New national research and on-the-ground conditions in districts have signaled urgent need for research-based administrative topics in a professional development day by Learning Counsel: Solutions for the Teacher Shortage Student Attrition and Learning Loss Systems Leadership and Software Model Architectures Hybrid Logistics Spending Prioritization and Best Practices

Data comes from many sources, data definitions, variations in data, different systems, and from many users. It is important to gather and identify data from a multitude of sources to explore data patterns and data trends to be used for forecasting, planning, future strategies, innovation, research, and others that are not affected by fluctuations, repeated sequencing over fixed periods of time, unexplained random variances, and much more. Ever...

Modernization is integral in the development of the Federal workforce as organizations fight to keep up with the private sector. Organizations and agencies need to begin to adopt more cutting edge technologies, such as automation of workflow processes, in order to be more forward-thinking and competitive. In order to fully reach a new potential within our Federal workforce, agencies need to center the implementation process as their goal. This...

It’s typical for defenders to learn about the latest adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) from a defense perspective – meaning TTPs are viewed from the lens of “how to mitigate this or prevent it from happening again.” Unfortunately, adversaries are smart problem solvers and can quickly adapt to changes made in enterprise security defenses, and even countermeasures. What is it like to view TTPs through t...

Less than half of respondents to a Center for Digital Government (CDG) survey targeting mid-sized cities and counties rate their organization’s use of data in decision-making as "effective" or "very effective." This is despite the fact that increasing the use of data in decision-making was their top listed priority. Local governments know that data is a critical part of better serving constituents, making intelligent decisions around whe...

Let’s face it, your residents expect online options to pay for nearly any type of service or fee today. But meeting this demand often isn’t easy in government. Fragmented systems operated by multiple departments, unique regulations and compliance requirements, clunky reconciliation processes — they all make it harder to provide the seamless convenience people want. Find out how jurisdictions are solving this challenge by adop...

After two years of virtual events ComDef 2022 returns to in person with the world in a very different place. While the long-term defense planning focus will be on the aspirations of China, near term attention will rightly return to Europe to deter the expansionist efforts of Russia. The theme of Integrated Deterrence will address the collective efforts of NATO and friendly countries to preserve the peace. Norway is the partner nation and will...

The SAE Media Group are delighted to announce the first annual Future Armored Vehicles Survivability USA conference, taking place in Arlington, VA on the 26th and 27th September 2022. Unlike any other event, the FAV Survivability USA conference is a meeting for the US armored vehicle community designed around a series of focused discussions on the strategies and technologies being adopted to enhance crew and platform survivability. As seen in...

State and local governments deliver hundreds or thousands of services to constituents. But they all have a common goal: to provide the best possible service to their communities, delivered efficiently and cost-effectively. Governments can’t achieve this goal with multiple point-based solutions. No matter how good they may be, an array of disconnected solutions – for case management, quality management, contact centers, digital serv...

Every leader knows driving successful change requires building a plan, aligning your team, securing the resources, managing the execution and communicating impact. The challenge is that they do this while juggling daily operations and resourcing challenges, competing priorities and disparate data sources. Without the right performance management processes and tools, government leaders are struggling to manage their agencies strategically. The...