Climate Change, Sub-Saharan Africa, and US National Security

August 6, 2019

More than thirty years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system – was formed. The IPCC publishes reports that contribute to the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the main international treaty on climate change.

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The Bronx Defenders

The Bronx Defenders provides innovative, holistic, and client-centered criminal defense, family defense, civil legal services, social work support and advocacy to indigent people of the Bronx. Today, our staff of over 250 represents 35,000 individuals each year and reaches hundreds more through outreach programs and community legal education. In the Bronx and beyond, The Bronx Defenders promotes justice in low-income communities by keeping families together.

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A Work Better, Work Smarter Government

whitePaper | May 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic raised demands on government work and services in many new, unexpected and rapidly changing ways. It quickly became apparent that older enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and processes couldn’t keep pace with many emerging government needs, both technical and operational. By moving to a modern ERP system, the public sector can better prepare for the future and build a foundation that enables an intelligent government enterprise.

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Repurposing Government Spectrum for Licensed Commercial Use: A Win-Win for Wireless Providers and Federal Agencies

whitePaper | August 11, 2020

The federal government is the United States’ largest spectrum user. This is no surprise given the multitude of federal missions, from defending the nation to air traffic control to everyday agency communications. Federal communications systems, however, often rely on decades-old wireless technologies, have limited capabilities, and are less spectrally efficient.

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Workday Government Cloud and Zero Trust

whitePaper | March 24, 2023

Workday Government Cloud offers U.S. federal agencies a world-class portfolio of financial management and human capital management cloud applications running in an environment with a FedRAMP Moderate authorization. Workday Government Cloud enables organizations to effectively and securely manage their demanding workforce, finance, and mission processes while helping to meet new Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) strategy mandates

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Open Public Services White Paper

whitePaper | July 1, 2022

We believe that more open public services can benefit everybody in the UK and that finding ways to deliver better services for less money is a challenge that is common to all four nations of the UK. The scope of this paper is UK wide, but in devolved areas of policy it is for the devolved administrations to determine their own approach to public service reform. The three devolution settlements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all different although, in general, services such as health, education and those provided by local government are under devolved control. If you live or work in any of the devolved territories and are in any doubt as to which of these reforms would apply there, the relevant territorial office will be able to advise you. We are committed to working in partnership with the devolved administrations to share good practice and to explore whether our approach would suit their particular circumstances and need.

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Council Of Economic Advisers & Office Of Management And Budget

whitePaper | March 13, 2023

The intensifying impacts of climate change create challenges for the environment, public health, and the economy. President Biden set an ambitious target for the United States to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction in annual greenhouse gas emissions1 from 2005 levels by 2030, and is mobilizing a whole-of-government approach to climate action, capitalizing on major legislative achievements, through policies in the 2024 fiscal year budget that hasten and smooth the transition to a net-zero economy.

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Unlocking UK Digital Identity in 2022

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

we have seen progress made towards the creation of a fully functioning Digital ID marketplace by the UK Government with the publication by DCMS of the Alpha version 2 of the UK Digital Identity & Attributes Trust Framework2 in September 2021 following a lengthy period of consultation with - and substantive input from

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The Bronx Defenders

The Bronx Defenders provides innovative, holistic, and client-centered criminal defense, family defense, civil legal services, social work support and advocacy to indigent people of the Bronx. Today, our staff of over 250 represents 35,000 individuals each year and reaches hundreds more through outreach programs and community legal education. In the Bronx and beyond, The Bronx Defenders promotes justice in low-income communities by keeping families together.

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