Next City
JANUARY 29, 2024
Vigilante urbanism: A pair of activists have taken up the job of building seating at Berkeley’s bus stops. Will the city step up to meet the need – and fulfill its responsibilities to its residents?
GCN
JANUARY 29, 2024
Failure to understand data is more dangerous to states and localities than ever, and there’s a big gap between what public employees know about data and what they need to know.
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NLC (National League of Cities)
JANUARY 29, 2024
By United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Executive Director Jeff Olivet When the work of homelessness makes you feel hopeless, don’t give up, and don’t give in to calls for harsh action that punishes people who have nowhere else to go. Pause.
State Tech Magazine
JANUARY 29, 2024
Several years ago, cyberattackers from a hostile nation-state made their way onto the network of a North Dakota K–12 school district, but they didn’t infect the district with malware or ransomware. Their purpose, state IT leaders suspect, was to use the school district as a launchpad to infiltrate the state’s National Guard, which provides physical security for a sizable stockpile of nuclear weapons.
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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.
FedTech Magazine
JANUARY 29, 2024
When the Office of Personnel and Management secured $9.9 million from the Technology Modernization Fund to support its zero-trust security efforts, the agency was thinking big. “We wanted to tackle it all,” says OPM CISO James Saunders of its journey to a zero-trust architecture. “Because if you tried to do it sequentially — maybe networks first, then data, then identity — it would take too much time.
GCN
JANUARY 29, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams made the announcement last week, while Florida lawmakers advanced a bill banning accounts for anyone under 16 years of age.
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GCN
JANUARY 29, 2024
The pandemic and federal funding has spurred the growth of municipally owned internet in the past two years as cities look to offer cheaper service.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 29, 2024
Many sporting goods executives are looking to 2024 with more optimism. But in the year ahead, they will need to adapt to shifting consumer preferences, revisit planning practices, embrace ecosystems, and take action on sustainability.
GCN
JANUARY 29, 2024
COMMENTARY | As in the federal and state governments, local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. At times, such as with school boards, the differences are particularly stark.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 29, 2024
Enterprise-wide platform transformations (EPTs) aren’t easy, but a holistic approach is unlocking manufacturing and supply chain efficiencies while driving sustainable growth and customer satisfaction.
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GCN
JANUARY 29, 2024
Buildings are Chicago’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to decarbonize them are facing union opposition.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 29, 2024
Three factors—supply chain security, sustainability, and subsidies—feature prominently as semiconductor companies expand into new countries or regions.
Disaster Zone blog
JANUARY 29, 2024
You can learn a lot of things not to do.
Policy Chats
JANUARY 29, 2024
In this episode, Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Chairman of the Board Bob Mendez talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about policies that impact middle income families, and how we can alter existing policies to create a better environment for them to thrive. About Bob Mendez : A former member of the US Navy, Bob Mendez has had a decorate career in finance, having worked at Merrill Lynch Smith Barney, and Morgan Stanley.
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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
JANUARY 29, 2024
Cybersecurity, modernization and inclusivity are just a few of the upcoming online training topics that GovLoop is offering this month. Take a look at these free professional development sessions coming up in February and don’t forget to register now for your favorites! What You Need to Know About the Threat Landscape What are the most current and pressing threats that are waging war against the zero-trust methodology?
Policy Chats
JANUARY 29, 2024
In this episode, Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Chairman of the Board Bob Mendez talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about policies that impact middle income families, and how we can alter existing policies to create a better environment for them to thrive. About Bob Mendez : A former member of the US Navy, Bob Mendez has had a decorated career in finance, having worked at Merrill Lynch Smith Barney, and Morgan Stanley.
Policy & Politics Journal blog
JANUARY 29, 2024
Special issue blog series on Policy Expertise in Times of Crisis Peter Aagaard, Sevasti Chatzopoulou, and Birgitte Poulsen Crisis seems to be everywhere these days. Where there is crisis, there is crisis management.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
JANUARY 29, 2024
Washington City Paper photo. Like how the Capital Crescent Trail in Montgomery County--created from a railroad spur once delivering coal to a power plant in Georgetown DC, and was always intended for rail service once it was purchased in the late 1980s--was used as a reason to oppose the creation of the Purple Line light rail (" Purple Line opponents hope for last-minute stop to Montgomery Co. trail closure ," WTOP radio, 2017), from the outset I said creating a "temporary park" on the site of t
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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.
GovPilot
JANUARY 29, 2024
Local governments set a prime example for their community in regard to environmentalism and eco-friendliness. Whether through approving environmentally friendly laws or setting the pace in local offices, government bodies have a major impact on the environment of their community. Local government offices possess the capability to influence meaningful change and should exercise this jurisdiction to promote eco-conscious lifestyle choices within their communities.
Partnership for Public Service
JANUARY 29, 2024
The Partnership’s Federal Innovation Council is a community of career leaders from across the federal government. Each member enacts or enables transformative civic innovation, and together, they demonstrate the promise of engaged public service. This month we gathered the council to discuss its innovation priorities for 2024. We see these as members’ “innovation resolutions” for the new year, collectively forming an innovation agenda for more effective, efficient and equitable federal services.
Super Library Marketing
JANUARY 29, 2024
Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library Mike Paulus had a career path like many library marketers I know. The Eau Claire, Wisconsin native earned a degree in creative and technical writing. He planned and wrote educational video games for the speech-language pathology field. Then he worked at an arts and culture magazine. But just before the pandemic, Mike saw an opening for a new position at the L.E.
Barrett & Greene
JANUARY 29, 2024
Typically, when we hear about a city or state choosing not to gather more potentially useful data because it’s too time consuming, we push back. But there are exceptions. A notable one is an element of New York City legislation called the “How Many Stops Act”, which would require New York police officers to report on every single police street stop and investigative encounter, including demographic information about the person stopped and the reason for the encounter.
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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
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
JANUARY 29, 2024
Former Republican Governor of Indiana Mitch Daniels writes a column for the Washington Post. He takes conservative positions but he's not a wack job. That doesn't mean that he doesn't mislead when he writes. Volunteers planting a tree in 2018. Getty Images photo. His current column, " How philanthropy can work without trying to save the world ," extols the value of community foundations and philanthropy for taking on local projects.
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