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Database of verified government social media accounts loses its teeth

FedScoop

Digital Registry, a database for tracking official government social media accounts, mobile websites, and apps. Part of the goal was to better track government social media efforts — and update an earlier federal social media registry meant to help people verify that government accounts were authentic.

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GAO budget request puts premium on modernization efforts

FedScoop

The Government Accountability Office has modernization on its mind for fiscal 2025, with a report on its budget request released this week aimed in part at fueling the congressional watchdog’s embrace of cloud technology. The post GAO budget request puts premium on modernization efforts appeared first on FedScoop.

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Better bike lanes in the Philippines: Civic groups won a budget for bike lanes, then followed the money

Open Contracting Partnership

When the pandemic began, the Philippines government suspended all public transport. During that period of emergency mobilization, Abante was focused on tracking the country’s COVID-19 response budget , alongside friends and former colleagues from his experience working in the government, academia, and civil society.

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Bipartisan House bill to modernize government data would extend CDO Council

FedScoop

The Modernizing Data Practices to Improve Government Act ( H.R. calls for an extension to the council’s lifespan until 2031, while also requiring the CDO Council to report to Congress about data governance challenges that prevent the adoption of emerging tech across the federal landscape. 10151 ), introduced by Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa.,

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Budgeting Is a Collaborative Effort

GovLoop

Local government services play a role in so much of our everyday lives that they become invisible. To achieve that, local governments must move away from budgeting for services in silos and come together to create a digital twin of the organization, Francis said. Rules-based software avoids these problems. “By

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How city governments can navigate the fiscal cliff

American City & Country

In my experience working with city governments, I’ve seen firsthand cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Sacramento, and St. Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. What is a fiscal cliff?

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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

The firm offers solutions for cities , other governments and corrections. Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. In 2024, governments face challenges when they buy technology, Cunningham tells Co-op Solutions.