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Short, Sweet and Significant: Crafting Surveys That People Actually Want to Take

Discover why government survey response rates are plummeting and learn 5 game-changing strategies to create surveys people actually want to take! From avoiding survey overload to respecting anonymity, this article provides practical tips to boost participation and ensure your decisions are backed by solid data. Don’t let poor survey design lead to misguided policies. Click… Read more »

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How Riverside County is Revolutionizing Human Services Strategy With GIS Technology

It’s a formidable challenge. Deliver human services to nearly 2.5 million people across the 7,000-square-mile expanse of Riverside County, California — and do it effectively and efficiently.  From bustling urban centers to remote desert locales, the county’s needs are as varied as its geography. To meet those diverse needs, county officials recently adopted an integratedRead… Read more »

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How Can You Set Strategic Career Goals?

It’s almost 2025, which means it’s time to start thinking about your goals and plans for the upcoming year. In the latest edition of Management Minutes with Mika, workplace transformation strategist Mika Cross discusses how to prepare for and set short and long-term goals with Defense Department senior executive and podcaster Love Rutledge. Let’s exploreRead… Read more »

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Supply Chain Resilience: Building a Stronger Backbone Through Technology

Federal agencies are focusing on technology-driven supply chain resilience to secure continuous service delivery, mitigate risks from global interdependencies, and ensure cybersecurity, data-driven insights, and cross-sector collaboration, strengthening their infrastructure against disruptions and vulnerabilities.

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Fuel Innovation With a Secure Digital Ecosystem

Agencies cannot discuss future innovation without also talking about cybersecurity. Let’s dive into some key considerations for agencies to create a secure digital ecosystem: Building a Stronger Cyber Foundation Agencies need to address two givens in today’s cyber landscape: that the risk of attacks continues to grow —so they need to adopt better defenses —Read… Read more »

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Revolutionizing Taxpayer Services and Operations at the IRS

In 2022, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, Congress increased funding for the IRS, earmarking this new investment for operations support and business systems modernization, including the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI). The emergence of a new generation of AI-based tools and solutions has the potential to transform how the IRS delivers services toRead… Read more »

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How Identity Drives Security in State & Local Government

In today’s threat environment, where ransomware and other attacks aim to steal and exploit user credentials, a focus on identity “is the first step in securing state and local systems,” said James Imanian, Senior Director, U.S. Federal Technology Office at CyberArk. Yet many state and local IT teams struggle to implement strong identity controls.

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Agentic AI Transforms O&M

Agentic AI is a breakthrough technology that brings true autonomy to artificial intelligence. Unlike conventional AI, which follows fixed algorithms and predefined tasks within static parameters, agentic AI senses its environment, learns from real-time data, and makes independent decisions that align with strategic goals.

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Nature’s Remedy: How You Can Combat Burnout and Boost Well-Being 

In our modern world, we’re often caught up in the whirlwind of thoughts, plans, and to-do lists. Our minds race from one task to the next, rarely pausing to tune in to the wisdom of our bodies. We become disconnected from the subtle cues and signals that our bodies are constantly sending us – the… Read more »

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