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Augmented Reality Takes Agencies to Unexpected Places

FedTech Magazine

Startling a well-trained, Right Stuff astronaut takes some doing, but Dr. Joe Schmid recently managed to, with the help of augmented reality. The NASA flight surgeon and his team used Microsoft’s HoloLens and Kinect camera to project a live, holographic image of Schmid on board the International Space Station. “I knew we had connected when the crew member said, ‘Whoa!

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FBI Updates Cloud Security Guidance for State and Local Law Enforcement

State Tech Magazine

The Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the FBI provides security guidance to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies accessing criminal justice information currently or previously managed by the bureau. The FBI continues to make more investments in cloud computing and moving workloads to the cloud, and so late last year, CJIS updated the CJIS Security Policy to enhance security measures for state, local and other agencies accessing federal criminal info such as fingerpri

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Climate Change and Disasters — Attribution

Disaster Zone blog

Today, tomorrow and into the future.

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What is burnout?

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Burnout is the feeling of depletion, cynicism, and emotional distance that results from a lack of impact or autonomy at work.

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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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Slider Map Showing Hawaii Destruction

Disaster Zone blog

This one hits home.

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Private equity investments in tech services: Three considerations

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

While they can generate significant returns, tech services companies have a different business model than software and software-as-a-service assets.

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Tokenization: A digital-asset déjà vu

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Tokenization adoption was poised for success six years ago, but progress was limited. Renewed interest might feel like déjà vu, but stronger business fundamentals and structural changes suggest the path could be different this time.

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ARPA Flex and The National Environmental Policy Act 

NLC (National League of Cities)

On August 10, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury released its long awaited Interim Final Rule on ARPA Flex. For more details on the final rule, click here.

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The Committed Innovator: Talking with Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

How starting a T-shirt business in college led to helping run a giant e-commerce platform, why starting a side business makes sense, and why the meaning of ‘e-commerce’ is shifting.

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Back to basics: Navigating generative AI risk for public service delivery

Partnership for Public Service

Government agencies at the federal, state and local levels have an obligation to provide cost-effective, trustworthy and equitable public services to all possible customers. Artificial intelligence tools have the potential to help agencies meet this responsibility by enhancing the efficiency and ease of public service delivery. However, as laid out in the Partnership’s recent report, “ In the Public AI ,” artificial intelligence tools also pose significant risks to these efforts: When deployed i

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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.