Next City

MARCH 5, 2024

Receiving unemployment assistance and pandemic relief funds gave some gig workers space to breathe – and rethink their careers entirely.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Generative AI tools can shorten physical product design life cycles significantly and spark innovation, but the knowledge and discretion of design experts are necessary to mitigate potential pitfalls.

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GCN

MARCH 5, 2024

Virginia says it’s unlawful to set a price for how much a company receiving federal broadband grants can charge low-income households. The feds disagree. They are withholding funding until the state sets a limit.

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ParkTalk podcast

MARCH 5, 2024

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association Inclusion Manager, Maddy Manden, and Naperville Park District Superintendent of Recreation, Jackie Gonzalez, join the podcast to discuss the partnership between WDSRA and Naperville Park District and the agencies’ efforts to provide recreational programs to the community and create an inclusive society. Western DuPage Special Recreation Association Inclusion Manager, Maddy Manden, and Naperville Park District Superintendent of Recreation, Jackie Gonz

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MARCH 5, 2024

With a projected 9.3 million direct care jobs needing to be filled by 2031, states must find ways to fill that gap. That’s why a new program is helping states build a direct care workforce.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

MARCH 5, 2024

During hard times, mental health care can be a crucial resource to help with everyday challenges and stresses for people with behavioral health conditions—mental health and substance use disorders. But increasing demand for these services has led to.

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GCN

MARCH 5, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing a $5,000 tax credit to support caregiving services like counseling and transportation.

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Homeroom

MARCH 5, 2024

ED is committed to promoting equitable access to healthy, safe, sustainable, 21st century learning environments and environmental sustainability learning. Research has demonstrated that modern, well-maintained facilities with healthy indoor environments yield better student performance and health, higher teacher retention, and reduced absenteeism. School buildings and grounds are an essential element of equitable access to learning Continue Reading The post ED Takes Climate Action on Multiple Fr

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GCN

MARCH 5, 2024

A mathematical model designed to direct spending of opioid settlement funds is at the center of a debate over whether to invest in technology to guide long-term decisions or focus on the immediate needs of people in addiction.

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Professional Grant Writer

MARCH 5, 2024

Organizations looking to hire a grant writer all ask the same question: What is a good cost estimate to write a grant? Applicants. The post Cost estimates to write a grant appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2024

With election security a top concern, Arctic Wolf commissioned the Center for Digital Government to survey over 130 state and local government leaders about their perceived state of readiness. Spoiler alert: They don’t feel ready. StateTech talked to Arctic Wolf CISO Adam Marrè about the survey findings and how election officials and IT leaders can safeguard the vote.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 5, 2024

Nearly 100 years ago, ten leaders from state municipal leagues spanning the nation came together in Fraser Hall at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, to form the organization we now know as the National League of Cities.

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Policy & Politics Journal blog

MARCH 5, 2024

We are delighted to announce this year’s prizes for award winning papers published in Policy & Politics in 2023.

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GovLoop

MARCH 5, 2024

GovLoop recently hosted a panel, “ How to Apply DEIA to Your Programs, Policies and Tech ,” with speakers Michael Hurt, the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the City of Bloomington, Indiana, and Javier E. Inclán, Assistant Inspector General for Management and CIO at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Office of Inspector General. The two experts offered their thoughts on how to implement, increase and support DEIA.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) models can change the world of medical diagnostics This innovative model, a “medical diagnostics expert,” can accurately identify tumours and diseases in medical images, providing reasons for each diagnosis through visual maps. Healthcare technology: Improving medical diagnostics The development of this AI tool marks a crucial advancement in the field of healthcare technology, promising to facilitate the disease detection and diagnosis process.

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Park Leaders

MARCH 5, 2024

“Part of the narrative that we find ourselves in is talking about creating areas that are protected for people, not from people.” Ryan Finchum is the co-director of the Center For Protected Area Management at Colorado State University and a seasoned expert working with the US Forest Service international programs. He joins for a conversation diving deep into the world of protected areas.

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2024

Application size often prevents agencies from easily migrating to the cloud because a massive configuration would be needed to support them and their performance requirements. Agencies that attempt a simple lift and shift may find themselves moving apps back on-premises, due to a lack of performance improvements or cost savings. A 2019 Office of Management and Budget governmentwide analysis of app maintenance found that 10 particularly large apps required about $340 million annually to remain op

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GovLoop

MARCH 5, 2024

No organization is immune to cyber breaches. Bad actors with ample creativity and technical resources can pierce even strong cyber defenses. But there are strategies that make effective cyberattacks less likely and that protect data on which government depends. “Breaches will happen. It’s a matter of if, not when,” said Chris Sprague, Principal Technologist with Pure Storage, which delivers forward-thinking security and data protection via a cloud experience.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 5, 2024

The American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA’s) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program has been integral in meeting the needs of America’s cities, towns and villages in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GovPilot

MARCH 5, 2024

Local governments play a critical role in the functioning of society, bearing significant responsibilities and managing a wide range of essential tasks within the community. While they are often focused on tasks such as maintaining infrastructure , providing essential services , and ensuring public safety , the ethical responsibilities of local government can sometimes be overshadowed.

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Paul Cairney

MARCH 5, 2024

This post introduces chapter 4 of Politics and Policy Making in the UK by Paul Cairney and Sean Kippin. What do we mean by state transformation?

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A Library Writer's Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

Scholars, Researchers, Professors, and Practitioners, we are seeking informative and trending chapter proposals for an upcoming book titled Trends and Innovations concerning Library & Information Science: A Multidisciplinary Approach. The book explores current and emerging issues, challenges, opportunities, and best practices in library and information science from various perspectives and disciplines.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 5, 2024

Microsoft Copilot for Security and NIST 800-171: Access Control Microsoft Copilot for Security in Microsoft’s US Gov cloud offerings (Microsoft 365 GCC/GCC High and Azure Government) is currently unavailable and does not have an ETA for availability. Future updates will be published to the public roadmap here. As of this writing we’ve received the Proposed Rule of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0, and the public comment period ended on February 26.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 5, 2024

For a few years I suggested that Fox terrestrial broadcast licenses be challenged, based on the idea that the way they run Fox cable assets are counter to the public interest, making them unworthy of the privilege of using the public airwaves (" Australian Broadcasting Corporation documentary on the Murdoch media empire and Trump ".). Fox cable television programming is severely unbalanced (" Why a Fox News pundit may not have heard bad news about Trump ," Washington Post ).

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