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Indiana DOC works with Mi-Case to fast-track offender management system launch on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The search for a new OMS In 2017, IDOC parted ways with a vendor and crafted a request for proposal (RFP). Now, IDOC has better reporting and utilizes data generated by its new system to pioneer better outcomes for public safety and the communities it serves. This blog post provides a brief overview of the project.

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

A recent study by Tenable Research found that many organizations were falling victim to attacks that exploited well-known vulnerabilities, including some dating to 2017. Kathy Hochul said the state was strengthening its cyber defenses against possible Russian state- sponsored attacks against public institutions and critical infrastructure.

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Powering education, state, and local leaders: Insights from the AWS IMAGINE keynote

AWS Public Sector Blog

Yet when she arrived at Pitt in 2017, the university’s data trove was largely underutilized. As one example, she shared how the Texas Department of Public Safety is working with AWS and an AWS Partner to create a predictive maintenance schedule for their fleet of officer cars.

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Highlights from the 2024 AWS Public Sector Symposium Canberra

AWS Public Sector Blog

Since 2017, AWS has trained more than 400,000 Australians on cloud and IT skills. Rouse shared how he believes that the public sector has reached a tipping point in cloud adoption. In New Zealand, AWS is investing NZ$7.5 billion over the next 12-15 years.

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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

It is a mixture of simple errors, lax procedures, ignorance, deliberate evasion, indifference to public safety, untenable architectural fashions, corruption and failure to enforce the codes. The tragedy lies in their non-observance and the paucity of retrofitting. Natural Hazards 109: 161-200.

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Are combination inspectors a good choice for municipalities?

American City & Country

If you were to investigate the history of building codes, you would find they have played a critical role in public safety. Economic and political pressures, and changes in public awareness drive the political will to enforce codes. condo collapse that killed 98 people and the Grenfell Tower fire in London, killing 72 in 2017.

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If you're going to promote electric bikes at scale, there needs to be complementary investment in secure bicycle parking and charging

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's more imperative with the focus on electric biking. -- " Bike to Work Day as an opportunity to assess the state of bicycle planning: Part 2, building a network of bike facilities at the regional scale ," 2017 Many communities, including DC (" D.C.