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The Hill
The opioid epidemic ravaging states and cities across the country has sent a record number of children into foster and state care systems, taxing limited government resources and testing a system that is already at or near capacity.
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Government Technology
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that 2017 was the most expensive year on record for disasters in the U.S., estimating $306 billion in total damage. The FBI also reported 2017 as having the most incidents and the most people killed in any one year by active shooters.
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Governing
For governments, getting sued unfortunately comes with the territory. But in recent years, the amount that cities are shelling out for police misconduct lawsuits has become not just a criminal justice issue but a financial one as well.
For big cities, the costs are alarming -- equivalent to huge line items in agency budgets.
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Homeland Security Today
With Hurricane Season 2018 beginning on June 1, HSToday’s Editor at Large Rich Cooper reached out to some of the Mid-Atlantic region’s leading emergency managers to ask, “What will your emergency management team do differently this year to prepare for Hurricane Season 2017?”
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By Catherine Iste
 While I was inclined to say no to this question, I have been proven wrong. After asking it in the varied offices of several different clients, I was greeted with a variety of tips, tricks and methods for enjoying the time we spend at work. First, there is something very deliberate about the word enjoy. It does not imply being happy about everything. In fact, as a line manager pointed out to me, one of her favorite things about her job are the problems.
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Government Technology
Graduate students from the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Urban Spatial Analytics Practicum are working with city officials in Philadelphia, Providence, R.I., and Minneapolis to develop data science tools to improve safety, health and quality of life for residents.
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States Self-Insurers Risk Retention Group, Inc provides quality, cost-effective excess liability coverage and superior, personal service to our public entity owners in order to promote a long-term risk management partnership. MORE
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Campus Safety
As campus security industry professionals have seen, particularly in the last few months, there isn’t just one thing schools can do to keep their students and faculty safe. School safety is a multi-layered approach that involves participation from all members of a school’s community.
Last month, Campus Safety hosted a webinar led by Gary Sigrist, a retired school district safety director and current CEO and president of Safeguard Risk Solutions, to discuss the different layers of security needed in schools to protect
students and staff from violence.
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Route Fifty
Many cyclists are fed up with sharing dangerous roads with cars, demanding local governments design more comfortable bike lanes that provide better protection for riders. Leading cities and counties are responding to the call not only to reduce traffic accidents, but also to attract and retain residents and businesses that have come to expect better transportation amenities.
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Emergency Management
In the 13 years since Hurricane Katrina hit South Mississippi, much has changed.
A quick drive down U.S. 90 is a constant reminder of the past — the things that are new and that have been rebuilt and the places that are memories of life before the storm.
Government Executive
A quiet, private space may be most ideal for meditation, but it is not always an option at the office.
What many people don’t realize, though, is that you actually don’t need to be in a quiet space in order to meditate. Learning to meditate in a loud, chaotic space can help you keep your head on in your noisy, everyday life.
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