Workforce Development
Workforce Development is a key priority for local and state government agencies focused on enhancing their communities’ skills, employability, and productivity. By investing in training programs, education, and job placement services, governments can help create a robust labor force that meets the demands of evolving industries. This directory offers articles on workforce development and related topics, like economic development, which examines strategies for fostering job creation and attracting business investments to stimulate regional growth.
The pressure to fill the vacant positions ahead of the World Cup is coupled with a need to reduce the number of overtime hours that put a large dent in the city budget this year
The $2 million includes a $15,000 bonus per hire, a $15,000 bonus for existing officers not to quit and bonuses of $5,000 each to officers who refer successful job candidates
Lateral hires at the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will now receive 240 hours of leave, while new detention cooks can earn a $10,000 bonus under revised policies
Air transportation workforce address effects of the 2019 Government Shutdown. About 20% of air traffic controllers are eligible to retire, threatening U.S. air travel system operations.
Microsoft’s initiative is intended to increase both middle-income and low-income housing and provide services that prevent homelessness.
Former San Antonio Mayor and HUD Secretary during the Obama administration Julian Castro announced his Election 2020 bid for President.
There’s a free online disaster training library for emergency planning and disaster response and recovery.
Open national parks are experiencing garbage overflows, restroom impacts and illegal off-roading, risking park damage as well as public health and safety impacts due to staffing shortage in government shutdown.
DHS government shutdown plans furlough 43 percent of its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency staff.
The Coast Guard will continue Department of Homeland Security operations unpaid during the 2018 government shutdown. Civilian support has been sent home.
Mayor Muriel Bowser cites hardship to local workforce and higher costs inflicted on city’s public works in letter to President Trump.
Lost wages affect thousands of federal employees during the 2018 government shutdown with many furloughed, while federal services, like NFIP, are suspended.
Esri has released U.S. Census Bureau Data in its ArcGIS Living Atlas, increasing widespread access to the most timely federal data on population, housing and workforce. And it auto updates.
New Census figures on Philly neighborhoods show inequality, high poverty rates.
The Smart City CIC will use cloud computing, AI and machine learning to address regional challenges.
The Learn with Facebook online portal launched to disseminate digital skills training across the U.S. A partnership aims to make the lessons more accessible.
Cities are wondering how they can compete for tech giants --like Amazon HQ2 -- when it seems they can’t beat already-prosperous metros.
Learn how to recruit, engage and train millennials – the largest generation in the U.S. labor force.
Retired and disabled veterans and others receiving benefits were granted the largest pay increase in 2018, and the VA appeals process was streamlined.
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