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Voting systems are under attack

Digital threats to our election system didn’t begin with Russia, and they certainly won’t...

Elections, cyber vulnerabilities and the human factor

It’s quite possible that the biggest vulnerability of local elections systems are the...

Mass timber: A solution to the affordable housing crisis

No human should have to live like a hermit crab, traveling from place to place without a...

Tearing down silos

Cary, N.C., is increasing interdepartmental cooperation to better serve its citizens.

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How governments can reduce networking equipment costs while boosting performance

We’re past the phase where “move to the cloud” was a buzzword in IT conversations; today, moving to the cloud is seen almost as a matter of course – IT organizations are more or less expected to plan a cloud migration as part of their evolution. But moving to the cloud doesn’t make sense for many […]

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Welcome to the new American City & County.com

A better look and improved functionality – American City & County has a new website.

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Tapping technology to create smarter urban development

When it comes to innovation, urban development projects are quickly falling behind the times. While key industries like transportation, housing, retail and entertainment make huge leaps forward with user experience and technology, the construction and development space still struggles to implement truly innovative technologies and approaches. Even with large investment into branding, architecture, and on-site design, […]

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Propane vehicles make a difference on bottom line, environment

By Todd Mouw Controlling transportation fuel costs while maintaining high performance and reducing emissions is key for any government agency fleet department. By adopting propane autogas vehicles, you can significantly lower your operating costs and environmental impact. Affordable When weighing the decision to adopt propane autogas, cost will be a major factor. Changing to this fuel […]

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Cyber attacks are coming. Are you prepared?

By Roy Hadley, Jr. Cyberattacks against municipal and state governments are becoming increasingly common. Attackers know that these governments often hold a tremendous amount of data on constituents, including credit card information, bank account details, and even social security numbers. As attackers realize that corporate America is becoming increasingly vigilant and hardened against attacks, criminals are […]

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Do something incredible with your city’s obsolete sports facility—the why and how

By William Mykins Cities from Atlanta to Oakland are facing the same concern: What happens when your hometown sports facility becomes obsolete when “the team” relocates? Because it can happen—and for many cities, it already has. Perhaps the fan base outgrows the stadium. Perhaps the owner sees more economic possibility elsewhere. Regardless of the […]

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How outcome budgeting can innovate the budget planning process

Andrew Kleine, who served as Baltimore’s budget director from 2008 to 2018, explains how outcome budgeting can give local leaders more value in the budget planning process.

Commentaries

Highlights

Voting systems are under attack

Elections, cyber vulnerabilities and the human factor

Mass timber: A solution to the affordable housing crisis

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Tearing down silos

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How governments can reduce networking equipment costs while boosting performance

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Welcome to the new American City & County.com

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Tapping technology to create smarter urban development

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Propane vehicles make a difference on bottom line, environment

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Cyber attacks are coming. Are you prepared?

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Do something incredible with your city’s obsolete sports facility—the why and how

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How outcome budgeting can innovate the budget planning process

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Discovering a #PublicRecords gap after failing to turn up complete records opens your organization up to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Across the country, cities are proposing and implementing multiple strategies in attempts to reduce #pension… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The next wave in #AutonomousVehicles is arriving at the #municipal and county level: #SelfDrivingShuttles.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jennifer Robinson, director of local government solutions for @SASsoftware, talks about how #MachineLearning has he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

If placed end-to-end, the #structurallydeficient in America would stretch from Miami to New York City. Officials a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Experts endorse paper trails and #risklimitingaudits as sound defenses against #electionhacking… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The mayor of @NorthamptonMA made history on Nov. 20 as one of two customers to be the first to legally buy recreati… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jessica Gover, a writer and researcher at @Kennedy_School explains approaches and processes that your #government c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…