GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

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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GovLoop

APRIL 4, 2023

To expound on that and meet new compliance requirements, GSA efforts began to dovetail with the White House Executive Order on cybersecurity from May 2021 and its emphasis on adopting security best practices, centered on a zero-trust security strategy. Favorite

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

We also provide tips for accelerating procurement and maintaining visibility over rapidly implemented workloads. The DHHS took an innovative approach to implement a solution rapidly. Through the combined efforts of the North Carolina and AWS teams, the full EPS launched on the deadline of July 1, 2021.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 15, 2022

By partnering with Google Cloud, the department can identify early trends in data to help implement more effective, personalized community responses for treatment and support. Oklahoma, like many states, is focused on responding to the ongoing opioid crisis.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

She served on the council for the American Meteorological Society (AMS) from 2017-2020, and was the 2021 AMS Annual Meeting co-chair, bringing in nearly 5000 attendees, and the first time ever as a virtual conference. She was recently elected as a "Fellow" of the AMS in 2024 for outstanding contributions to the field of meteorology.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

CSS built and now operates the largest and most advanced mortgage securitization platform in the US, supporting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s 70 percent market share of the industry with flexibility, scalability, and security at its core. Operational costs were reduced by $10.7 million from launch.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In 2021 there was a joint advisory from the NCSC and its international partners on this increased global threat. Five main considerations for public sector organisations looking to implement cybersecurity best practices. Implement an active threat and vulnerability management program. © Stevanovicigor.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MAY 23, 2023

He is a Past President, 2017-2021, and is now back to piloting ships and doing information outreach. He is a Past President, 2017-2021, and is now back to piloting ships and doing information outreach. The guest, Captain Eric Von Brandenfels is an experienced mariner and Puget Sound Pilot. He is married with two grown children.

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GovLoop

JUNE 30, 2023

But legacy hardware and software, which abound in government agencies, can create a barrier to implementing zero trust. A service mesh approach, by performing tasks abstracted from existing applications, allows agencies to implement the principles of zero trust across the enterprise.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 22, 2024

That builds on a 2021 executive order that lauds zero trust’s protective capabilities: “The Zero Trust security model eliminates implicit trust in any one element, node, or service and instead requires continuous verification of the operational picture via real-time information from multiple sources to determine access and other system responses.”

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Decisions That Matter

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Michael Derr joined the Procurated team as Community Engagement Manager in 2021 and is excited to bring to the Procurated Team his 25 plus years of experience and wealth of knowledge to the Procurated Team in supporting the needs of our clientele. In parallel, she implemented SAP Ariba to make PASSHE a leader in higher education.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 25, 2023

Either way, it’s crucial today, although the model isn’t always easy to implement. Lately, the changing threat landscape is making this model more critical to safeguard digital assets,” said Rosa Akhtarkhavari, former CIO for Orlando, Florida, who was appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer in October 2021. Is it important?

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Google Public Sector

MAY 17, 2023

military sensors, platforms, commanders, and operators in order to increase battle readiness and responsiveness. Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021.

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 10, 2023

However, the massive spike in caller volume and heavy strain on operations during the height of the COVID pandemic has driven government agencies to reimagine its call center experience. Google Cloud’s Contact Center AI (CCAI) and Apigee API Management are used together to modernize and improve government call center operations.

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GovLoop

MARCH 5, 2024

The two experts offered their thoughts on how to implement, increase and support DEIA. He noted that the White House’s June 2021 executive order is very comprehensive, with a broad definition of “diversity.” Inclán believes more and better data collection is key for DEIA assessment and implementation.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 16, 2024

Sapphire is a UK-owned and operated cyber security company. Organisations face cyber security challenges such as understaffed 24×7 Security Operations Centres (SOC), inability to use threat intelligence feeds, and inefficient awareness training. How can Sapphire help combat cyber-enabled fraud?

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Decisions That Matter

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Michael Derr joined the Procurated team as Community Engagement Manager in 2021 and is excited to bring to the Procurated Team his 25 plus years of experience and wealth of knowledge to the Procurated Team in supporting the needs of our clientele. In parallel, she implemented SAP Ariba to make PASSHE a leader in higher education.

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 21, 2023

In 2021, Americans spent 10.5 While agencies have a wide range of missions, they are all focused on improving the constituent experience, better serving the public, and driving operational efficiencies. DocAI can help government workers create more streamlined workflows to improve operations as well as the constituent experience.

