Next City
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Before Sidewalk Labs targeted Toronto for its "smart city" project, it found 1,307 acres of land near downtown Detroit where its team believed they could carry out their utopian vision. There was just one problem.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Ever been told to quit while you’re ahead, or that winners never quit? Poker player-turned decision strategist Annie Duke explains why this advice is costing you time and money.
Open Access Government - Technology News
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Open Access Government interviews Lin Sun on the significance of Ada Lovelace Day and what it means for women in STEM around the globe. Ada Lovelace Day provides us with an annual reminder to take a moment and reflect on our accomplishments and recognise the many successful people surrounding us. Dreaming up the world’s first computer programming language whilst raising a family.
State Tech Magazine
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Over the past several years, we’ve seen nearly all of our critical industries move to hybrid models. A crowning example of this may be our school systems, which had to shift — practically overnight — to virtual learning models to keep our children’s education going. Hospitals turned to virtual care visits to limit the spread of dangerous viruses. Even manufacturers leveraged artificial intelligence and machine learning to limit the number of workers on the factory floor.
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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
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Americans and others trying to get assistance from the Department of Homeland Security and its subagencies spend about 190 million hours every year on paperwork, says DHS CIO Eric Hysen, who wants that time to be cut dramatically. DHS is hiring hundreds of new employees tasked with improving customer experience, an issue that’s gaining traction across government thanks to an executive order issued last December.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Companies that focus on defense technology innovation will benefit from a strong understanding of the US Department of Defense budget.
Public Administration Today brings together the best content for professionals in the public administration field from the widest variety of thought leaders.
NLC (National League of Cities)
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Across the country, residents are coming together to celebrate one of our country’s oldest and proudest traditions: participatory democracy. At town halls, libraries, elementary schools, and community centers, voters sign their names, take their ballot, and cast their vote, often with the assistance of a poll worker.
GAO (US Government Accountability Office)
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Native American cultural items—including pottery, weapons, and sacred objects—have long been the target of theft by individuals seeking to collect or sell them. Federal agencies and museums have also acquired Native American human remains and.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Three McKinsey veterans condense decades of boardroom experience and cognitive science into a guide for learning proactively and leading dynamically amid the most uncertain circumstances.
GCN
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Multifactor authentication can be vulnerable to phishing attacks, fake push alerts, communications protocols weaknesses or SIM swap attacks, according to CISA.
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NLC (National League of Cities)
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The benefit of a city’s procurement function may be overlooked or underrecognized by the executive and legislative branches, especially if it’s operating with few problems. In fact, for public procurement professionals whose job duties include contract administration, it can be tempting to leave contracts alone unless – or more accurately: until – there is an […] Source.
FedTech Magazine
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs oversees a diverse array of operations, including healthcare services, insurance and benefits systems, and cemeteries. As recently as four years ago, its video teleconferencing technology was equally diverse; each service area used its own equipment for its own purposes. The various video platforms weren’t necessarily compatible with each other, let alone easy to upgrade all at once.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The industries that make up the built environment are highly fragmented and slow to change. Creating green growth requires shifts in how players design, build, operate, and decommission assets.
GCN
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
A large chip-making facility funded by the CHIPS Act represents an opportunity for state and local leaders to build a technology-based business infrastructure and workforce.
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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.
NLC (National League of Cities)
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Public libraries today serve as dynamic community hubs. Everything from family story time to teen afterschool programs to workforce development services and more happens in the library. All the resources, programs and services libraries provide for their communities – in person and online – depend on qualified staff.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Visitors entering the partially reopened National Air and Space Museum will be greeted by new high-resolution digital signs to guide them to the refurbished exhibits. They will also find signature artifacts augmented by technology designed to better show off the museum’s collection. The popular Washington, D.C.-based museum, in the midst of a seven-year, $1 billion face-lift, completed the first phase of its modernization effort in early October.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Amid turbulence on the path to net zero, leaders will have to be much nimbler to balance resilience with an energy future that is secure, affordable, and clean. Five actions can help.
