Government agencies are on the frontlines of ransomware and other cyberthreats. And this risk is even greater due to expanded adoption of remote work and digital service delivery. All of this makes security, data recovery and continuity of operations even bigger priorities for your agency to be able to deliver critical services to the public. Join us Thursday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT to hear best practices on how to protect vital ope...

The National Police Foundation (NPF) examined the kinds of approaches that small law enforcement agencies are adopting to respond in appropriate ways to persons with behavioral health issues. The study is designed to answer three questions: What types of crisis response models are being employed by smaller law enforcement agencies and which are most common? How many smaller agencies are participating in regional crisis response models? What do...

Across the country, people in many jurisdictions who frequently encounter criminal justice, behavioral health, and social service systems are experiencing behavioral health crises and require different levels and intensities of services. This three-part series features three Stepping Up Innovator Counties that are also MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge sites. Representatives from these sites provide information on how to effect...

*Registration for WUI 2021 will open in August 2021. With more fire in the wildland-urban interface, greater all-hazard challenges taxing our resources and no expectation of change soon, it’s critical to come together to discuss the issues impacting our industry. The WUI Conference brings together firefighters, researchers and leadership at the local, state, federal and tribal levels to collaborate on emerging issues and educate wildland...

Detailed in this webinar will be Security and Emergency Preparedness in the event of multiple circumstances. This webinar will provide the basic knowledge of what information is needed as well as what information is most pertinent in the event of a emergency. We will be touching the implementation of a security plan and emergency action plan. Both plans spell out all necessary information on steps to take in the event of a emergency and cover...

During the pandemic, many social services programs were forced to modernize to get assistance to those in need faster. While these efforts brought short-term success, they also demonstrated the importance of phased approaches to longer term transformation. Instead of embarking on a multi-year, complex and monolithic effort, agencies can take a new, modular approach to social services modernization to automate everything from eligibility to pay...

The pandemic heightened the need for governments to communicate with their employees and constituents over digital means more than ever before, whether it be critical alerts regarding public health updates or everyday announcements related to things like road closures. Unfortunately, the recipients of this digital communication are now in a state of notification fatigue. Moving forward, state and local governments need a more effective way to...

The SAFE Association is presenting its 59th Annual Symposium. Composed of Government, Military, Industrial, and Academic interests, SAFE represents aviation, space, land, and marine safety disciplines for the protection of users worldwide. The Symposium provides an internationally attended marketplace for the exchange of technical information, product and service exhibitions, and the showcasing of industry capabilities for meeting challenges i...

Organizations are constantly under increasing pressure to provide always-on availability of applications and services. Meeting these expectations calls for an IT resilience strategy that protects against unexpected disruptions that can take services offline and disrupt business operations. Federal agencies must employ a DR strategy that does not merely protect data, but also provides fully automated failover and an ability to routinely test re...

As public health officials track the surge of the Delta variant, counties are also poised to take steps to reduce transmission and protect our communities. NACo will be joined by Dr. Deborah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, who will share an update on COVID-19 and best practices to lower community outbreaks. This session will also include information on how counties can use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to...