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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

With the inclusion of whole-genome sequencing data for all 500,000 participants, the sheer size of the data (currently around 30 petabytes) meant they had to find a way for researchers to analyze the data where they were situated, instead of downloading huge amounts.

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How Penn State built an all-in-one campus resource app on Modo Labs’ development platform using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Since 2020, the app has had 332,000 downloads and has logged around 119 million lifetime user interactions, with 85 percent of students using the app at least one time a week. In the five years the app has been active, I’ve seen tremendous, continual improvement,” says Seilhamer.

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Calculating Success Rates for the Housing Choice Voucher Program using HUD Administrative Data

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Success rates have fallen precipitously in recent years, and search times have increased Up until 2021, success rates were relatively constant at just above 65 percent, though significantly lower than the 69 percent national voucher success rate that Abt Associates estimated in 2000. Read the full report Download the data

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Civix simplifies online campaign finance reporting with AWS serverless technology

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2021, Civix, also an AWS Partner, saw an opportunity to streamline how filers and third-party vendors manage and report disclosure data to states. This removes the extra step of filers downloading and transferring the data from their vendors, which saves time, money, and reduces the likelihood of introducing data entry errors.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

The number jumped in 2020 and 2021 (the most recent year for which stats are available), first because of COVID restrictions and then staffing shortages. Still, 50% of transactions were completed in less than 15 minutes, according to the bureau’s 2021 annual report (the most recent report available). Residents have noticed.

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

In the United States, the number of unfilled jobs stands at about 410,000, a 9% increase over 2021. In 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) debuted a catalog of nearly 300 known, exploited vulnerabilities; that list now stands at around 900. million workers, but that still leaves 3.4

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Announcing the winners of the inaugural Future of Government Awards: Celebrating digital transformation initiatives around the world

AWS Public Sector Blog

The app has been downloaded more than 31 million times since its launch and is used weekly by almost two million users. EU Digital COVID Certificate, with more than 245 million certificates obtained through IO since June 2021. After registering, citizens can receive communications and complete in-app payments. million users.