With a growing number of dams approaching their design service life, dam safety engineers are looking for ways to mitigate the risks related to public safety, aging infrastructure and rising maintenance costs. Modernizing dam monitoring and maintenance practices with digital advancements, including the latest automated condition monitoring solutions, drone-captured reality modeling and digital twins, are giving public sector dam operators tool...

On-scene commanders make decisions in the high-threat law enforcement context of hostage rescue, armed barricaded suspects, and armed suicidal individuals that can result in successful or catastrophic outcomes. The OpTac International Critical Incident Leadership and Decision-Making Program is based on Dr. Stuart A. Meyers’ research published in the books, High-Threat Decisions: When It’s a Matter of Life and Death and SWAT Operati...

The United States has one of the world’s highest death rates from opioid abuse and the crisis is growing. Although federal funding to address the opioid crisis has increased in recent years, the challenge persists. Join POLITICO virtually at the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday,September 23 at 10:45 - 11:45 AM CT / 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM ET for an urgent conversation on what it will take to change course. We’ll speak with policymak...

A conversation with Dr. John Balbus, Interim Director, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity Climate can have significant impact on human health. It has been shown that certain diseases flourish in wet environments, and we see that flu season ramps up as we go into winter. But the relationship between climate and health is greater than we think. Wildfires have been shown to increase air pollution, flooding, as has been shown in the recent...

Traditionally, by the time a family becomes known to a child welfare agency, they are already in crisis. The Family First Prevention Services Act, was a good start in allowing funding for prevention services to be provided to a family in need, but it is not enough. Preventing crisis requires cross programmatic service delivery models that include a vast array of programs, providers and other community partners in health and human services. It...

City services are essential and must continue - even in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. In Orange County, California the court system needed to figure out a way to digitally track their staff, vaccination status, time off and caseloads to ensure the judicial system continued to move forward. The answer came in the form of data analytics and machine learning.Join us online Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. ET to hear how Orange County was able to...

The Covid-19 pandemic has permanently changed the way we work and the way health care functions. So, what does the future of the health care industry look like? Join the Washington Business Journal for our Future of Health Care event as we gather some of the top minds in HR, insurance and health care to look at how you can position your company to attract and retain top talent by staying ahead of the curve. Whether it’s additional sick t...

Business Travel was hit hard by the recent health crisis, with a drop of 90% at the height of the pandemic. As it starts to rebound, the effects may be felt by local business economies for years to come. American City Business Journals will host a national conversation on the future of business travel. Discussion topics will include: The state and forecast of business travel Impact on the hospitality industry Effects on the central business di...

Webinar topics include: Overview of GPO procurement vehicles Guest panelist from FedEx Office to discuss how the GPOExpress program can work for you Quantity and delivery schedule considerations The webinar will include a Q&A. For more information, email nam@gpo.gov or call (202) 512-1904.

Though the world seems to be nearing the corner related to controlling the pandemic, the effects have been traumatic and will be long-standing. What remains plaguing our communities and society at-large is the need for criminal justice reform. Regardless of what side of the aisle that your perspective may come from, those involved in the broader justice community understand well that improvements in efficiency, parity in the application of the...