AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In 2019, Pennsylvania State University ( Penn State ) began looking for a better way to meet the needs of its digital-native student population—specifically, a seamless way to connect students with on-campus resources. Student interest was high and Penn State captured detailed feedback from student testers who used the app every day.

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

In 2019, the city of Lodi, Calif., was hit by ransomware attacks, which prompted CIO Benjamin Buecher to upgrade the city’s defenses. “A A few years back, we were hit by three attacks in three months by the same ransomware,” Buecher says in a Rubrik case study. The attack significantly impacted our municipal services.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2019, only 12 states had established the position. By 2022, 21 states had appointed chief privacy officers, spotlighting the growing importance of the role, according to a report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2023

When Mohammed Al Rawi joined the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office as its first CIO in 2019, reducing the organization’s paper use and making case-related information easier to access were central goals.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When AWS launched these CJIS Security compliance innovations in early 2019, we did so with reference to our AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Customers can confidently deploy CJIS workloads in either AWS (US) region, while maintaining access to simple and powerful cloud native tools to manage the full lifecycle of sensitive data.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Our latest analysis of the aviation value chain shows many subsectors performing ahead of 2019 levels.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

According to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) released in 2019 , 70 percent of students in grade three remain behind grade level, 57 percent of students in grade nine cannot solve a simple division problem, and almost 50 percent of students drop out of the school system before reaching tenth grade.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When Shannon Lawson came to Phoenix as CISO in 2019, the city was using endpoint protection products he’d never even heard of. At the recommendation of other cybersecurity professionals, Lawson decided to test CrowdStrike products and services in the city’s environment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 22, 2024

Building on an established partnership with stackable functionality LAUSD IT services already trusted Kokomo because of the work the EdTech company had done to create the district’s Incident System Tracking Accountability Report (iSTAR) and Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting (LASAR) applications that launched in 2019.

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Summer Camp Programming

JUNE 5, 2024

SHOW NOTES In this farewell episode of ‘SCamp Life: The Programming Side,’ Curt and Chris reminisce about the podcast’s journey since 2019. They recount key moments, favorite episodes, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from over the years.

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

The city of Benbrook moved its phone system to the cloud in 2019, he said, giving the government an opportunity to transition employees to a computer-based phone, or soft phone. But employees didn’t like the idea, so each Benbrook city employee retained a physical handset — a familiar…

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OpenGov

MAY 15, 2022

Originally published September 10, 2019. Updated with new information. What is a capital improvement plan (CIP) ? What should a CIP include? Why is a capital improvement plan important? Read on to get the answers to these questions and more. Capital Improvement Planning FAQs What Is A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) ?

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Summer Camp Programming

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Chris and Curt go all the way back to 2019 to redo an episode they’ve already done! SHOW NOTES Episode 171 goes back to Episode 2 to “Remix” it! With new ideas, updated stuff, as well as just informing their listeners of great stuff 169 episodes ago, the podcast this week is a blast! Listen […].

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Summer Camp Programming

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

SHOW NOTES This week’s episode is a remix from episode 13 way back in 2019. The Pre-Covid days)! The guys give 8 great ideas for camp-wide games that you can play with the whole camp! This episode is a great listen to update some of your current games!

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 8, 2025

And "transit city" as an urban form encompasses sustainable modes of transportation--walking, biking, and transit--based on the concepts expressed in " Transportation and Urban Form: Stages in the Spatial Evolution of the American Metropoli s " by Peter Muller.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

In 2019, CSS released a major feature as part of go-live to support a 4-hour recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) of zero to support zero data loss requirements, using Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) cross-Region replication. Key performance indicators for CSS cloud value.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This year, over 3,600 local elected officials, partners and municipal staff from 49 states, DC, and Puerto Rico traveled to Kansas City, MO for our first in-person City Summit since 2019. Attendees spent three days attending sessions on the most pressing issues facing America’s cities, towns, and villages.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JUNE 20, 2023

New research from the McKinsey Global Institute provides a more nuanced, long-term view of Nigeria’s development progress from 2000 to 2019 that may help the country shape its future direction.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2022

billion people, close to half of the world’s population, lived in microregions with living standards equivalent to the top 21 percent in 2000.

