Administration

Highlights

American City & County survey highlights civic engagement priorities in public sector

In today’s frenetic social media-driven environment, engaging with constituents can be a...

Changing recruitment practices can ease retention challenges

Ahead of the historic investment in American infrastructure, government organizations are facing...

With the digital evolution, equity in accessibility is of utmost importance

When historians write the history books of tomorrow, they’ll note a sharp divide in the...

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Ahead of infrastructure spending, federal government extends expertise, gives voice to rural communities

These days, money isn’t the biggest problem facing rural communities. Between the American Rescue Plan Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, there’s plenty of it to go around—perhaps a greater challenge is access, especially for small communities that might not have adequate staffing or the technical know-how to navigate complex infrastructure projects. A new federal initiative […]

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Study: Burnout is high in the public sector, especially among workforce minorities

More than ever before, today’s public sector workforce crisis is stressed out—and struggling with burnout. New research from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy (USC Price) cites burnout as “a leading reason why local governments are struggling to keep workers and operate effectively,” according to an article explaining the research published by the […]

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Let’s talk civic engagement with American City & County’s survey

American City & County readers have found keeping the lines of communication open and easily accessible is more critical now than ever. So, how are local governments staying in touch with constituents? What methods are they using to keep the community engaged and informed about local government? Please take our brief Civic Engagement survey, and […]

Article

How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions

State and local government (SLG) leaders have been on the road to IT modernization for more than a decade. First appearing on NASCIO’s State CIO Top Ten Priorities list in 2010, IT modernization has ranked a top-three priority every year since. For some organizations, the pandemic served as a catalyst for cloud adoption and as-a-service […]

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Amid public sector hiring challenges, researchers highlight telework, flexibility as path forward

Alongside a meteoric rise in all things digital and telework, COVID-related burnout has hit public organizations hard. Two years on, government organizations are struggling to fill vacancies and bring back jobs lost to pandemic-driven budget cuts. A March 2022 report from ZipRecruiter found that while the private sector has recovered more than 90 percent of jobs lost […]

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Setting the (government) records straight

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 […]

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Free online resource saves time for public buyers as they search for the right cooperative contract

Public buyers will increase their use of cooperative purchasing agreements down the road, believes Mariel Reed, co-founder and CEO at CoProcure. “The future is more: more cooperative contracts, from more businesses, in more categories. We’re excited to be helping to build this future because we think it’s one that delivers more value for taxpayers.” CoProcure […]

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

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 […]

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How local governments can overcome federal grant roadblocks

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 […]

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Government organizations applaud bipartisan ARPA flexibility legislation

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 […]

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Administration

Highlights

American City & County survey highlights civic engagement priorities in public sector

Changing recruitment practices can ease retention challenges

With the digital evolution, equity in accessibility is of utmost importance

News

Ahead of infrastructure spending, federal government extends expertise, gives voice to rural communities

News

Study: Burnout is high in the public sector, especially among workforce minorities

News

Let’s talk civic engagement with American City & County’s survey

Article

How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions

News

Amid public sector hiring challenges, researchers highlight telework, flexibility as path forward

Article

Setting the (government) records straight

Article

Free online resource saves time for public buyers as they search for the right cooperative contract

News

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

Article

How local governments can overcome federal grant roadblocks

News

Government organizations applaud bipartisan ARPA flexibility legislation

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Events

Podcast

Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina

Young Leaders Episode 3 – Shannon Hardin – City Council President, Columbus, Ohio

Young Leaders Episode 2 – Christian Williams – Development Services Planner, Goodyear, Ariz.

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