The federal government will make more than $42 billion available for broadband expansion through the IIJA. But these dollars will be disbursed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) — a funding source that’s unfamiliar to many DOTs — and the grants also require DOTs to forge new partnerships with state and local agencies, telecom providers and commercial ISPs. This session will explore the potential opportunity for DOTs and what they’ll need to do to benefit from these funds.
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Federal Fund Management Advisor
When the U.S. Office of Management and Budget rolled out its major federal grants reform initiative a couple years ago, it sought to consolidate and sensibly harmonize multiple sets of diverse administrative and cost requirements applicable to different kinds of award performers — colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, and state and local governments. The resulting “Super Circular” (2 CFR 200) largely achieved OMB’s objectives, except in the case of procedures for developing, presenting and negotiating rates for recovery of indirect costs.
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Bloomberg Government
Now more than six months since the White House released its governmentwide cloud strategy, ‘Cloud Smart,’ federal agencies are finding new ways to support their journeys to the cloud, generate cost savings, and improve security. Fortunately, agencies aren’t on their own, with agencies like the General Services Administration working to develop shared services and best practices to support cloud adoption.
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Mid-sized local governments report that staff shortages and a lack of data literacy are their biggest challenges when it comes to data governance.
This is just one takeaway from a recent Center for Digital Government survey looking at data governance policies, tools, and challenges in mid-sized cities and counties.
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