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Basic Services, Civil Service

Pennsylvania launches new website to find food, housing, childcare services

January 23, 2024

Via: StateScoop

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania launched PA Navigate, a new website that connects residents to community organizations, government agencies and health care providers for access to resources for basic needs, such as food, housing and childcare. PA Navigate is designed to address […]


Public Utilities, Telecommunications

How are operators using 5G Standalone in the real world? 

January 19, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

While 5G Standalone is often referred to as “real 5G,” is it really making any impact in the real world? Dozens of operators around the world have deployed 5G Standalone networks in an effort to capture opportunities that fit into […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Agromin Bolsters Food Waste Recovery with $10 Million Grant From CalRecycle

January 19, 2024

Via: Waste360

Agromin, California’s largest organic waste recycler, received a $10 million grant from CalRecycle’s Organics Grant Program to help communities turn more of their food waste and yard waste into compost. CalRecycle’s Organics Grant Program is a statewide effort to expand […]


Infrastructure, Public Works

Securing emerging tech requires export controls and international partnerships, officials say

January 18, 2024

Via: FCW

U.S. diplomatic policy is navigating the protection of emerging technologies and sensitive intellectual property within the Indo-Pacific region largely through supply chain policies and partnership with ally nations, according to testimony at a Wednesday House hearing. Witnesses before the House […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

Puget Sound Energy, Form Energy explore 10-MW, 100-hour iron-air battery pilot

January 9, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

Washington law requires the state’s electric utilities to entirely abandon coal by 2025, achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, and use 100% renewable and non-emitting resources by 2045. For utilities looking to replace dispatchable fossil fuel generation, as well as meet […]


Public Utilities, Telecommunications

FCC warns that ACP faces wind-down without more funding

January 9, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

As Congress works to hash out a federal budget, the Federal Communications Commission is warning that the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides monthly subsidies to help American families pay for broadband services, will have to end unless it receives an […]


Infrastructure, Public Works

Minnesota Transportation Department awards $17.4M to eight state construction projects

January 5, 2024

Via: Transportation Today News

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MdDOT) recently awarded $17.4 million to eight construction projects in the Twin Cities Metro and Greater Minnesota to improve transportation infrastructure. Funding is through the state’s Transportation Economic Development and Transportation Economic Development Infrastructure programs […]


Public Institutions, Public Works

OMB head ‘not optimistic’ about avoiding a government shutdown

January 5, 2024

Via: FCW

White House budget director Shalanda Young told reporters on Friday that she’s “not optimistic” about avoiding a government shutdown when the current stopgap bills funding government agencies expire in the coming weeks. Next week, Congress will be back in session […]


Public Institutions, Public Works

You can now easily search through every executive in federal government

January 4, 2024

Via: FCW

A new website has made available a database of anyone serving in a top-ranking position in the federal government, offering new insight that advocates said will boost transparency and better prepare new administrations to transition into power. The Office of […]


Public Institutions, Public Works

How USPTO built a culture of trust in its automation efforts

January 2, 2024

Via: FCW

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has proven successful in using automation to quickly remediate identified system glitches and potential security vulnerabilities, according to an agency official. In an interview with Nextgov/FCW, Spence Spencer — director of USPTO’s System Configuration […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

DOT launches transportation innovation advisory committee

January 2, 2024

Via: Transportation Today News

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it had launched a new advisory committee that will advise the Secretary of Transportation on transportation innovation. The 27 member Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) will provide Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

New Orleans Hopes $5M in Grants Will Help Improve the City’s 2% Recycling Effort

December 29, 2023

Via: Waste360

A pair of grants totaling more than $5 million is inspiring hope among New Orleans leaders that the city will be able to improve its recycling rate. New Orleans is receiving grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for $4 […]


Basic Services, Civil Service

3 ways that generative AI can help transform human services

December 29, 2023

Via: FCW

COMMENTARY | Generative AI can help government workers complete time-consuming administrative tasks, address gaps in agency operations, reduce wait times and improve language translation services. Read More on FCW


Other Utilities, Public Utilities

High Levels of Bacteria Found in Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant

December 28, 2023

Via: Waste360

Higher than permitted levels of enterococcus were found in a single sample of effluent from the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, according to city officials. The news release, from the Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, states that the sample exceeds […]


Public Institutions, Public Works

3 guardrails for sustainable AI implementation in the public sector

December 28, 2023

Via: FCW

COMMENTARY | Starting with low-risk use cases can help build best practices while avoiding more significant pitfalls such as data leakages and security vulnerabilities. Read More on FCW


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Women of Waste Pro Jennifer Lassiter-Rivera Residential Driver

December 27, 2023

Via: Waste360

“Driving is my passion. A career with Waste Pro allows me to do what I love every day.” Jennifer started her driving career as a school bus driver. As times changed due to the global pandemic in 2020, she began […]


Infrastructure, Public Works

Biden-Harris Administration Grants $50M for Environmental Justice Projects in Texas

December 27, 2023

Via: Waste360

Under President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration has designated Texas Southern University as a Regional Grantmaker, set to receive $50,000,000 under the EPA’s Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking program. This initiative, born out of the President’s Inflation […]


Public Institutions, Public Works

3 Government and technology predictions for 2024

December 27, 2023

Via: FCW

The new year is almost upon us, and that means that it’s time for experts, technologists and columnists to try and predict some of the biggest upcoming trends for government and technology in 2024. What might make those predictions a […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

The POWER Interview: Innovation, Data-Driven Solar Solutions Key to Grid Stability

December 18, 2023

Via: PowerMag

Growth in the solar power sector is being driven not only by ever-larger utility-scale farms, but also by growth in distributed generation. This smaller-scale use of solar energy is being supported as more homeowners and commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses […]


Other Utilities, Public Utilities

Baltimore expands city’s free, public Wi-Fi network

December 18, 2023

Via: StateScoop

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Monday that the city’s free, public Wi-Fi network will expand to reach recreation centers — like Middle Branch’s Fitness and Wellness Center, where the announcement was made — as part of larger plans to bridge […]