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PPY 731: Fundamentals of Writing Policy Briefs (Stream): Environment/Technology/Government/Military

Library, government, and think tank resources to assist with research projects.

Mike Bernardo-Library Meeting Notes


Policy Issue: Water scarcity/Meeting Water availability needs in Colorado River Basin

  • Shortage looming/declaration

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  • Conservation

Needs Help w/Finding the Following Information:

  • Augmentation efforts—water markets w/tribes/other users in Colorado River Basin

  • Interbasin Transfers/Intrabasin/Columbia River Basin; late 1970s-policy proposal; Transfer water from the Columbia River Basin to the Colorado River Basin: 

  • In 1968 Congress declared a ten-year moratorium on any study of diversion of Columbia River water to the Southwest.' (find info about this)**

  • Tribes – In many cases have Senior priority/water rights

  • Tribes want to develop—sell it to Los Angeles/NV

  • What’s the status quo?

    • 2007 guidelines

    • Drought Contingency Plan

    • U.S. Mexico Water Treaty - Minute 319/323

  • Analyzing Policy—How do we go from here?

  • Curtailed Water

  • Political Pressures

  • Augment water supply

  • Existing conservation activities

  • Augmentation & future status quo: shortage—How to  get out of it?

  • Analyze: How do we meet the availability needs?

  • Renegotiate this law

  • Bring it down one more level

Do you know how I can download this journal? **Sent it to you via email 3/14/20 https://www.jstor.org/stable/725287?seq=1

Ryan Yeargin--Library Meeting Notes

  • What is the status quo with Army military construction “MILCON”? 

  • How does MILCON work? What is the process?

  • Identify problems & causes

  • What information is needed?

    • Needs general data: Aerial; unclassified policies; engineers; federal

    • Rules related to military construction

    • Info on Govinfo.gov; other.gov & .mil resources

    • Range of building rules; definitional issues

    • Why does it take 5-8 years to build a gym? (for example)

  • Future: What can we cut to make “MILCON” a quicker process; Construct a building--eliminate red tape; streamlining projects? 

 

Kris Sanchez-Library Meeting Notes

Policy Focus: Innovating: state IT systems; how we might be able to improve IT NV infrastructure via blockchains.

  • Defining: --file cabinet: each is a block; linked by a chain;--secure way of entering into contracts; file drawers are linked; Ledger==very hard for someone to change a transaction; linked data; very hard to tamper with; decentralized; no one entity

  • Unemployment benefit NV: apply technology; case study

  • Macro: Technology; NV Context;

  • General: Quantitative model 2008

  • Case studies: digital currency

  • Identify: a model from a quantitative standpoint; utilize inputs & outputs

  • Visualize; available infographics

  • **systems analysis course: quantitative model

  • Real world applications

  • NV: organizational chart: how IT is structured in the state

  • Application in blockchain; Why/how the silos exist?

  • --Two major outcomes with blockchains: fraud is eliminated; reduce the cost of administering programs;

  • Pre-pandemic/fiscal

  • Blockchains/IT: How IT as a policy—modernizing indiv bill numbers

  • Roadblocks; how to better position the argument

  • Mapping the status quo

  • What is the current IT network in the state?

  • --Let’s Look at DETR

  • --Legislative

  • --Status quo of block chain

  • --Visual Map: Graph of Different Pieces that Aren’t Connected—Tease out the DETR piece

  • DHHS

  • DMV

  • Business & Industry
    Dept of Ed

  • IT Map of the 8 largest

  • DETR: separate entity; org chart w/that agency—benefits & claims

  • Once we know what’s going on in NV..

  • Highly Technical: LEGAL—Digital Contracts

  • Gov Entity dealing w/Fed Funds to enable a pilot to take place

  • Information Needed: Case Studies? Legislation? What other information?


 

Joe Bundens--Updated Library Notes & Resources to Help Answer Questions

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