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Updating Government Auditing Standards—The 2024 Yellow Book

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

Today, we issue a new revision of the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards , also known as the “Yellow Book,” which supersedes the 2018 revision of the standards. Attention auditors! The Yellow Book is the book of standards and guidance.

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Announcing the 2023-2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant winners

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, I have the privilege of announcing our 2023-2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE Grant winners. Designed to provide high quality and culturally rich online learning experiences – both inside and outside of the classroom – HBCUv will launch its course sharing network and community engagement platform in 2024.

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TAGITM 2024: Seguin’s Partnership with Extreme Networks Pays Off

State Tech Magazine

When Shane McDaniel became CIO of Seguin, Texas, in March 2018, he was surprised at the state of the city’s legacy network infrastructure. “It It contained things that I truly did not know still existed,” McDaniel told a panel at the annual conference of the Texas Association of Government IT Managers on Thursday.

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Bahrain’s cloud-first success story

AWS Public Sector Blog

In addition, Bahrain has achieved a carbon emission saving of 81.903 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) compared to running data centers locally between February 2022 and December 2024. An Economic Impact Study by market intelligence firm IDC projects that cloud services will contribute $1.2

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Nominations open for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards

American City & Country

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards. The Exemplary Public Servants awards were created in 2018, and since then, AC&C has selected exemplary leaders based exclusively on merit. If it has made an impact, nominate it.

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AWS announces expanded IMAGINE Grant opportunities for nonprofits

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the 2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant cycle. The 2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant application instructions are now available for download. The first application deadline is June 3, 2024. Now in its seventh year, the AWS IMAGINE Grant is expanding beyond the U.S.

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European Health Data Space will enable health innovation through secure data sharing

AWS Public Sector Blog

In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the proposed EHDS Regulation. With the European Council expected to follow suit, we appear set to see the first common EU data space come into force by the close of 2024. As a first step, the EHR will now be made mandatory by the end of 2024.

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