Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Despite the recent passage of stopgap funding to keep the federal government open, Congress is once again running down the clock on another potential shutdown that would furlough nearly 1.5 million federal employees and force more than 650,000 to work without pay. Among those negatively impacted by a shutdown would be members of the U.S. military, who would suffer financially and lose out on training, weakening our national security at a critical juncture in global affairs.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Registered apprenticeships, infrequently used by state and local governments in the past, are gaining the attention of staff-starved agencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As public health resources shift away from the pandemic response, jurisdictions now seek ways to modernize their public health infrastructure to avoid previous challenges such as data fragmentation, incompleteness of health data, and lack of interoperability. Agencies, community leaders, and health professionals look to lessons learned and best practices from the COVID-19 pandemic as a starting point.

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Next City

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After El Paso residents and historic preservationists spent years battling the historic Duranguito neighborhood, the city has backed out and is seeking another site for its stadium plan.

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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.

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Summer Camp Programming

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

SHOW NOTES In this episode, Shauna and Kelie talk with Frost Valley CEO, Riel Peerbooms, about the rising childcare cost and how it affects camps. Links: Riel Contact: ceo@frostvalley.org Want to add to our conversation? Have a question you want us to discuss? Email Us: exploringcampsides@gmail.com HOSTS KELIE COOK SHAUNA GUGLIELMO The post Ep 24: The Rising Cost of Childcare with Riel Peerbooms first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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Disaster Zone blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Which will it be: a boon to how we interact with technology or technology run amuck?

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Microsoft Security Copilot and NIST 800-171 It is with bated breath that we await the publication of a Proposed Rule and final draft of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0. Simultaneously, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just released the final draft of NIST Special Publication 800-171 Revision 3 ( NIST 800-171r3 ) and initial draft of NIST 800-171Ar3 , the assessment requirements for NIST 800-171r3.

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Homeroom

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Nathan Sotherland, Kevin Stange, and Jordan Matsudaira The U.S. postsecondary education system provides students with many flexible pathways to earning a bachelor’s degree. One of the most important of these is the opportunity to start a degree at a community college and transfer to a four-year degree program. Community colleges provide access to postsecondary education Continue Reading The post New Measures of Postsecondary Education Transfer Performance: Transfer-out rates for community colleg

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Next City

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Our gift recommendations for urbanists who care about creating equitable cities.

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Summer Camp Programming

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

SHOW NOTES This is the 9th magazine style episode and it’s a little different than the others. Why? Because the ideas the guys talk about are A.I. generated…and many of them are REALLY good. HOSTS CURT JACKSON CHRIS KALLAL The post SCP 193: Magazine Style Episode #9 (A.I. Edition) first appeared on Summer Camp Programming. The post SCP 193: Magazine Style Episode #9 (A.I.

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Disaster Zone blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A different approach to training teams on cybersecurity.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

For digital and AI transformations to succeed, companies need to understand the problems they want to solve and rewire their organizations for continuous innovation

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With the opening of its Workplace Innovation Lab, the General Services Administration seeks to better understand how hybrid work and the deployment of communication technologies will impact its employees. Located in Washington, D.C., the WIL takes up 25,000 square feet inside GSA headquarters and is equipped with access control and onsite security personnel.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library A few months ago while at a conference, Meghan McCorkell , got the email of a lifetime. The chief of Marketing, Communications, and Strategy for the Enoch Pratt Free Library , she called back to Baltimore and put her team on speaker phone. Meghan was delivering great news: her team won the coveted Library Marketer of the Year award from Library Journal.

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Next City

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here are our suggestions for places to give your cash during the 2023 holiday season and beyond.

