GovLoop

JUNE 21, 2023

CISA Coordinates a National Effort The federal government has collaborated with state governments on cybersecurity over the years. But the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2021 institutionalized those efforts by creating a network of state coordinators under CISA’s purview. In February 2022, New York Gov.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A number of local governments have been the target of cybersecurity attacks in recent years. New data from the Institute for Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task Force, however, seems to suggest fewer incidents have arisen in 2022.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The pandemic opened many people’s eyes to the challenges communities face in securing high-quality food. of households in the United States faced food insecurity in 2021 alone. As many as 10.2%

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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. In the United States, the number of unfilled jobs stands at about 410,000, a 9% increase over 2021. The federal government has increased efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain.

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CarahCast

JUNE 2, 2021

In this special condensed podcast, Bruce Coffing, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City of Chicago, and Chris Covino, Policy Director for Cybersecurity for the City of Los Angeles, will summarize the insightful thoughts from the Local Government Track at RSA Public Sector Day 2021.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 18, 2023

A significant benefit of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) for North Carolina CED professionals is the availability of funding for investment in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure though the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRS). Where and how is that local government money being invested?

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 22, 2023

When $10B was allocated to the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) local state agencies needed to act quickly to assist homeowners avoid mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures or loss of utilities. Get in touch with the Google Cloud State and Local Government team today.

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The State of Land Banking survey, first conducted in 2021, serves as an opportunity for the land banking field to tell its story with comprehensive data. As was reported in 2021, residents and local institutions are still the most frequent recipients of land bank properties.

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Google Public Sector

MAY 17, 2023

federal, state, and local governments, and education institutions. 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. public sector customers. We recently announced that 250,000 active-duty enlisted members of the U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

Civix , a government technology (GovTech) company, uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide software and services that support multiple public sector use cases, including election management, grants management, and more. The Amazon S3 buckets provide isolated data storage for each state with built-in encryption and other security features.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This blog post is the first in a regular series aimed at informing local government partners about current conditions facing private developers and development projects in their communities. In 2021, for example, a developer able to secure a $5 million loan with 3.5% With an interest rate of 8.5%

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Government Technology Insider

MAY 25, 2022

Because of its far-reaching impact, the White House released an Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains in July 2021 to make improvements that will both resolve current issues and future-proof our access to goods. As well as dividing panels by federal, state, and local government, they will also be segmented by topic.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In the 2021 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report , one of the largest studies of industry salaries, certifications, and skills, 76% of IT decision-makers reported an IT skills gap, up from 31% in 2016. In the last decade, cloud computing has grown into one of the most important paradigms in business.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

For that reason, we recommend organizations create data management strategies that will continuously improve the integrity, access, and security of their data. Today’s citizens expect a frictionless experience when interacting with government. In 2021, the space industry grew at its fastest pace in years.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A 2021 white paper on information and communications by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications highlighted the gap between urban and local digital transformation initiatives in Japan, with urban areas making more progress and local areas lagging behind. Supporting digital transformation across Japan.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In September 2021, Japan took a leap with the establishment of its Digital Agency and the creation of the government cloud. The Digital Agency’s government cloud As the central command for Japan’s digital transformation, the Digital Agency began pursuing the development of a government cloud in 2021.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are committed to supporting Japan’s digital transformation (DX) ambition by helping Japanese customers modernize IT and innovate securely at pace, driving sustainable economic growth. In 2021, Japanese global printing company Toppan embarked on a full-scale digital transformation with AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This lets agencies share only the appropriate data with the appropriate participating agencies in a secure and compliant manner. Bolster resource availability—particularly in times of crisis Louisiana has seen its share of natural disasters—in 2021 alone, seven hurricanes made landfall.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Through the combined efforts of the North Carolina and AWS teams, the full EPS launched on the deadline of July 1, 2021. As a compliment to AWS Organizations, a landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is scalable and secure.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The CIC workshop provided clarity on Bellevue’s local road safety needs and how to best align its projects with national investment priorities. In 2021, more than 42,000 people died in roadway crashes in the US. Safe s treets and r oads for a ll.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

The department used AMS to modernize legacy technology onto a hosted platform that meets rigorous security guidelines and adds reliability to an environment where speed and availability are critical. Security was paramount to making sure that the cloud environment and integrated application platform met stringent U.S.

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Government Technology Insider

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the end of the 2021 fiscal year, the IRS was forced to make up a $600 million IT funding shortfall and highlighted an urgent gap in funding for technology modernization , largely driven by pandemic-driven demand for digital services across the government. At the state and local levels, budgets prove thinner.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Since COP27 wound down late last year (November 6-18), much of the post event commentary has centered on the fact that as observed by The Conversation, the gathering “failed to go beyond the 2021 Glasgow climate pact’s promise to phase down.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In a May 2022 post , Tyler outlined many of the ways in which North Carolina’s local governments can aid the development of privately owned affordable housing. 2] In these cases, a local government is both an “issuer” (i.e., Therefore, a state or local governmental entity (e.g., 26 U.S.C. §

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided the USDA with $390 million available in non-competitive grants to offer WIC agencies looking to innovate their technology. For example, a WIC program manager may be able to securely log into the WIC Management Information System (MIS) before seeing a WIC program beneficiary.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

You may not receive riches and recognition – but you do the esteemed work of providing essential services to the public, whether you’re a frontline agent at the Social Security Administration or an IT jack-of-all-trades in a local government. A version of this post was published on September 21, 2021. Favorite.

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Government Technology Insider

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC), in 2021 constituents spent 10.5 For example, in 2021 it took the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more than eight months to process paper tax returns, whereas those filed electronically took mere days to process. billion hours filling out paper forms.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly accelerated digital transformation efforts for state and local governments, helping them to capitalize on long-held plans to improve citizen access to government programs and information through technology. We’ll also be working to ensure all state systems are secure.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

national security risks , causes taxpayer waste , and stifles competition in the marketplace. Of those 2,504 people surveyed, 411 are workers employed by federal, state, or local governments across the country. (To Survey respondents also cited concerns that the technology tools they use at work are not secure.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 27, 2023

In 2021, we translated about 400 documents, each one costing an average of almost £160. At the heart of Translate’s success is its use of cloud services, which are key to promoting innovation cheaply and securely. Second, the cost savings are equally impressive. More importantly, it opens up new possibilities.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Jobs in STEM fields tend to offer advantages such as remote work, higher pay, flexible schedules, and greater job security amidst rapid technological advancement, but women comprise only 25 percent of this workforce.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In 2021, after 10 years of entrepreneurship, she joined Granicus as the Strategic Lead for CX and Innovation. She is driven by a vision of a better connected, empathetic, modern, and trustworthy government service delivery for people all around the world. Prior work supported governments and community organizations in Rhode Island.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

In terms of usage, there are more than 350,000 users on the app as of 2021, and more than 250,000 cases were reported in 2020. Governments look to digital ID to modernize services and boost growth. 5 things public sector managers should know about cloud security accreditation programs. days prior to the app being launched.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Each year, US federal, state, and local government agencies spend a significant part of their budgets on various social and safety net programs. These programs include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and others. session.Session().region_name region_name account_id = boto3.client("sts").get_caller_identity().get("Account")

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

In 2021, US President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that created the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). to states, local government, and territories to aid them in building and strengthening their cyber posture. This funding opportunity allocates $374.9M

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Bang the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In November 2021, the United States House of Representatives and Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal of new federal investment in America’s infrastructure. Local governments applying for funds will need to consider that new programs and projects will require more staff.

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