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5 Shifts Needed to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

The City Fix

Transportation connects us to one another. It’s how we get to school and work, how we visit our families, and how we access our food and health care. It’s also how we ship goods and deliver services. As economies and.

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Entrepreneur First CEO Matt Clifford on early stage talent investing

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

One of Europe’s top talent investors talks about his unique approach to backing companies before they exist and how to find the “edge” in a potential founder.

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CIO Panel Discussion: The Importance of a Diverse Federal IT Workforce

FedTech Magazine

For women in IT, the road to a federal government C-suite position may involve working at multiple agencies, navigating remote assignments and honing an exceptional blend of technical expertise and leadership savvy. In recent years, several women have assumed key roles in federal technology leadership, from Space Force Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Lisa Costa to Raylene Yung, executive director of the $1.2 billion Technology Modernization Fund.

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Stop wasting your most precious resource: Middle managers

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

In the modern workplace, middle managers face many challenges. A new survey finds three areas where organizations can better support their managers and help them accomplish more.

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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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Why Agencies Should Pay for Servers Like They Do for Cloud

FedTech Magazine

Agencies continue to struggle with timely server replacements because they tend to treat them as capital expenditures rather than operating expenses, according to Mark D’Alessandro, senior director of data center sales for Dell Technologies. Agencies already pay for cloud services via monthly plans or subscription fees. If they apply the same operational expenditure or consumption model to hardware purchases, they’ll free up money for other IT modernization projects and “stop the clock” on their

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How the City of Canton worked with Wi-Fiber to build a safer and more connected community

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2020, the City of Canton, Ohio set out to build a better, safer, and more connected community. The city worked with government technology (GovTech) company Wi-Fiber, a network infrastructure provider using AWS Direct Connect from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Wi-Fiber combined the City of Canton’s wireless hardware, existing copper, and fiber, where available, to connect hundreds of installed devices alongside roadways, intersections, and buildings.

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Justice launches $8M smart policing grant program

GCN

State, local, tribal and campus law enforcement agencies can apply for funds to develop, implement and test new technologies that support community violence intervention and promote information sharing and data transparency.

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How digital tools could boost efficiency in African health systems

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

By expanding their use of digital health tools, African health systems could realize up to 15 percent efficiency gains by 2030 and reinvest the savings to improve access and outcomes.

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Machine learning too expensive for state archives – for now

GCN

The Oregon State Archives will pivot from machine learning to advanced analytics for streamlining management of several terabytes of new data.

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Federal IT Security Solutions: Creating a More Secure and Effective Future

Government Technology Insider

In the brave new world of federal IT, two things are certain; hybrid work is here to stay and the cloud will remain a fundamental aspect of the ecosystem. For federal agencies facing a new wave of technology, the prospect of both hybrid work and the cloud is equally exciting as worrying. Uniquely created legacy systems, specific risk factors, and highly sensitive data all require the utmost security from agencies’ IT teams, but equally, those teams must embrace the future of federal IT security

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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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Blockchain offers secure, transparent platform for vital records

GCN

The distributed ledger technology can foster greater trust in data management than traditional systems, one expert says.

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Author Talks: IBM’s Ginni Rometty on leading with ‘good power’

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Ginni Rometty shares her strategies for managing conflict, finding growth in discomfort, and remaining grounded in ambition to make you proud of not only what you do, but how you do it.

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Avoid the Impacts of a Recession

Disaster Zone blog

Fill vacancies, hire now!

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How data can help tech companies thrive amid economic uncertainty

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Amid rising pressure on tech companies to boost performance, better data management can pave the way to sustainable growth.

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Sustainable Facility Maintenance Management for Small Local Governments

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.

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Maintaining Your Well-Being in the Workplace

GovLoop

Between constant meetings, never-ending phone calls and paperwork piling up on your desk, it doesn’t take long for workday chaos to start stressing you out. It’s time to find ways to insert self-care into your daily schedule. Enter government workforce expert Mika Cross, with some solutions to try in her latest installment of the “Management Minutes With Mika” video series.

