Survey: Consumers expected to spend $80 billion on Black Friday, Cyber Monday | Home Textiles Today
The holiday shopping kickoff days are expected to see an increase of nearly $20 million in spending compared to last year.| Home Textiles Today
The so-called Sandwich Generation outpaces all others on consumer spending – especially in home furnishings.| Home Textiles Today
The holiday shopping kickoff days are expected to see an increase of nearly $20 million in spending compared to last year.| Home Textiles Today
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2011-2025) Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2011-2024) Appropriations […] The post Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $132,499,758 $121,232,815 -$11,266,943 -8.5% Positions & FTEs 195 194 -1 -0.5% […] The post Department of Planning and Development – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2011-2025) Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2011-2024) Appropriations […] The post Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $248,512,603 $169,252,026 -$79,260,577 -31.9% Positions & FTEs 123 122 -1 -0.8% […] The post Department of Housing – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2011-2025) Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2011-2024) Appropriations […] The post Chicago Public Library – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2011-2020)* Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2011-2020)* Appropriations […] The post Chicago Department of Public Health – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
The Chicago Commission on Human Relations is the investigatory and enforcement agency for Chicago’s Human Rights and Fair Housing ordinances. The Commission also provides support for hate crime victims and […] The post Chicago Commission on Human Relations – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2011-2025) Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2011-2024) Appropriations […] The post Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2011-2025) Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2011-2024) Appropriations […]| Better Government Association
Slightly stronger views of the present situation helped offset weaker expectations, according to the latest from the Conference Board.| Home Textiles Today
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Annual Rate of Change 2023-2025* Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2023-2024)* Appropriations $2,399,239 […] The post Department of Environment – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot appeared first on Better Government Association.| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2017-2025)* Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2017-2024*) Appropriations […]| Better Government Association
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2011-2025) Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2011-2024) Appropriations […]| Better Government Association
At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity, Virtual Routes Co-Director Max Smeets led an interactive scenario titled Inside the Criminal Mind.| Virtual Routes
Departmental Highlights Snapshot: Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate of Change (2011-2025) Inflation-adjusted Rate of Change (2011-2024) Appropriations […]| Better Government Association
The Office of Budget and Management (OBM) is responsible for the administration of the city’s budget. Because OBM oversees the preparation of each department’s budget, as well as the non-departmental […]| Better Government Association
Mayor Brandon Johnson released his proposed 2026 budget for the City of Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 16. As in previous years, BGA Policy will release a series of department-specific budget […]| Better Government Association
Explore the Chicago police budget and learn how the department consistently overspends its budget from 2022 to 2024.| Better Government Association
The annual Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF), held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, increasingly brings together an international cybersecurity policy community.| Virtual Routes
Issues with inventory levels in retail stores and having enough staff to stock and sell it emerged as key concerns in a tariff-related survey.| Home Textiles Today
From 25 to 29 August, Apolline Rolland, Researcher at Virtual Routes, represented the organisation at the EISA PEC Conference 2025 with a full programme of contributions under the EU-funded REMIT project.| Virtual Routes
Analysis of 200 million users shows kitchens lead in U.S. and Europe, living rooms dominate in Asia, and dedicated home offices are on the rise.| Home Textiles Today
Last week at the Internet Governance Forum 2025, Apolline Rolland, Policy Researcher at Virtual Routes, presented new research under the EU Horizon Europe-funded REMIT project on how emerging technologies shape cybersecurity futures.| Virtual Routes
On June 17, Virtual Routes hosted a roundtable in Brussels, bringing together cybersecurity and policy experts from the public and private sectors to discuss challenges and policy issues in the water sector.| Virtual Routes
The report identifies which parts of Europe’s critical infrastructure are most in need of targeted cybersecurity support and outlines what forms of assistance would be most effective. It focuses in particular on the drinking water and wastewater sectors, which are increasingly exposed to cyber threats but receive limited investment and exhibit low cybersecurity maturity.| Virtual Routes
The third report in the Pharos Series, Ransomware’s New Masters: How States Are Hijacking Cybercrime is authored by Aleksandar Milenkoski, Jiro Minier, Julian-Ferdinand Vögele, Max Smeets, and Taylor Grossman.| Virtual Routes
Virtual Routes is pleased to release the second report in the Pharos Series, The Ransomware Trust Paradox by Max Smeets.| Virtual Routes
