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NACo report highlights ‘acute escalation’ of mental health crisis over the last several years

Limited in their ability to respond by financial constraints, an overwhelming majority of...

Chicago enacts environmental justice measure to ensure future prioritization of community health, social needs

As local governments assess the current and future impacts of climate and environmental change...

Dallas ransomware attack shuts down systems, forces public safety to use backup communication protocols

For the last week, information technology administrators in Dallas have been working around the...

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Ten of 2022’s most sustainable American cities

Ahead of Earth Day, which annually falls on April 22, LawnStarter has published a list of nearly 200 sustainable American cities. The list was created by looking at large U.S. cities and ranking them from least to most sustainable based on metrics ranging from infrastructure, taking into account things like the number of net-zero buildings and […]

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Amid public sector hiring challenges, researchers highlight telework, flexibility as path forward

Alongside a meteoric rise in all things digital and telework, COVID-related burnout has hit public organizations hard. Two years on, government organizations are struggling to fill vacancies and bring back jobs lost to pandemic-driven budget cuts. A March 2022 report from ZipRecruiter found that while the private sector has recovered more than 90 percent of jobs lost […]

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Sensor technology can detect wildfire early, alert first responders via AI

Following a climate change-driven trend, this year’s wildfire season is expected to be severe. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection warns that “extended dryness originating from January is expected to continue into the spring with little perception leaving most of the state in moderate to extreme drought conditions prior to summer. These continued […]

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With pandemic, government public health workforce faces a retention crisis

The nation’s public health workforce is staring down a serious retention crisis. Faced with death threats, bullying and constant harassment, nearly one in three government public health employees included in a recently published report say they’re considering leaving their job within the next year. Driven by burnout and poor mental health, health care workers across […]

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With pedestrian fatalities increasing at an alarming rate, could technology be an answer?

Pedestrian fatalities have been on the rise for the last decade, with a sharp spike over the last few years coming as an unfortunate byproduct of the pandemic. The climbing rate shows no signs of slowing down. The latest analysis of U.S. pedestrian deaths from the Governers Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows a spike in the early half […]

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Report: Automation, ’empathetic tech’ the future for public contact centers

Between unprecedented municipal Zoom meetings to administrative business suddenly conducted entirely online, communities asked a lot of local city and county clerks when the pandemic first struck. And these years on, it’s clear government business won’t ever fully revert to its previous normal. A report from Deloitte issued earlier this year highlights what future government […]

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IWCE 2022: FirstNet more than 95 percent complete; new tech advances adoption

A decade ago, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) was authorized under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 as an interoperable broadband network designed exclusively around the needs of public safety organizations. It was conceptualized in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks, which laid bare communication shortcomings. […]

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Government organizations applaud bipartisan ARPA flexibility legislation

City and county organizations are lauding the Senate’s approval of a bipartisan initiative that codifies into law the U.S. Treasury’s final rule allowing communities the flexibility to allocate up to $10 million in American Rescue Plan funding toward general government services. The measure, called the Bipartisan COVID Supplemental Appropriations Act, would also allow local governments to […]

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Federal hearing highlights Russian cyberthreat, vulnerabilities to U.S. critical infrastructure

Even before Russia’s unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine, addressing an emerging cyberthreat and bolstering the digital defenses of America’s critical infrastructure was a top priority, brought into the national spotlight in recent years following notable incidents like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. With all that’s taken place internationally over the last month or so, that […]

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Proposed 2023 federal budget increases local government, police spending, decreases deficit

Of the many lessons learned over the past few years, perhaps paramount in regard to the federal budget and spending is the importance of supporting local communities by giving administrators the freedom to distribute allocations as they see fit. City and county administrators are closest to the ground, and as such, are the best suited to […]

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Attributes: News

Highlights

NACo report highlights ‘acute escalation’ of mental health crisis over the last several years

Chicago enacts environmental justice measure to ensure future prioritization of community health, social needs

Dallas ransomware attack shuts down systems, forces public safety to use backup communication protocols

News

Ten of 2022’s most sustainable American cities

News

Amid public sector hiring challenges, researchers highlight telework, flexibility as path forward

News

Sensor technology can detect wildfire early, alert first responders via AI

News

With pandemic, government public health workforce faces a retention crisis

News

With pedestrian fatalities increasing at an alarming rate, could technology be an answer?

News

Report: Automation, ’empathetic tech’ the future for public contact centers

News

IWCE 2022: FirstNet more than 95 percent complete; new tech advances adoption

News

Government organizations applaud bipartisan ARPA flexibility legislation

News

Federal hearing highlights Russian cyberthreat, vulnerabilities to U.S. critical infrastructure

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Proposed 2023 federal budget increases local government, police spending, decreases deficit

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