National Governors Association’s Post

Per Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) data on lead pipes and the way in which federal grant dollars will flow to address this public health problem, the U.S. has a large unfunded mandate for state and local governments in the next decade plus. It will land on the public finance industry to be creative (think #impact) in how to finance remediation. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ej9anPC2

Emergency preparedness plans for #businesses When #businessowners put together an emergency preparedness plan, it should include copies of #vitalrecords and #financial information. Update emergency preparedness plan annually Personal and business situations are constantly evolving, so #taxpayers should review their #emergencypreparednessplan annually. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Ready.gov website has #resources and checklists to #help people put together their emergency preparedness plan. (IRS Tax Tips)

For those angry about high taxes, you need to start lobbying for better management of government resources. Among your focus areas: emergency response & recovery. Several years ago, I went through the 700,000+ transactions in the federal government's Public Assistance program, which reimbursed states and local governments for certain disaster response/recovery costs. I'm the only person to undertake this work. No one at CBO, OMB, GAO, CRS, or FEMA had attempted to analyze these 20 years of expenditures Although the program has been retooled since then (thanks to legislation that passed in 2021 as I recall), I doubt much substantive have been changed. #bureaucracy #bidenadministration #emergencyresponse #emergencyrecovery #disasterassistance #cities #counties #stategovernments #governors #mayors #FEMA #congress #publicadministration #publicpolicy #disasters #wildfires #floods #earthquakes

Advent Calendar for Government Contractors December 2023 December 14th, 2023: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Interesting Fact - DHS executes some of the most complex, long term government contracts like the $6.8 billion agreement to rebuild Puerto Rico's grid with unique disaster recovery terms and milestone-based payments. #LeftBrainProfessionals #GovernmentContractAccounting #SmallBusiness #FinancialReporting #PoliciesProcedures #StreamlineYourProcesses #GovConTips

Advent Calendar for Government Contractors December 2023 December 14th, 2023: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Interesting Fact - DHS executes some of the most complex, long term government contracts like the $6.8 billion agreement to rebuild Puerto Rico's grid with unique disaster recovery terms and milestone-based payments. #LeftBrainProfessionals #GovernmentContractAccounting #SmallBusiness #FinancialReporting #PoliciesProcedures #StreamlineYourProcesses #GovConTips

It’s no secret that rural communities sometimes struggle to get financial or technical assistance from highly competitive federal programs. Through The Rural Partners Network (RPN), federal agencies collaborate to improve access to government resources, staffing, and tools. RPN works in communities to develop improved service delivery models, program processes, and funding priorities for the benefit of rural communities nationwide: https://bit.ly/45MGDAk #NREDA #EconomicDevelopment

Check out this article to learn how recent reforms to FEMA's Individual Assistance program provide new benefits, reduce complexity, and speed funding to impacted individuals and families.

Check out this article to learn how recent reforms to FEMA's Individual Assistance program provide new benefits, reduce complexity, and speed funding to impacted individuals and families.

Check out this article to learn how recent reforms to FEMA's Individual Assistance program provide new benefits, reduce complexity, and speed funding to impacted individuals and families.

Tuesday is News Day on the Barrett and Greene Inc. Website Ready for the latest news and views about #state, #city and #county management? It's waiting for you on our website at greenebarrett.com (as it will be every Tuesday, with additional updates during the week and much, much more!). Take a look to see: 1) The surprising key behind North Carolina's huge #mentalhealth funding (from North Carolina Health News) 2) What's up with the Infrastructure Act (from a The Volcker Alliance/Penn Institute for Urban Research webinar) 3) What's changed in #cybersecurity from the new #CIO survey (from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)) 4) A particularly outstanding dashboard (about #jails) (from the New York City Comptroller, Brad Lander) Bill Glasgall Congressman Earl Blumenauer Samantha Silverberg Jessica Jennings William D Eggers American Society for Public Administration Rosemary Hoban Taylor Knopf Meredith Ward Doug Robinson Emily Bolton Tom Kozlik Chris Fabian