On 3-4 April, the second conference of the Pall Mall Process took place in Paris. The Pall Mall Process is a multistakeholder initiative launched by the UK and French governments to address the risks of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities (CCICs).| Virtual Routes
Virtual Routes is launching the Pharos Report Series, a new report series shedding light on cybersecurity and emerging technology challenges. The series aims to offer clear expert insights helping policymakers, researchers, and practitioners navigate evolving threats.| Virtual Routes
Virtual Routes continued its central contribution to the Horizon Europe project on Reigniting Multilateralism Through Technology (REMIT) at its annual meeting in Brussels, on 12 and 13 February.| Virtual Routes
The event was co-organized with the Bavarian Scientific Alliance for Peace, Conflict and Security. The Alliance is a collaboration of currently nine universities in Bavaria, funded by the Bavarian government, that aims to join academic forces in peace and conflict research and strengthen ties to political and civil society actors. The session explored the intersection […]| Virtual Routes
We are excited to announce the Ransomware Countermeasures Tracker, a resource created to identify trends in government actions against ransomware, highlight areas where we see more or less activity, and establish a baseline of awareness that can support future analyses of government effectiveness.| Virtual Routes
In December 2024, Virtual Routes co-organised two sessions at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).| Virtual Routes
On December 10th, Virtual Routes co-director James Shires joined a panel of experts at the AI Summit at BlackHat Europe on "Navigating Standards, Regulations, and Risk Management in AI for Cybersecurity." His remarks focused on the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, and implications for governance, regulation, and education.| Virtual Routes
Dr Jamie Collier is the Lead Threat Intelligence Advisor in EMEA at Google Cloud. He works with organisations to help them understand their threat landscape and build threat intelligence capabilities. Before joining Google, he was the Cyber Threat Intelligence Team Lead at Digital Shadows and completed a PhD in Cyber Security at the University of […]| Virtual Routes
This guide provides an overview of best practices for incorporating equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into practical cybersecurity education, especially in the Google.org Cybersecurity Seminars program.| Virtual Routes
In a new report released today, ECCRI explores how states attach strategic value to digital technologies. Combining conceptual insights and practical applications, the report introduces and assesses a comprehensive framework designed to identify the strategic properties of critical and emerging technologies. Its findings offer guidance for navigating the opportunities and challenges brought about by digital […]| Virtual Routes
On 13 June, ECCRI CIC Co-Director James Shires spoke at the AI Summit in London. His remarks, on a panel about improving enterprise cybersecurity, focused on the role of AI in transforming the cybersecurity workforce. AI is increasingly integrated into threat intelligence and cyber defense. From the use of large language models (LLMs) to summarize […]| Virtual Routes
From 16 to 17 May 2024, the ECCRI team and community members presented at REMIT’s 1st Conference at KU Leuven in Belgium. Held as part of the REMIT Horizon Europe project, the two-day conference was filled with engaging sessions and fresh perspectives on the intersection of technology and multilateralism. ECCRI leads REMIT’s research stream on […]| Virtual Routes
النص العربي أدناه Cybersecurity diplomacy is a fast-growing sub-field of cybersecurity, helping a highly elaborate and ritualized sphere of politics to adjust to threats stemming from new digital technologies. Over the last few months, ECCRI CIC has been raising awareness of the importance of cybersecurity diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa. In February, […]| Virtual Routes
During 20-21 December 2023, ECCRI in collaboration with KU Leuven organised a workshop focused on the nature of strategic digital technologies, such as 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, cloud-based infrastructure, or quantum computing. Held under the umbrella of the REMIT Horizon Europe project, the workshop convened the partner institutions of the work package researching the economic and […]| Virtual Routes
texte en français ci-dessous On Thursday 30 November, ECCRI CIC spoke about the Google.org European Cybersecurity Seminars program at the Google Research Day on AI Safety, Security, and Privacy in Paris, France. The Cybersecurity Seminars program was a perfect fit for a day filled with the latest research on AI safety and security, attended by […]| Virtual Routes
ECCRI welcomes Dan Black and Jamie MacColl as the inaugural Senior Research Associates to the newly launched Associate program. Dan Black is a Principal Analyst on the Cyber Espionage team at Google’s Mandiant, where he specializes in analysis of Russia’s cyber program and the broader dynamics of competition and conflict in cyberspace. Dan was previously […]| Virtual Routes
ECCRI will lead the technology governance work package of the REMIT consortium from March 2023 for a span of four years. The project has been granted a total of 3 million euros and is coordinated by the University of Maastricht. Read more From November 26, 2024, the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative (ECCRI) and the […]| Virtual Routes
On the 28th of February 2023, the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative (ECCRI) held a workshop to reflect on wartime cyber operations in Ukraine, supported by the UK National Cyber Security Centre.| Virtual Routes
What key lessons can we draw from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine about the role of cyber operations in military conflict? How do Russian cyber operations differ in wartime compared to peacetime activity? And what cyber activity can we expect in the months ahead? On 30 May, the European…| Virtual Routes
