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Bahrain’s cloud-first success story

AWS Public Sector Blog

Foundations for digital readiness Bahrains decision to diversify its economy and modernize government services dates back to 2008, with the launch of its Economic Vision 2030 strategy. In 2020, Bahrain established the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) to strengthen digital security.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

CSS built and now operates the largest and most advanced mortgage securitization platform in the US, supporting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s 70 percent market share of the industry with flexibility, scalability, and security at its core. CSS uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) to power their solutions in the cloud.

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Building a Culture of Cyber Literacy

GovLoop

NICE, which originated in 2008, focuses on helping government agencies, the private sector and academia build their cybersecurity workforces from within. For instance, security teams can issue alerts about new phishing campaigns or other attacks to keep employees apprised of current threats.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

11 This core flaw of GSE design was described by then-Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson when F&F were placed into conservatorship in 2008. ” The Pre-2008 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac F&F were relatively small prior to the Savings & Loan (S&L) Crisis of 1989, having only a single-digit market share of funding U.S.

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OUR CHALLENGE

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

On 12th October 2008 I attended a conference at which an epidemiologist stood up and said "My job is to tell you something you don't want to know, and ask you to spend money you haven't got on something you don't think is going to happen." It is by no means an isolated illustration.

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Litigating Insurance Claims After a Disaster

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Walker is a La Jolla, California attorney who has practiced law since 2008. Merit is a first-of-its-kind, all-hazards, digital credentialing platform that equips emergency responders with innovative tools to securely manage their personnel on-site, no matter the situation. The expert guest, Evan W. The expert guest, Evan W.

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Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs

Center for Community Progress

In particular, the organization’s Foreclosure Response Program—launched in 2008 in direct response to the devastating foreclosure crisis—has proven a resilient model for affordable single-family development.

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