US President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world’s richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.

Disney accuses DeSantis of running a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” in the feud over the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

ITU-T X.1054 - Supplement on best practice for governance of information security - Case of Burkina Faso

President-elect Donald Trump announced Elon Musk will head a new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE").

DOJ Opens Recruitment for Legal Technology Officer  GovTech

Chandler approves contract for multi-language translation technology services  City of Chandler (.gov)

Gov Tech Leader Nina D’Amato Named Chief Technology Strategist by Lenovo  GovTech

More than half of all breaches occurred in the Department of Social Protection, data revealed.

Read more: Human error the leading cause of Government data breaches

A number of new measures have been announced as part of Ireland’s national AI strategy, including expanded upskilling initiatives.

Read more: Irish Government unveils ‘refreshed’ national AI strategy

The Roofing Alliance welcomes Progressive Roofing as its 201st Governor Member, joining industry leaders to drive innovation, workforce development, and education in roofing.

Public-sector entities can improve customer service, delivery of benefits and services, efficiency, transparency, and more.

[Paris Peace Forum] The election of Donald Trump changed the world - for a second time. Just days after U.S. vote, and as COP29 opens in Baku in a world more divided than ever, world leaders came together at the 7th edition of the Paris Peace Forum at the historic Palais de Chaillot and other locations across Paris. Under the theme Wanted: A Functioning Global Order the Forum once again convened leaders, decision-makers, and civil society representatives from around the world to discuss and find solutions to some

[Daily Maverick] Next week, residents of Klawer will go to the polls in a by-election in the Matzikama Municipality. While campaigning is in full swing, the area is now gripped by an ongoing water supply issue as well as an embarrassing forensic investigation which showed the irregular appointment of the DA deputy mayor's son.

[Nile Post] Government has put the 2025/26 budget projections at Shs57.4 trillion which is lower than this year's shs72.1 trillion budget.

[Premium Times] The cleric commended the government for ensuring that the scope of intervention of TETFund expanded from building infrastructure to carrying out research programmes.

[Ghanaian Times] The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, says the next NDC government will revisit the cocoa roads project when he wins the December 7, 2024 elections.

[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has distanced itself from the recent demolitions in Ridgeview, Belvedere saying it has ordered the Harare City Council to stop bulldozing houses built illegally in the capital.

How is cloud adoption transforming federal agencies and driving mission success?

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Gil Vega,  chief information security officer for Veeam, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to explain why federal IT officials should update their data security strategies.

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The government is big, and not every employee is a model citizen. So corruption sometimes occurs. Fundamentally, though, the government remains honest.

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What are design principles and tools for innovation? How can they help government executives transform how government does business? What strategies can leaders employ to achieve a design mindset? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Sarah Stein Greenberg, Author of Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways.

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What are the key processes of innovating? Can innovating be taught & enhanced by continued practice? What are the core traits of an organization this is built to innovate? How can government executives innovate and find new ways to lead? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions with Dr. Ben Bensaou, Author of Built to Innovate -- part of the leading through uncertain times series.

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The Institute of the Motor Industry welcomes the opportunity to engage with the new government. The Labour party clearly identified its understanding of the importance of skills for UK infrastructure in its manifesto....

Dan Culverhouse, UK&I managing director of Customs Support, considers if the new government’s ‘re-set’ on Europe will reduce border confusion.

President Joe Biden has signed into law a package of spending bills passed by the Senate in time to avoid a partial government shutdown.

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Negotiators from Congress and the White House are scrambling to complete work on funding government agencies for the fiscal year and avoid a partial shutdown.

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President Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills that Congress just passed, ending the threat of a potential partial government shutdown.

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The yearly fiscal crisis and threats of appropriation lapses affect the contractor industry no less than government employees and the programs they conduct.

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On this week’s episode of Women of Washington, Gigi Schumm welcomed Una Song, a senior adviser at the Energy Department's Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security.

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Rashik Parmar MBE, Chief Executive of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, comments: “The new Prime Minister has a unique opportunity to take a positive view of AI and high stakes technologies, making sure they transform the lives of everyone in the UK.

Despite growing interest and enthusiasm for  Generative AI (GenAI), significant challenges are emerging that threaten the success of GenAI projects, according to a co-sponsored research report from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501).

By UKWA CEO, Clare Bottle.

The UK Warehousing Association welcomes the opportunity to work with the new Government to tackle key issues that are important to our sector, including decarbonising the electricity network, reforming the planning system, modernising apprenticeships and promoting innovation in warehousing.

Almost no one trusts the federal government, yet nearly all Americans want an effective government and a politically independent civil service.

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Air freight will play a pivotal role in achieving Britain’s future trading ambitions post-Brexit, according to FTA, so it must be placed front and centre of the government’s aviation strategy. Responding to the consultation, Aviation 2050 — the future of UK aviation, FTA is calling for a dedicated freight chapter in the White Paper; the government must set out a clear and ambitious vision for air freight.

The trend toward open government is increasing worldwide.

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The continuing resolution reauthorizes funds to avoid a 22% pay cut for 11,000 federal employees who spend most of their time overseas.

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U.S. officials say state-backed Chinese hackers foiled Microsoft’s cloud-based security and hacked the email of officials at multiple U.S. agencies that deal with China ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing last month. The surgical, targeted espionage accessed the mailboxes of a small number of individuals at an unspecified number of U.S. agencies and was discovered by the State Department. Officials said none of the breached systems were classified. The hack was disclosed late Tuesday by Microsoft, which said email accounts were haced at about 25 organizations globally beginning in mid-May. A U.S. official said the number of U.S. organizations impacted was in the single digits.

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Learn from top government and industry experts how agencies are innovating with data centers and cloud technology.

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How are AI/ML strategies evolving to meet tomorrow’s mission?

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What strategies and technology are driving data strategy in government?

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How are agencies refining their AI strategy?

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Improving customer experience (CX) is a multi-faceted challenge to tackle as needs vary between stakeholders. How are agencies profiling a successful strategy and what is the vision for the future? During this webinar, you will…

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How are DoD and DHS profiling a successful cloud computing strategy and what is the vision for the future?

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"We've got customers who expect things from us, whether it's tenants in buildings or agency partners who were looking to buy things," said Robin Carnahan.

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Congress has sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.

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In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button.

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Learn how AI is reshaping government operations and what lies ahead for its responsible adoption

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GSA does not have authority to craft FSS policy and contract terms consistent with the key characteristics of leveraging collective buying power.

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New benchmarking report details how companies are — or could be — using AI to strengthen proposals, fill pipelines and generate revenue.

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FEDtalk host Jason Briefel, a non-attorney partner and Director of Government and Public Affairs at Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., sits down with Kettle and Eggers to discuss how the government agencies can break free from organizational boxes and rigid, top-down leadership to enact meaningful change.

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