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Whole-of-state cybersecurity: Three procurement considerations for the public sector

AWS Public Sector Blog

State and local government (SLG) agencies now have procurement questions to ask and decisions to make to maximize governance and security, simplify vendor management, and accelerate the overall process within a heavily regulated procurement environment.

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Combating cyber-enabled fraud: Sapphire’s proactive cyber security approach

Open Access Government - Technology News

Compliance standards are implemented within the public sector to achieve minimum cyber security standards. The Government is an appealing target for a wide range of malicious actors, with the public sector accounting for around 40% of the 777 incidents managed by NCSC between September 2020 and August 2021.

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How to implement CNAP for federal and defense customers in AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Department of Defense (DoD) organizations often have requirements to establish a secure, scalable, multi-account environment that implements the security baseline compliant with US federal government standards. This walkthrough assumes the customer has already implemented the C1 component. Federal and U.S. Solution overview.

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Policy Minute: Eliminating Minimum Parking Requirements

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

COYHO is aimed at easing New York City's housing shortage by updating zoning regulations to encourage more housing development across the city. From an economic perspective, this type of regulation distorts market outcomes and risks misallocating resources by prioritizing parking over housing.

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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. In just nine months, the Civix Ethics API was born. Plus, Civix worked with AWS to design the Ethics API with AWS serverless technologies. Learn more about AWS for GovTech.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

CSS delivers an industry-critical function and is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In 2023, the latest measure by CSS in fortifying CSP resiliency is the implementation of active-active AWS multi-Region architecture to support immediate, near real-time recovery, shortening the 4-hour RTO/RPO required window.

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Resources for Community Revitalization Leaders Adapting to Climate Change

Center for Community Progress

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Sixth Assessment Report Interactive Atlas The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report was released in August 2021 and is the latest in a series of global standard-setting reports that assess the international impacts and future risks of climate change.