SLED GovWin Recon January 25, 2021

Agency News:

• $17 million to be allocated through Iowa COVID-19 Local Government Relief Fund

Community Development:

• (Illinois) State housing development authority offers $8 million to help revive blighted neighborhoods
• City of Erie gets $200,000 state grant for code enforcement technology upgrades

Cybersecurity:

• CISA boosts anti-ransomware messaging for local government
• 'StateRAMP' group aims to grade state and local vendors' security

Education:

• Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker foresees state fully funding landmark education law
• Community colleges hit hard by the pandemic

Big Data / Analytics / Artificial Intelligence:

• Perspectives On AI From The North Dakota Chief Data Officer
• State and Local Agencies Optimize With Cloud Assessments

AEC News:

• Dept. of Energy Gets State, Local Governments to Apply New Building Technologies
• Biden orders OSHA to beef up COVID-19 safety rules

Biden Administration – Executive Orders:

• Memorandum to Extend Federal Support to Governors’ Use of the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19 and to Increase Reimbursement and Other Assistance Provided to States
• Executive Order on Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Executive Order on Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers
• Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing

Transparency/ Performance/ Management:

• Struggling local governments may get help from the private sector

Administration Transition – Opinion:

• Inauguration Day: How the Biden Administration will affect state and local government

Transportation:

• Transportation and COVID-19: A State Guide to Policy and Priorities

Public Safety:

• New Cradlepoint Research Reveals the State of Public Safety and Connected Technology Amid COVID-19
• Lumen chosen to provide Next Gen 911 to State of Nebraska
• New Threats of Violence at Federal, State and Local Government Facilities Prompt Need for Proven Technology Solutions