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The City Fix

MARCH 2, 2020

In April 2019, Porto Alegre worked with WRI Brasil to implement the first segment of a tactical urbanism project that transformed a key intersection of busy João Alfredo Street, which runs through the heart of the Cidade Baixa neighborhood. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

In 2019, AWS launched the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program (EEIP) in South Africa , to pursue its mission to invest over $20 million (ZAR 365 million) in developing 100% black-owned small information and communications technology (ICT) and digital economy businesses in the country through December 2026.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

billion in 2019). Along with the promise to completely transform the digital landscape, 5G — the fifth-generation standard for broadband cellular networks — will bring changes to cybersecurity practices and protection as well. 5G download speeds are expected to be 100 times faster than currently possible with 4G.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 6, 2025

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The total value of the UK bicycle market was estimated to be around 47% higher in 2021 than in 2019, and the latest DfT Road Traffic Estimates suggest that cycle traffic in 2021 was 15.7% higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Over the last two years the UK has seen a cycling ‘boom’.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 25, 2023

In 2019/20, the overwhelming majority (84.9%) of all learners starting an apprenticeship were white; this was even with a 12.3% And the number of BAME apprentices is falling; from 2018/19 to 2019/20, the number of starts by apprentices from BAME backgrounds fell by over 6,000. In 2019, only 16% were female employees.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Icelandic Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs launched an ambitious initiative to accelerate the digital transformation of public services in Iceland in 2019. Learn more about Iceland’s digital transformation journey in this AWS Institute video series.

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

25, 2019—shows that when our government closes up shop, both the economy and the ability of agencies to serve the public suffers. During the 2018-2019 shutdown, 42,000 members of the Coast Guard worked without pay —a first for active-duty service members—because the Department of Homeland Security’s appropriation lapsed.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A single community went from 28 fatal overdoses in January through March of 2019 to zero in April and May as a result of the coordinated actions of law enforcement, public safety, health services, and community leaders. The application of data integration can save lives in addition to money.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

His office also has worked toward a whole-of-state security approach, as per a 2019 North Dakota law that gave the cyberteam command-and-control over cybersecurity in all branches of state government. “Controls that we put in, historically, to try to prevent … problems can now very easily be bypassed with AI,” Gregg said.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Launched in 2019, Ukraine’s Diia smartphone app has been crucial in enhancing the nation’s resilience since the 2022 Russian invasion , often providing the sole means for Ukrainians to access government aid and services.

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The City Fix

MARCH 13, 2024

NUMO, the New Urban Mobility alliance, began tracking this phenomenon in 2019 with the New Mobility Atlas. Between 2019 and. Since the mid-2010s, cities around the globe have witnessed the explosion of free-floating electric bikes, mopeds and scooters on their streets.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

In 2019, Amazon set a goal to match all of the electricity used across it global operation with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. Additionally, when workloads are optimized on AWS, the associated carbon footprint can be reduced by up to 99 percent. He transitioned from those findings to highlight a renewable energy milestone.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Additionally, in July 2019, it established the National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation in Californias Silicon Valley, a strategic choice to ease collaboration between VA and innovating companies. It brings together VHAs offices of connected care, population health and health informatics in addition to AI programs and staff.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The Department of Defense just retired the 8-inch floppy disks that were part of the nuclear missile launch process in 2019, and the IRS has plans to finally retire its outdated system for processing taxpayer data in 2030. Aside from those high priorities, every agency should consider upgrading its technology.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Since 2019, the program has provided more than $2 billion in AWS credits to help startups manage costs, get technical expertise, industry training, and business mentorship. Since our inception, AWS has helped MSMEs use cloud technologies to seize opportunities in the digital economy and transform their business models.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 20, 2024

The journey to Windows 10 in 2019 was rocky for a number of federal agencies, especially given the looming deadline for Windows 7 end-of-support in early 2020. FedTech reached out to federal IT leaders and asked them what they learned from that experience that might apply to the move to Windows 11. We talked to Maj. Jacqueline D.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Over a 10-week period in 2019, TfL’s team fielded proposals for the RoadLab programme to cut congestion. Unifying the data means we can access integrated information quickly, though it is important to note that TfL still owns the data.

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