Rumelt explains how to develop strategies that aim to solve problems rather than simply state ambitions.
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Learning, networking and new ideas are all on the agenda for the free 2022 Google Government Summit in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15. Aimed at creating inspiration for innovation, the all-day seminar lets attendees gather fresh concepts to bring back and try at their agency. You’ll have the opportunity to dive into a variety of topics like cybersecurity, addressing workplace burnout, developing an agile agency, encouraging collaboration via the cloud, and more.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Achieving net zero will require substantial investment. Addressing the B20’s International Advocacy Caucus, McKinsey’s Bob Sternfels shared green-finance ideas.
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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.
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Another new month means more fresh online training opportunities for public servants. From hiring to innovation to what makes an effective team dynamic, we’re covering pressing topics in public service all month long. As usual, all these online trainings are free , and all registrants receive the recordings one day after the live presentation.
GCN
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The agency has promised to measure the success of efforts to steer major software providers toward the inclusion of logging and other basic security features in their products “by default,” but has said little about how it actually intends to do that.
State Tech Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Roughly two years after Nathaniel Ford became Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO in 2012, JTA launched what Ford refers to as “a very aggressive approach related to technology.” The effort, part of a widespread route optimization initiative, corresponded to a separate challenge Ford was facing — encouraging ridership in a city where, unlike some of the other municipalities he’d worked in, public transit wasn’t always residents’ top choice.
GCN
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Miami-Dade County digs into real-time feedback and web-experience surveys to better understand the citizen’s digital journey and deliver better customer experience.
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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.
AWS Public Sector Blog
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
This is a guest post by Shahirah Mahmood, PhD, director of data management, measurement, and outcomes at Easterseals, DC MD VA. Easterseals, DC MD VA is a multifaceted nonprofit organization with the goal of enriching lives and expanding opportunities for children and adults in the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area, including people with disabilities and military backgrounds.
GCN
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Integrating energy system and customer data, the Integrated Energy Data Resource will spur development of distributed energy resources, innovative use cases and utility operational efficiencies.
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
An interview with John Curalli, Director, State & Local Government and Matt Borkowski, Enterprise ERP Solutions Architect, Arctic IT. If you are responsible for your agency’s technology, your job isn’t an easy one. How do you deploy technology in a way that is secure, delivers mobile functionality and improves services? Given budget pressures, it can be tempting to take a Band-Aid approach to technology issues, modernizing a service here, an application there.
California Department of Technology
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
November 2, 2022 – At this year’s fall festival, CDT kicked off its Our Promise Campaign, a convenient and paperless way to give back to the community. Our Promise is the largest annual fundraising campaign for state employees. CDT has participated since its inception as a department. Each year, employees have the option to give back to a variety of nonprofits through monthly, automated payroll deductions.
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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
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The New Year is right around the corner, and there’s no better time to start planning the next steps for your agency. Innovation is a long-term process, and it requires forward-thinking to plot out your priorities and incorporate them into your mission. Your organization not only has to set its goals and objectives but also plan how to execute them with the right staff, budget and technology in place.
California Department of Technology
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Pipelines at a marine oil terminal that are inspected by the State Lands Commission. November 2, 2022 – Every day, nearly 2 million barrels of oil are transferred over water through pipelines at California’s marine oil terminals. The California State Lands Commission regulates and inspects these terminals to prevent or catch oil spills before they can destroy the natural environment and cost millions to clean up. .
GovLoop
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Navigating the world of health insurance can be tricky. From comparing costs, to making sure your children are covered, to even determining your deductible, there’s a lot to decode. You want to make sure you understand what you’re getting and that the plan you choose won’t end up costing you in the end. How can you feel confident that you’re choosing the right fit for you and your family?
California Department of Technology
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
A message from Vitaliy Panych, State Chief Information Security Officer . November 2, 2022 – It was great to be back in person at the Oct. 20 California Cybersecurity Education Summit. Over 800 participants registered for the event demonstrating the security community’s commitment to sharpening skills and sharing expertise to improve the state’s overall security posture. .
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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
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Creating a sense of belonging in a new workplace is the theme of the latest installment of Management Minutes with Mika. Government workforce expert Mika Cross sat down with friend and United States Digital Service Technology Workforce Strategist, Amy Bontrager, to discuss “The Value of Building Trust and Community for New Hires in Any Workplace.”. Bontrager has had her share of fresh starts and spoke from experience when she advised public servants to remember that onboarding doesn’t stop at or
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
National Community Planning Month ended Monday, the end of October. In writing the previous post on schools as neighborhood anchors, I referenced the Planning Whole Communities Toolkit , by the Puget Sound Regional Council. It has 25 sections and looks to be an incredible resource: Affordable Housing (PDF) Brownfield Redevelopment (PDF) Community Engagement Tools (PDF) Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture (PDF) Complete Streets (PDF) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (PDF) Design
Barrett & Greene
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
? ?by Stephen B. Gordon, lead coordinator of the Continuity of Supply Initiative (CoSI). For the past two and a half years, times have not been good for state and local governments or the millions of the people they are -- or, once were -- responsible for serving. Since early 2020, , more than a million people in the U.S. have died from the COVID-19 virus because, among other things, healthcare providers in the private, nonprofit, and sectors did not possess the vaccinations, the personal protec
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
This post is a little late, National Community Planning Month ended yesterday, the end of October. I had a bunch of ideas to write a bunch of pieces over the course of the month, like on citizen participation and civic engagement through participation in planning engagements, and on best practice engagement programs involving community groups and planning agencies (" Framingham Massachusetts creates Citizen Participation Officer position, " 2018).
Speaker: Alan Kavanaugh, BA, CRM, CCPI Director of Loss Control & Risk Management
This session is designed to unveil the transformative potential of digital solutions in reshaping conventional practices, offering a roadmap towards greener and more efficient facilities regardless of municipality size. Attendees will learn: Insights into cutting-edge trends and strategies in sustainable facility management. Practical knowledge to effectively incorporate digital solutions for operational efficiency.
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