South Dakota’s cyber defense prepares for threats known and unknown.
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How to Take a Community-Driven Approach to Cybersecurity
Threats to state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments are growing, with roughly 278 million malicious cyber actions against state and local government occurring each month. In order to prevent bad actors from obtaining an agency’s sensitive data, SLTT leaders need to embrace a community-centric defense-in-depth model, working with other organizations to share threat data,Read… Read more »
Milwaukee County Sees Promise in Machine Learning
Milwaukee County uses machine learning to help identify discriminatory language in statutes.
Pittsburgh Learns How to Govern Its Data
When Pittsburg failed to get certification from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities Certification Program, the city dusted itself off and worked hard to change its entire data mindset. Here’s how they did it.
Make Teams More Productive by Making Open Source Software
Open source software has become a default for agencies looking to modernize their technology. But you don’t need to rely on libraries of open source software to take advantage of its opportunities — you can create your own.
Pivoting to an Outcomes-Driven Approach: Death to the FTE
The FTE may no longer be the best way to get the project team you need. Consider structuring your staffing around partial FTEs to get the right expertise.
Coping With Confusion: Tips for New Hires
government is an incredible and complex mechanism, and [you] need to understand how to navigate your bureaucracy
The Modern-day Resumé – 7 Tips to Consider
Resumes today need to get past automated applicant tracking systems as well as human reviewers. That can be difficult. Here are seven ways to write a successful resume.
Long-Timers’ Advice for New Government Hires
When you’re a newbie, the wisdom of long-timers can lift the veil on the mysteries of life as a public servant. According to our experts, the most important thing in starting your government job is to embrace the complex and varied environment you’ve entered and explore it.
Myth Busters: Top 3 Reasons You Think Remote or Hybrid Work Can’t Work
The latest installment of “Management Minutes with Mika” covers hybrid work myths.