by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 29, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
Before COVID-19, there were discussions about other types of viruses – particularly digital viruses. While not deadly to people, the threat of any type of digital virus is disruptive, costly and difficult to contain. The displacement of people and the increased...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 24, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
Will students go back to public school campuses this fall? Will charter schools reopen? Will colleges and universities bring students back on campus? Will testing be available? Will facemasks be required? How and when will educators spend the federal recovery funding...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 15, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
The world as we know it has changed rapidly and dramatically in the last few months. Normalcy is but a memory at this moment in time. People are losing their jobs, businesses are closing, people are struggling, and some are dying. This is truly a sad time in history...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 9, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
With the COVID-19 pandemic still in full force, most government decisions are being made via teleconference. Public hearings, meetings, and conversations about business decisions must still meet all transparency statutes. Current conversations tend to revolve around...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 1, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
State and local government contracting represented a multi-trillion dollar marketplace before the recent pandemic. That marketplace is now much larger … but its current size is insignificant compared to what it will be six months from now. To combat the virus,...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Mar 27, 2020 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
Over the last few weeks, state leaders have been forced to mandate drastic actions in an attempt to halt the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Normally, state emergencies are declared when natural disasters strike – hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and...