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Celebrating Two Years of the American Rescue Plan Act

NLC (National League of Cities)

In March of 2021, cities of all sizes across the country were in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. As we approached one full year of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, municipalities needed help keeping budgets afloat, maintaining critical services and helping residents impacted by the pandemic.

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Scaling green businesses: Next moves for leaders

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

New challenges—and opportunities—have emerged for green business builders. A set of actions could help companies scale during these uncertain times.

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Innovative Solutions to the Water Crisis: Part 2

Policy Chats

In this episode, Water Consulting Expert Les Chau talk with a student from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about California's Water Challenges. About Les Chau : Mr. Chau specializes in One Water consulting, climate adaptation planning, water resource studies, water quality compliance, and water infrastructure asset management. His experience includes watershed analysis with a focus on overall environmental impacts and climate change effects on water supplies and infrastructure.

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ASPA TIMES Magazine: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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.

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On the cusp of a new era: Global flows, energy, and the supply cycle

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

In this episode of Friends of Europe’s #CriticalThinking Live, we chat to Sven Smit, chair of McKinsey Global Institute, about the new era into which the world has entered and its effects on society.

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4 Tips for Leveraging Data in Your Grant Report

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Note from Diane: Grant reporting is a key part of the grant life cycle if you want to build and maintain strong grantmaker relationships. You’ve seen our team share information from MyFedTrainer.com, podcasts on the topic from Fundraising HayDay, and our own team talk about and present on “How to Make Reporting to Your Funder a Snap,” so we’re excited to bring you this guest post today with some tactical tips to help with your upcoming grant report.

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McKinsey Survey: The Return of the Greater Bay Area Traveler to Hong Kong

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Hong Kong’s recent re-opening is an opportunity to restore its status as a shopping destination for Mainland travelers—but challenges remain.

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Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The average guarantee fee (G-fee) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), who currently finance about half of the nearly $13 trillion of outstanding first-lien single-family mortgages in the country, 1 is among the most closely-watched numbers by housing finance policymakers and the mortgage lending industry. 2 In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of the two companies, issued its annual report o

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Proactive vs Reactive Maintenance: Making the Case for Preparedness

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

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Innovative Solutions to the Water Crisis: Part 2

Policy Chats

In this episode, Water Consulting Expert Les Chau talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about California's Water Challenges. About Les Chau : Mr. Chau specializes in One Water consulting, climate adaptation planning, water resource studies, water quality compliance, and water infrastructure asset management. His experience includes watershed analysis with a focus on overall environmental impacts and climate change effects on water supplies and infrastructure.

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5 ways online engagement leads to better data-driven decision-making in local government

Citizen Lab

Local governments are tasked with some of the toughest decisions for future-proof policy and program planning. Making those decisions behind closed boardroom doors, in silos, is not the solution. Turning to community members and tapping into real-time community data is a better alternative. A digital community engagement platform will get you more data, speed up data processing, and makes it easier to… The post 5 ways online engagement leads to better data-driven decision-making in local g

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Future mobility 2022: Hype transitions into reality

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Progress continued on many mobility fronts, even as challenges mounted.

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Here’s what’s in Biden’s budget plan for state and local governments

GCN

The administration, among other things, wants to dramatically increase funding for housing and restore the child tax credit.

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Facility Maintenance Trends for 2024: What's Changing in the Industry?

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.

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Travel Disruptors: Vista’s Thomas Flohr on business aviation as a subscription service

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Vista aims to disrupt corporate travel by making a floating fleet of aircraft available anytime, anywhere.

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Ethical AI Miniseries: Energy Lab Leader Sees AI as a 'Disruptor' For Climate and Social Change

GovCast

In part two of this interview, National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) Science-based AI/ML Institute (SAMI) Technical Director Kelly Rose discusses the foundational resources and workflows she’s creating to enable access and partnerships for tech and AI tools. She details how open-source principles and security protocols will be key enablers to responsible AI for environmental missions in the research community.