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Digital supply chain challenge to cities and counties—another cyber minefield to navigate

As cities and counties have steadfastly turned to managed service providers for enhanced improvements and security for their networks, a new type of cyberthreat has emerged to greatly undermine trust. The irony here is that many turned to managed service providers who promised greater cyber security and hardened system protections. Perhaps managed services sounded too […]

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Three ways cities can support a modern workforce

The U.S. workforce is changing. In 2020, millions of American workers were thrust into an unprecedented working environment that resulted in working from home and new, forcibly accrued skills. One and a half years later, the experiment isn’t ending. For most of the country, the test run is looking more like the long run. As […]

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5 ways counties can mitigate remote access security risks

Cyberattacks against the nation’s counties are on the rise. Since 2017, attacks rose an average of almost 50 percent—although this metric is likely to be a fraction of the true number, as these attacks often go unreported. With last year’s shift to more work from home and virtual learning, counties are finding themselves more exposed. […]

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Reporting requirements for the American Rescue Plan Act money—what cities and counties should consider

Funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides communities with an unprecedented opportunity to impact the lives of their citizens through prudent spending in the following four categories: To respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and/or its negative economic impact. To respond to essential workers during the COVID-19 public health emergency by […]

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Creating the modern community through sustainability

Municipal leaders are always looking for new opportunities to deliver highly innovative, connected and resilient infrastructure to residents and visitors. But they are also tasked with balancing this future-forward vision with an ongoing need to retain capital, especially after almost two years of crisis. By investing in sustainability and decarbonization, local governments can save valuable […]

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How 21st century data science is helping local governments plan for tourism and services

People currently seem excited to travel. How can cities better plan for tourism in their peak travel seasons or know if they need to increase traffic control, trash collection and policing, and/or give local businesses a heads up to increase staffing? Alternatively, should they be increasing marketing and incentives to lure more people to their […]

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Sustainability and resiliency are becoming embedded in municipal operations

Grant Ervin, Pittsburgh’s chief resilience officer and assistant director, Department of City Planning, is proud of his team’s achievements. One of those successes was reaching the city’s 100-percent renewable electricity target in 2020. Ervin’s team met that target by purchasing renewable energy credits. “But along the way—and this is kind of a continuous improvement—we learned […]

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With more precipitation than ever, cities face an uphill battle in hardening infrastructure

Driven by the release of carbon into the atmosphere, the average surface temperature on planet Earth has increased by 1 degree Fahrenheit over the last century. At first glance, it’s a minute change; but against the backdrop of increasingly dangerous storms, severe droughts and torrential rainfall, that one degree of change is loaded with implications—especially […]

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The pandemic has led to big adjustments in procurement staffing in governments

The COVID-19 crisis has greatly affected government purchasing staffing levels and workloads, says Gianluca Cairo, industry principal, public sector for Ceridian, which offers human capital management software that helps organizations’ workforces adapt and evolve. “The public procurement space is unique in that it has a blend of front-line workers and back-office employees, so it posed […]

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IT infrastructure in government is getting a post-pandemic makeover

As Congress deliberates future U.S. infrastructure projects and how to pay for them, government IT chiefs have named technology infrastructure priorities for 2021. According to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), this year’s Top10 list of technology priorities includes cybersecurity, remote work tools and cloud solutions. Post-pandemic, some government technology budgets will […]

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Digital supply chain challenge to cities and counties—another cyber minefield to navigate

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Three ways cities can support a modern workforce

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5 ways counties can mitigate remote access security risks

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Reporting requirements for the American Rescue Plan Act money—what cities and counties should consider

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Creating the modern community through sustainability

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How 21st century data science is helping local governments plan for tourism and services

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Sustainability and resiliency are becoming embedded in municipal operations

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With more precipitation than ever, cities face an uphill battle in hardening infrastructure

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The pandemic has led to big adjustments in procurement staffing in governments

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IT infrastructure in government is getting a post-pandemic makeover

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