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Summer Camp Programming

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

SHOW NOTES This episode was recorded before the 2023 summer season. Shauna and Kelie share their plans for staff training and share some great resources. Take a listen and get some cool ideas for your 2024 staff training. Links: Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers (book) How Long To Visiting Day?: Creative Role-Playing […] The post Ep 23: Staff Training Ideas and Thoughts first appeared on Summer Camp Programming.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The controversial requirement will almost certainly meet resistance from Republicans both in states and Congress, who question the legal basis for the new rules.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By UNICEF USA In the past year, record-breaking summer heat swept across the globe, and extreme weather like hurricanes, wildfires and rising floods devastated communities. Addressing climate change and its impacts has never been more crucial, and youth have been on the front line actively advocating for tangible, practical solutions to the climate crisis.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Kestrel, the Department of Energy’s newest supercomputer, has taken flight. The impressive machine would have never left the nest without Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the prime contractor responsible for bringing it to life. DOE tapped HPE in late 2021 to build the new platform to tackle ongoing renewable energy and energy-efficiency research. Kestrel will deliver more than five times faster performance, with 44 petaflops of computing power.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Smart city projects in Memphis, Tenn., and in Philadelphia demonstrate the potential of smart streetlights not just for illuminating neighborhoods but also for collecting data that can improve the lives of citizens in other areas, agreed an expert panel at Smart Cities Connect 2023 on Tuesday. Addressing the conference in National Harbor, Md., Mike Grigsby, director of business development for Ubicquia, said that replacing traditional streetlights with smart LED lights paid dividends.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A chief of staff can be instrumental to a CEO’s success while also advancing their own career. Here are eight pieces of advice from those who have mastered the role.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Elham Tabassi, Chief of Staff, Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S., says that cultivating AI trustworthiness may well be the biggest challenge to date Dramatic advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year – and their rapid availability in products and services – have catapulted AI into the public’s imagination with images and predictions which are both enormously promising and deeply concerning.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

With $1 collected from every electric and gas bills each month, Minneapolis plans to weatherize residents’ homes, install rooftop solar on commercial buildings and build electric vehicle charging stations.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides significant funding for improving the nation’s drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. The law delivers $50 billion to the U.S.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

If you enjoyed this video, check out the other videos in our Feds in the Field series: National Air and Space Museum Goes High-Tech for Next-Generation Exhibits NIST Aims a Camera at the Mechanics of Fire USDA Drones Search Irrigation Water for Contamination The Library of Congress Uses Modern Tech to Digitize American History In Space, Printing Happens in All Dimensions The VA Provides Health Care Via Smartphones Robotic Process Automation Does the Work at the Defense Logistics Agency Sm

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the fight against cybercriminals, media and public attention is focused most often on the federal government’s efforts to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure against ransomware and other attacks. But a less noticed target is equally if not more vulnerable: cities, states, municipalities and other public entities. A rash of ransomware attacks against city governments, from Dallas to Lowell, Mass., reinforces the notion that localities are attractive targets for cybercriminals seeking e

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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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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The global outlook is unchanged despite weaker readings in trade, consumer confidence, and business activity. Still-elevated inflation and interest rates are acting as headwinds to economic growth.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Research conducted in France suggests that using Artificial Intelligence to analyse medical data in electronic health records may hold promise in predicting sudden cardiac death In their study, the researchers examined the electronic health records of 25,000 individuals who had experienced sudden cardiac death and 70,000 individuals who had been hospitalised due to cardiac arrest but did not succumb to it.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

President Biden’s recent executive order specifically called for guidance in the emerging technology’s use in assistance programs. But experts warn that AI isn’t a silver bullet.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Microsoft & National Defense ISAC Collaboration: Microsoft Reference Identity Architectures for the US Defense Industrial Base Empowering the DIB Sector: ND-ISAC Cloud Security & Architecture and Microsoft Cloud Services Working Groups’ Whitepaper Tackles Multi-Tenant and External Collaboration Challenges During the National Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center ( ND-ISAC ) annual executive summit, Chief Information and Security Officers (CIO/CISO) representing defense sector c

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This session is designed to unveil the transformative potential of digital solutions in reshaping conventional practices, offering a roadmap towards greener and more efficient facilities regardless of municipality size. Attendees will learn: Insights into cutting-edge trends and strategies in sustainable facility management. Practical knowledge to effectively incorporate digital solutions for operational efficiency.

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