People HUD Makes Two Major Announcements at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders' Show HUD pilot program to give procurement preference to small businesses whose principal office is in an Opportunity Zone. Source: HUD Colorado Hires Chief Strategy Officer to Align Business and Technology By: Colin Wood / StateScoop Mobile Voting Arrives [...]
People HUD Releases 2019 Year in Review Source: HUD FCC Shares Disbursement Strategy for $20B Rural-Broadband Fund Source: StateScoop Experts Recommend Expanding Agencies’ Authorities to Combat Online Deception Federal agencies could play more crucial roles in countering dangerous online deception targeting Americans across Facebook and other social media platforms Source: NextGov HUD Releases 2019 [...]
People Concerned About Her City's Lack of Affordable Housing, a Councilwoman Decided to Build Some Source: Route Fifty Big Innovators in Small Places Source: Engaging Local Government Leaders Police Increasingly Use Social Media to Reach Public Source: GovTech HUD Announces New Incentives Package for Purchase or Rehabilitation of Single Family Properties in Opportunity Zones [...]
People ‘Silver Tsunami’ Makes State Rethink Applications and Tech With 15,000 Connecticut state workers eligible for retirement in 2022, state departments are turning to online applications and artificial intelligence to quickly fill potential labor gaps. Source: Eliza Fawcett / Hartford Courant Cities Need Collaboration to Deliver More Inclusive Services, CIOs Say By Jake Williams / [...]
People By the People, For the People Participatory budgeting engages citizens by letting them allocate city funds towards self-proposed projects By Jason Axelrod / American City & County Report: How Cities Can Meet the Needs of Growing Senior Populations By Andrea Noble / RouteFifty Beyond Engaging Citizens: Create a Bond of Trust Source: Engaging Local [...]
People Which Federal Programs Will Be Funded? Tracking the FY20 Congressional Budget National League of Cities Advocates: Congress 'Very Close' to Passing Paid Family Leave for Feds By Erich Wagner / GovExec HUD Offers $112 Million to Expand Affordable Housing Opportunities for Low-Income Persons with Disabilities Source: HUD The Significance of Young, Diverse Voices [...]
People LocalSmart Awards Honor Top Local Government Leaders, Projects By Jake Williams / StateScoop First ‘High-Tech Census’ Raises Stakes for Local Government By Zach Quaintance / Government Technology North Carolina Opens Next-Generation 911 Monitoring Center By Ryan Johnston / StateScoop HUD Awards Nearly $43 Million in Housing Counseling Grants Funding intended to help families [...]
People Don't Move People Out of Distressed Places. Instead, Revitalize Them By Richard Florida / CityLab Medics in Peril EMS professionals face many dangers on the job By Derek Prall / American City & County North Dakota Appoints New ‘Chief Reinvention Officer’ By Colin Wood / StateScoop National League of Cities Releases Housing Report Do you [...]
People HUD Releases Program Requirements for CDBG-Mitigaton Program Source: HUD The Cities Where You Can Pay For Parking Tickets with Donations By Emma Coleman / RouteFifty Pay May Be Lower in Smaller Cities, But it Can Stretch Further New analysis highlights salary advantages in small and mid-sized metro areas. By Bill Lucia / Route [...]
People How Washington, D.C., Fought Housing Displacement Local leaders are taking bold action to address the housing affordability challenges in their communities. By Terrah Glenn / National League of Cities HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) Releases Its Biennial Report Source: HUD What Cities Can Learn From Burning Man Burning Man is a [...]