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Frameworks for AI risk management While AI has the potential to make government work more efficiently, implementing this new technology comes with a unique set of risks—risks that will continue to grow as AI matures and evolves. I realized it’s not entirely different from what we’re already doing today,” Taylor said of the NIST framework.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

And it starts with decent cultural planning: -- " Revisiting stories: cultural planning and the need for arts-based community development corporations as real estate operators ," 2018 The preeminent example is SEMAEST of Paris, although it deals primarily with retail uses. No reason the model can't be extended to arts and culture.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Develop an implementation strategy – If your organization needs an implementation approach, consider a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE). In 2021, Rhode Island’s Department of Labor and Training collaborated with AWS on a Working Backwards process that improved transparency for unemployment insurance claims.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Optimizing healthcare IT infrastructure Healthcare organizations looking to operate more sustainably may consider a data-driven approach to reduce the environmental impact of their physical estate, including their IT infrastructure. litres of water per kilowatt-hour is a 24% improvement from 2021. Learn more at AWS for Health.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

. -- " New form of BTMFBA in San Francisco ," 2023 -- " A wrinkle on BTMFBA: let the city/county own the cultural facility, while you operate it (San Francisco and the Fillmore Heritage Center) ," 2021 -- " BTMFBA: Baltimore and the Area 405 Studio ," 2021 -- " BTMFBA: the best way to ward off artist or retail displacement is to buy the building ," (..)

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

That’s why the White House made CX a federal priority starting with an Executive Order issued in 2021, which recognized that every public interaction with government is an opportunity to build or lose trust, and why state CIOs have ranked CX a top priority every year since then.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 21, 2023

Making Jobs Easier Chatbots are one relatively easy-to-implement technology that can make a big difference for employees and customers. The 2021 EO on CX calls out chat as a way for customers to get information they need themselves. This article appears in “ Improving Customer Experience: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide.”

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GovLoop

AUGUST 7, 2023

Making Jobs Easier Chatbots are one relatively easy-to-implement technology that can make a big difference for employees and customers. The 2021 EO on CX calls out chat as a way for customers to get information they need themselves. This article appears in “ Improving Customer Experience: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

A commitment to the development and production of a broad, comprehensive, visionary, and detailed revitalization plan/s (Bilbao, Hamburg, Liverpool); the creation of innovative and successful implementation organizations , with representatives from the public sector and private firms, to carry out the program.

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Partnership for Public Service

JUNE 18, 2024

Consider these facts: A monthly survey conducted of more than 30,000 workers in 2021 found that nearly six out of 10 workers reported being more productive at home, with 75% or more of the productivity gains being attributed to a reduction in commute time. This same report noted that U.S. workers commuted a total of 62.5

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 3, 2023

Understanding security risks and the appropriate measures to take Cloud security operations are a critical aspect of protecting an organisation’s cloud. 2021’s Log4Shell crisis demonstrates the difficulty for teams even to identify where they may have exposure across an increasingly complex and dynamic environment.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 28, 2023

To simplify our overview, we can split these use cases based on the sector in which they are effectively implemented. 1 among all major industries in 2021. These include account control to approve deferred payments, reporting connectivity issues, and transferring users’ phone numbers when they change operators.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 15, 2022

While familiar attack vectors like phishing remain among the most common, new threats are gaining traction: One industry survey found that supply chain attacks on open-source software increased 650% in 2021. ” To see more about how agencies are implementing cybersecurity, download the guide. Get the guide. Favorite.

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GovLoop

JUNE 5, 2023

But the 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity has done much to give the good guys an edge. We’ve facilitated direct migration of roughly 30 to 40 buildings towards this microsegmentation model for more readily securing [operational technology/the Internet of Things].

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

In its 2021 State of Ransomware in the US report , Emsisoft estimated that the 77 cyber incidents that occurred that year cost taxpayers over $623M. Speedy procurement enables government innovation; waiting for software can stall protective resources for implementation and can reduce experimentation opportunities.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 22, 2023

AI can enhance customer engagement, streamline operations, and provide a competitive advantage when implemented effectively, but, without ethical systems, could result in serious challenges of bias. This includes identifying potential sources of bias in data and algorithms and implementing measures to mitigate their impact.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

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 helps Civix seamlessly scale with the highs and lows of the campaign finance reporting calendar, which helps lower the cost of operations, all without having to manage any servers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Air Force Special Operations Command. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and General Dynamics Information Technology’s (GDIT) ARMA team to build Wickr RAM using multilayered end-to-end encryption to make sure communications are secure. Exceeding operational security mandates. Best-of-breed technology collaborations.

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

You’ll want to put your work in production, so you have to be clear about what business operations are changing or created around your work and who needs to be involved to make it happen Have a measurement plan. Implementation costs. Some of your organization's operations don’t use ML (say reconciling financial ledgers) but others do.

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