Depending on one’s level of optimism, you may call it the “Great Resignation,” the “Great Reshuffle,” the “Great Renegotiation” or the “Great Upgrade.”
Complicating matters for employers is the fastest rise in consumer prices in a generation and the lowest consumer sentiment since 2011.
It’s forcing public- and private-sector employers into a game of one-upmanship to compete for talent.
The “In Case You Missed It” crew dives into a recent study by Pew Research that found pay increases for state and local government workers haven’t kept pace with pay increases to private-sector workers recently.
We also dive into whether California is in danger of losing its dominant grip on the tech market and react to the news about the Internal Revenue Service abandoning its plan to require users of its online services to undergo facial recognition.
ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW
- “Government Wage Growth Lags Private Sector by Largest Margin on Record”
- “Will Texas Steal Calif.’s Title of U.S. Tech Capital?”
- “North Carolina Law Creates Regulatory Sandbox for Tech Companies”
- “IRS cancels plan to use facial recognition on millions of taxpayers”
For more insight into cybersecurity, IT and the ever-changing digital landscape, register for the 2022 Beyond the Beltway* virtual event. The annual briefing brings together top analysts and government leaders to share their insights into state and local technology markets.
COMING SOON
“In Case You Missed It” returns Feb. 11. Stay tuned for more details!
“In Case You Missed It” is Government Technology’s weekly news roundup and interview live show featuring e.Republic* Chief Innovation Officer Dustin Haisler, Deputy Chief Innovation Officer Joe Morris and GovTech Assistant News Editor Jed Pressgrove as they bring their analysis and insight to the week’s most important stories in state and local government.
Follow along live each Friday at 12 p.m. PST on LinkedIn and YouTube.
*The Center for Digital Government, which presents Beyond the Beltway, is part of e.Republic, Government Technology’s parent company.
