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• On-Demand Webinar: Best practices for building rich conversational experiences for your constituents

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  Get an inside look at how state and local agencies are using technologies like Google Cloud and Dialogflow to enable remote workforce collaboration and engage citizens with tools like virtual intelligent agents

• How to deal with fear and anxiety as we return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  A behavioral health expert breaks down ways to cope with the ongoing fear and anxiety of going back to the workplace during a global pandemic

• COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response

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  The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations

• Case Study: Public safety organization integrates complex workforce scheduling requirements with human capital management and payroll

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  The East Fork Fire Protection District is one of Nevada’s largest combination fire and EMS agencies. Hear how their Battalion Chief led the department to integrate complex crew scheduling with human capital management and payroll in a unified cloud platform

• Worried that remote access can lead to increased cybersecurity vulnerabilities?

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  Learn how Idaho's fastest growing city's public works department stays protected and connected

• On-Demand Webinar: Tracking cases in real time for critical insights that save lives

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  Learn how Juvare can be a resource for tracking COVID-19 cases in real time

• Fighting COVID-19 with geospatial tech

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  The City of Elgin, Illinois, is using ArcGIS to help keep citizens informed about local case loads and critical services

• Why agencies are turning to Blackboard Learn for their training and continuing ed. needs

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  Blackboard Learn now meets the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program's rigorous safety and security standards

• On-Demand Webinar: Here's how you can use video chat and data sharing tools from Carbyne911 to reduce traffic to health centers

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  These new mitigation strategies help protect vulnerable people and prevent overwhelmed hospitals

• On-Demand Webinar: Gaining situational awareness and sharing information using digitally-enabled 911 services with NGA911

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  Learn how next-generation 911 will help responders navigate COVID-19

• On-Demand Webinar: Managing probation and parole, engaging with vulnerable citizens via smartphone check-ins from Acivilate

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  Learn how an app can make oversight from a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic easier

• On-Demand Webinar: How to capture actionable COVID-19 data for staffing and reimbursement

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  Documenting COVID-19 exposures with Mark43 can help command staff strategically deploy limited resources

• On-Demand Webinar: Communicating with the community at a safe distance

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  Learn how agencies use Callyo to respond to non-emergency calls during a pandemic

• How cloud tech helped Rhode Island build a fast, efficient COVID-19 hotline

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  The state of Rhode Island partnered with Verizon to create a high-volume virtual call center in days

• Bill would make COVID-19 a presumed line-of-duty injury, ensure benefits

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  The legislation would make first responders who become disabled or die from COVID-19 eligible for compensation under the Public Safety Officer Benefit program

• Minn. legislature passes COVID-19 workers' comp bill for first responders

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  The bill guarantees that people in high-risk jobs who contract COVID-19 will be eligible for workers' compensation without having to prove the infection was a direct result of their jobs

• Apple, Google to harness phones for COVID-19 infection tracking

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  New software the companies plan to add to phones would make it easier to use Bluetooth wireless technology to track down people who may have been infected by COVID-19

• Mo. first responders now eligible for workers' compensation for COVID-19

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  The new state rule creates the assumption that first responders diagnosed with or quarantined for the disease were exposed while on duty

• Grant to provide Colo. sheriff's office with in-house mental health services

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  The three-year grant will fund an on-site psychologist to support officers after critical incidents, as well as with day-to-day needs

• Major cities partner with Grubhub to provide economic relief for independent restaurants and delivery partners impacted by COVID-19

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  "This is what true civic leadership looks like," said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot during the initiative's announcement Friday.

• Indiana county 911 to alert first responders of possible coronavirus cases

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  Any information known prior to responding will help paramedics take better precautions.

• Loneliness and the workplace

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  2020 U.S. Report: When employers and employees work together to combat loneliness, everyone wins. Combating loneliness at work should be a priority for employees and employers. If we can begin conn...

• High-tech crime fighting: Baltimore police to test surveillance planes in 2020

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  Baltimore officials hope the technology will help deter the record-setting crime the city has been experiencing; privacy advocates are skeptical

• Baton Rouge Greenlights $300 Million Traffic and Community Enhancements Project

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  The project illustrates a rising industry trend of municipalities playing a greater role in funding repairs and upgrades to local infrastructure to meet the needs of their constituents and the local economy.

• Why agencies need robust text messaging policies: A cautionary tale

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  The mistaken belief that text messages are private can damage community relationships, and lead to litigation or fines; protect your staff with text message training and message archiving

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