Resource Format: Report
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A Tsunami of Volatility: The Impact of the Design and Implementation of CARES Act Supplemental Unemployment Benefits on Lower-Income Households
This report discusses the financial resilience strategies families used to manage gaps before benefits arrived, in addition to providing recommendations for how benefits can be better designed in the future to fit the financial lives of lower-income households.
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WIC Eligibility Content Audit and Usability Evaluation Report
This report shares the results of our comprehensive content audit and heuristic evaluation of eligibility pre-screeners, including ratings on security, mobile-friendly design, accessibility, and more.
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Artificial Intelligence: Background, Selected Issues, and Policy Considerations
This report provides an overview of artificial intelligence (AI), key policy considerations, and federal government activities related to AI development and regulation.
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Serving the Citizens—Not the Bureaucracy: A Strategic Vision for City Procurement
This report features a strategic vision with six plays to help procurement work in public service.
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Looking before we leap: Exploring AI and data science ethics review process
This report explores the role that academic and corporate Research Ethics Committees play in evaluating AI and data science research for ethical issues, and also investigates the kinds of common challenges these bodies face.
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Establishing Emergency Cash Assistance Programs
A guide by New America to help cities and states set up cash assistance programs for their residents, based on the Alia Cares platform that the National Domestic Workers Alliance built to run their Coronavirus Cares Fund that provides emergency assistance for home care workers to support them in staying safe and at home to slow the spread of COVID.
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Social Listening: Covid-19, Social Media, and The Path to a Better Safety Net
This report describes how the government can use widespread social media feedback and begin to build long-term measures to center people’s experience as an important component of policy design
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2024 Edition: Account Creation and Identity Proofing in Online Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications
This page includes data and observations about account creation and identity proofing steps specifically for online applications that include SNAP.
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Data Coordination at SNAP and Medicaid Agencies: A National Landscape Analysis
Benefits Data Trust (BDT), in collaboration with the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), conducted a nationwide analysis of how states coordinate across Medicaid and SNAP programs to streamline access to benefits.
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Digital Identity Verification: Best Practices for Public Agencies
This report offers best practices for public agencies implementing digital identity verification, emphasizing privacy, equity, and security in the delivery of government services.
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AI-Powered Procurement: Harnessing AI’s Potential for More Efficient State Procurement Practices
Public procurement in state governments can be slow and inefficient, but artificial intelligence (AI) offers a solution by automating tasks, improving decision-making, and addressing workforce gaps, as highlighted in a joint brief by NASCIO and NASPO.
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Digital Inclusion in Montgomery County Public Libraries: A Digital Service Network Spotlight
The Digital Service Network (DSN) spoke with three staff members from the Digital Transformation Team in Montgomery County Public LIbraries—Maddie Schellhardt, Raymond Bryson, and Emily Lamancusa, to learn more about the county's efforts to advance digital service delivery and inclusion