GCN
JANUARY 16, 2024
Tiffany Henyard, the mayor and supervisor, of two suburbs in Illinois, spearheaded a bill reducing a potential successor’s salary if she loses her 2025 reelection bid. It’s the latest in a long line of alleged misdeeds by the charismatic and controversial political figure.
NLC (National League of Cities)
JANUARY 16, 2024
NLC’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Development team helps cities meet their economic security needs by building robust and inclusive economies. We do this by seeking opportunities to explicitly address the historical income and wealth inequalities that impact Black and Indigenous people and other people of color in entrepreneurship and small business growth and development.
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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
Fintechs are companies that rely primarily on technology and cloud services—and less so on physical locations—to provide financial services to customers.
GCN
JANUARY 16, 2024
Policies vary by state, but there are currently few widespread mandated rules for regular, structural inspections of entire existing buildings.
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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
JANUARY 16, 2024
When risks combine, the cumulative impact can have existential consequences. But leaders can prevent compounding risks from sneaking up on them by adapting risk processes to manage multiple threats.
GCN
JANUARY 16, 2024
Negotiators in the House and Senate reached a deal on a proposal to restore the popular credit, as well as one that helps build housing for low-income families.
Public Administration Today brings together the best content for professionals in the public administration field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
GCN
JANUARY 16, 2024
It’s not big investors, luxury developers or federal mortgage programs that are most responsible for driving up housing costs.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
Investments addressing the women’s health gap could add years to life and life to years—and potentially boost the global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040.
GCN
JANUARY 16, 2024
Feds should help new arrivals settle in the places that would welcome them, a new report says.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
Our latest Future of Wellness survey finds that consumers are taking greater control over their health—and expect companies to provide effective, science-backed solutions.
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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.
FedTech Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2024
Standing up new IT infrastructure on the foundation of an old one can create implementation and innovation challenges. But it also gives government agencies the unique opportunity to critically evaluate legacy tech and build on the existing technical frameworks that allow them to effectively carry out their missions. For example, the U.S. Space Force plans to become the first completely digital military service by fully applying digital technologies and capabilities to space operations.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
Global trade patterns are reconfiguring. More shifts are likely and businesses need to be aware of the potential trade-offs of different paths ahead.
Disaster Zone blog
JANUARY 16, 2024
Regulation is needed for the AI industry.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 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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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.
GovPilot
JANUARY 16, 2024
Government employees who dedicate their personal time and extraordinary effort supporting the community are not often thanked or appreciated outwardly enough by other staff members or supervisors. Promoting a supportive work environment that recognizes employee efforts is a crucial step in employee retention, as unrecognized hard work can contribute to burnout and even resistance or resentment on behalf of the entire staff.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
McKinsey spoke to Marijn van Diessen, chief commercial officer of STX, to discuss the necessity for guarantees of origin in the renewable energy market, particularly in the medium term.
ParkTalk podcast
JANUARY 16, 2024
ParkTalk Podcast host, Sue Omanson, has retired after 22 years with the Naperville Park District. To celebrate her career, Sue talks about the history of the ParkTalk Podcast and what she loves about the Park District all while introducing the podcast’s new host, Danny Rehm. ParkTalk Podcast host, Sue Omanson, has retired after 22 years with the Naperville Park District.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
Electrification is a critical decarbonization lever, but faces several supply chain challenges that will need to be overcome, representing significant value-creation opportunities.
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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.
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
JANUARY 16, 2024
What is the NC Tier system? Almost 40 years ago, the North Carolina Commission on Jobs and Economic Growth formally identified a pattern in the state’s economic growth. There were clearly haves and have-nots — a divide between prospering urban areas and economically stagnating rural areas. Analysts referred to it as a “two-tiered economic system.” In response, in 1986, the N.C.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
Investments in the energy sector are projected to grow from $1.5 trillion today to between $2.0 and $3.2 trillion by 2040, representing growth of between 35 and 120 percent.
Microsoft Public Sector
JANUARY 16, 2024
HeatherGLong yes, the technology/features are now fully available to enable sharing between tenants across cloud boundaries, however that is still subject to the governance policies of the source and destination tenants. This mean that yes you can not configure say a GCCH tenant to accept Guests from GCC or DoD, BUT the tenant owners may not want to enable that, so the policy/governance work needs to be championed by folks like you who desire to take advantage of these capabilities.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
The world is looking for the next wave of innovation from the chemicals industry. Collaboration among incumbents, start-ups, and investors is the way to bring these innovations successfully to market.
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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
Microsoft Public Sector
JANUARY 16, 2024
Is there any update to this? About 4 months ago, I posted asking if I could share an SP list between federal agencies; no answer. I'd also like to know if I can share PowerBI reports and dashboards.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 16, 2024
Globally, power demand is expected to grow, with renewables accounting for an increasing proportion of the power mix.
Princeton Public Library
JANUARY 16, 2024
The post Taking requests appeared first on Princeton Public Library.
State Tech Magazine
JANUARY 16, 2024
If there’s one thing governments of all sizes have in common, it’s mountains of data. From demographic treasure troves breaking down socioeconomic stratifications to job and wage records and even cumulative energy usage figures, governments hold all the raw ingredients needed to measure what works to improve policy and scale their successes. What many lack, however, is a legible and replicable recipe they can follow to transform data into policy that works for everyone.
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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.
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