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Setting the (government) records straight

• 12th April 2022

In the digital age, government records management teams must balance both physical, paper copies of documents and electronic copies. Because of how much falls under the umbrella of records management, there are a variety of challenges that records administrators face when it comes to managing records. The three most common problems that arise—making records more […]

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

• 8th April 2022

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 […]

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

• 7th April 2022

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. […]

Video: Common Objects technology on Boston Dynamics robot at IWCE 2022

• 7th April 2022

How local governments can overcome federal grant roadblocks

• 7th April 2022

As the nation begins to recover from the pandemic and prepares for the possibility of another harmful variant, it’s critical that local governments access all available federal grant funds they’re eligible for to meet community needs. For the past two years, many local governments shifted budgets to combat COVID-19. Federal grants like those outlined in […]

Government organizations applaud bipartisan ARPA flexibility legislation

• 6th April 2022

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 […]

Top 10 U.S. allergy capitals

• 6th April 2022

The Pollening. That is what we call it here in Atlanta. The time of year when the city is blanketed in a yellow-green haze. The air is thick with it. Cars are coated with it. Yet, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s (AAFA) 2022 Allergy Capitals ranking, Atlanta is No. 71 out […]

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

• 5th April 2022

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 […]

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

• 4th April 2022

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 […]

Municipal broadband: Using today’s technology to support your community’s future

• 1st April 2022

Amidst the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing that remains constant is your community’s need to stay connected. But stay-at-home, work-from-home and learn-from-home measures have highlighted a glaring gap in the availability and distribution of reliable, high-speed internet networks, and many citizens and businesses are still unable to access the online resources […]