The National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference & Exposition is the largest meeting of county elected and appointed officials from across the country. Participants from counties of all sizes come together to shape NACo's federal policy agenda, share proven practices and strengthen knowledge networks to help improve residents’ lives and the efficiency of county government.

Continuous improvement is important for any agency. DevSecOps is another way to describe the concept of constant learning to maximize your team’s productivity. Various tools can support DevSecOps initiatives to enable increased visibility, build trust within your teams and encourage consistent feedback. Learn from Eric PIatt, Consultant from ReleaseTEAM, an expert in DevSecOps on how to utilize these tools to track issues in real-time, u...

NACo's Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC)/Rural Action Caucus (RAC) Virtual Symposium will bring together urban and rural county leaders from across the country to exchange ideas and share solutions in an informative, interactive and problem-solving virtual event. Hear the latest federal and legislative news from Washington, DC, and connect with national experts, innovators and elected leaders on topics of common interest, including supporting t...

Each year, counties invest $58 billion in federal, state and local dollars on human services while serving as the frontline social safety net. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, counties are investing in critical public assistance services and programs to better support our residents and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the authorization of the Coronavirus Relief Fund under the CARES Act, many counties are using these...

In this webinar, Ryan Burchnell, Director – FirstNet Strategy & Policy will cover how FirstNet – the nationwide wireless broadband communications platform dedicated to America’s public safety community – prepared for the escalating national crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics to be covered include applications, technical requirements, network utilization, as well as specific use cases of how FirstNet was...

America’s 3.6 million county employees provide critical services to lead COVID-19 response efforts. However, the latest jobs report shows that 800,000 local government jobs were lost in April (in part due to school closures). The economic and fiscal strain of the pandemic has forced many counties to furlough or lay off county employees – up to half of the county workforce in some areas. With the help of funding from the federal Cor...

The NACo Western Interstate Region (WIR) Conference brings together county officials from across the nation to focus on pressing issues facing counties and our residents. Each year the conference is hosted by a county within the fifteen Western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai'i, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming—and provides attendees with the op...