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U.S. Immigration Courts See a Significant and Growing Backlog

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

This backlog has more than tripled since the start of fiscal year 2017. More than 2 million cases are pending in U.S. immigration courts. The effects of the backlog are significant and widespread. In particular, the backlog causes delays and poses.

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Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

When moving from on-premises to AWS in 2017, PNNL designed the Aether framework to embrace AWS-managed services and serverless technologies wherever possible, largely bypassing a lift-and-shift migration. Improvements will support technical transfer from PNNL AWS accounts to sponsor-owned accounts when required.

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Securing and automating compliance in the public sector with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The post also shows how these previous automation measures can be applied across accounts with AWS Organizations and AWS Control Tower. Doing so allows your organization to: Consistently implement security and compliance across different environments, Regions, and accounts, and reduce the risk of human error.

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The 2017 Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast we learn about the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States, the Las Vegas Mass Shooting event in 2017. She provides a compelling account for what happened and then the aftermath of the incident. She provides a compelling account for what happened and then the aftermath of the incident.

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Meet the featured customer speakers for the Worldwide Public Sector Innovation Talk at re:Invent 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

Johnson joined Covered California after serving as the chief deputy director at the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California’s Medicaid agency, from 2007 to 2017. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from St. Louis University.

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National framework for AI assurance in Australian government: Guidance when building with AWS AI/ML solutions

AWS Public Sector Blog

This targeted approach offers clearer accountability, enhanced transparency, simplified risk assessment, and focused testing procedures. Accountability Successful AI adoption requires significant cultural and organisational changes, including defining the roles and responsibilities required for accountability.

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10 ways that governments incentivize cloud use to accelerate digital transformation

AWS Public Sector Blog

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested in the development of Prozorro, which is estimated to have saved Ukraine’s government $6 billion since 2017. Monitor and evaluate against objectives Governments set clear objectives and create mechanisms for continual introspection, improvement, and accountability.