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A Veterans’ Program Meant to Help Increase Access to Health Care May Struggle to Do So

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

Improving veterans’ access to health care is a top priority for the Department of Veterans Affairs, which started the Veterans Community Care Program in 2019 to do just that. The program allows veterans to make appointments with local health care.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Throughout the development, deployment, and operation of the CSP, the AWS account team and CSS collaborated in weekly operations calls, increasing in cadence during critical milestones. Since 2019, issued security volume has stayed high while service level performance has increased and AWS run costs have decreased.

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Helping micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises make economic and societal impacts with cloud technologies

AWS Public Sector Blog

These MSMEs also account for 99% of all companies, 70% of all jobs, and 60% of the gross domestic product (GDP) on average across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Strong policy support from all levels of government is also needed to accelerate cloud adoption for MSMEs.

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Building trust in government: A data-driven imperative

Partnership for Public Service

At a time when our democracy faces serious threats, partisanship is on the rise and public faith in federal institutions is low , the Partnership for Public Service and the Data Foundation share a mutual dedication to the important task of building trust in government.

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How cities can use transport data to reduce pollution and increase safety

AWS Public Sector Blog

In a city where streets account for 80 percent of public space, their domination by traffic makes it harder for people to walk, cycle, or take the bus. Over a 10-week period in 2019, TfL’s team fielded proposals for the RoadLab programme to cut congestion. By the end of 2022, 63 percent of journeys fulfilled these criteria.

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Don’t Wait to Modernize: A Q&A on Preparing for The MGT Reform Act

Government Technology Insider

As federal agencies grapple with aging IT infrastructure and mounting cybersecurity challenges, the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act represents a critical lifeline for technological advancement in the government sector. Q: Are there any particular areas government agencies should focus on this year?

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Enhancing multidisciplinary collaboration in digital pathology with cloud-based PACS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In a joint research initiative with INFINITT, SMC piloted a cloud-native picture archiving and communication system (PACS) in its pathology department in 2019. The consensus across the board in the pathologist community is that the new DPS mitigated the need for costly local IT infrastructure and improved data governance.