Super Library Marketing
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Photo courtesy Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. There is a powerhouse of a woman who works as program director for a library system in New York State’s Finger Lakes region. Suzanne Macaulay began her career as a Children’s Librarian at Henry Waldinger Memorial Library in Valley Stream, New York in 2005. She’s worked at a few different libraries in New York and Pennsylvania but took her current role for the OWWL Library System just three days before everything shut down due to Co
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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.
AWS Public Sector Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Whether on land, in air, or at sea, having connectivity and access to information in the field is critical for the US Department of Defense (DoD). Satellite communications systems provide the DoD with critical capabilities—from delivering satellite imagery to enabling communications—that support military users operating around the globe. As the DoD looks for ways to enable greater connectivity and information sharing, it’s increasingly exploring ways to bolster government capabilities to improve
Grant Writing Made Easy
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Happy Halloween! This is my favorite holiday, and in honor, I’m sharing 10 grant writing tips to help you make sure your grants aren’t the scariest thing this spooky season. #1: Keep a grant prospect sheet & update it regularly. One of the best things you can do is to make time regularly to search for grant opportunities. I recommend keeping a spreadsheet with all the important details and sorting the sheet into high-, medium-, and low-priority categories.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
OCTOBER 31, 2022
COOs are increasingly important to corporations, but what skills will they need to perform at their best? Business leaders weigh in.
Microsoft Public Sector
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Microsoft Priva is generally available to GCC, GCC High and DoD. Safeguard personal data, automate risk mitigation, and manage subject rights requests with Microsoft Priva. For years, existing privacy regulations like the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) have been paving the path for how g overnment organizations prioritize privacy.
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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
Park Leaders
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
On this episode of the Park Leaders Show, guest co-host, Phil Gaines, returns to discuss the importance of operating with a sense of urgency. While urgency is often discussed as a function of time, as Phil explains, the term for park rangers should be viewed through intentionality. Like business leaders, park rangers should not reduce urgency to deadlines but enhance it through deliberation.
The City Fix
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Following the launch of Colombia’s first National Roadmap for Net Zero Buildings in June 2022, the cities of Bogotá and Cali are setting the foundation for how to implement the roadmap at the local level. The municipal governments of both cities have.
FedTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Once upon a time, there was a popular TV show called The Six Million Dollar Man, about a former astronaut given superhuman strength through technology. According to the opening credits, he became “better … stronger … faster.” In current dollars, he’d be The Forty Million Dollar Man — a solid chunk of the $65 billion requested for civilian IT spending in President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget — but he’d still be a federal employee who was able to do his job better and faster with the help of m
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
When it comes to making an impact on the communities and issues they have prioritized as a philanthropic body, grant funders live vicariously through their awardees. So it makes sense that they would want to know how the work of applicant organizations is making a difference in those same communities and how it is impacting the issues about which the funder is passionate. .
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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.
Super Library Marketing
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
The Library Marketing???????? Show, Episode 165: I need your library’s help forcing a change that will make social media more accessible to everyone. I’ll explain why your library should use camel case hashtags and how you can join the movement to make camel case the default option for all social media platforms. Kudos in this episode go to the Superior Township Public Library in Michigan.
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Ambitious net-zero deadlines require speedy project completion. Here’s how leaders of capital projects can strike a balance between the costs and benefits of accelerating delivery.
GCN
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Agencies that can “fail forward” learn to identify, analyze and communicate about how projects fall flat and work toward innovative solutions to complex government problems.
AWS Public Sector Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2022
This is a guest post by Kevin Mills, head of government partnerships at Coursera. In June 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Coursera launched the annual Global Skills Report , an in-depth look at the state of skills globally. The Global Skills Report draws data from 100 million learners in more than 100 countries who have used Coursera , a global online learning platform, to develop a new skill during the past year—with the goal of providing actionable insights to businesses, governments,
Speaker: Alan Kavanaugh, BA, CRM, CCPI Director of Loss Control & Risk Management
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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