AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

re:Invent 2022 included a slew of new service and feature announcements, with something to offer for every industry. You can check out all of the top analytics announcements of AWS re:Invent 2022 here , but let’s discuss some of them as they relate to K12. Learn more about re:Invent 2022 and cloud for K12 education with AWS.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

AUGUST 15, 2023

While the federal workforce performs a wide range of duties, federal agencies also enter into contracts with outside companies and organizations. These contracts are used to provide products and services ranging from aircraft and software to food.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

APRIL 11, 2023

While food prices generally increased about 2% in prior years, they increased about 11% from 2021 to 2022. Last year, U.S. consumers saw the largest annual increase in food prices since the 1980s. Inflation contributed to the increase. But there were.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

On June 21, 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the 2022 Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative ( ASDI ) Global Hackathon, part of a new collaboration with the International Research Centre in Artificial Intelligence, under the auspices of UNESCO. ASDI 2022 Global Hackathon winners create scalable solutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In fact, the United Nations (UN) estimates that the built environment accounts for about 40% of global energy use and about 30% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. Applications are open today and proposals are due by October 21, 2022. AWS announces the 10 startups selected for the 2022 AWS Space Accelerator.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

A landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is scalable and secure. Using LZA on AWS, customers with highly regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

AUGUST 30, 2022

As students and teachers head back to the classroom this fall, they are likely to face a number of challenges that could impact the 2022-23 school year and learning outcomes. We’ve reported on these mounting challenges during the last couple years.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

MARCH 21, 2023

As Ukraine enters its second year of conflict with Russia following the 2022 invasion, the U.S. is expected to continue providing significant financial support, as indicated by the President’s FY 2024 budget request. In addition to responding to.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 22, 2024

In May 2022, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school district in the US, encountered a problem. The COVID-tracking and health data system built for the district during the COVID-19 pandemic had become clunky, difficult to customize, and expensive to maintain.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2025

The study, “ Success Rates in the Housing Choice Voucher Program: 2018-2022 ,” by the NYU Furman Center’s Ingrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O’Regan, and Sarah Strochak, estimates success rates for recipients of housing choice vouchers nationally and by local public housing agencies between 2018-2022.

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Microsoft Public Sector

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | November 2022. We will be retiring the Reports landing page from the Microsoft Purview compliance portal by the end of December 2022. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We expect this to begin rolling out in early December 2022. When this will happen: December 7, 2022.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This launch will add the mobile apps to the web and Outlook functionality that GCC accounts already have today. Basic Authentication Deprecation in Exchange Online – September 2022 Update. August 2022 Exchange Server Security Updates and support for Windows Extended Protection feature. What would you like to see? Release News.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS), administered by HealthEquity, Inc., FSAFEDS provides three account options to support the needs of employees and their families. All three work by automatically deducting money from each paycheck — before payroll taxes —and putting it into an account.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

In 2022, Emory launched the AI.Humanity initiative to explore the societal impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence its future development to serve humanity. It also offers a familiar HPC user experience, hiding AWS Cloud complexities.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | October 2022. How this will affect your organization: Going forward, if the user who is sharing a SharePoint site has an Exchange mailbox, the mail will come from their e-mail account instead of no-reply@sharepointonline.com. Updated October 6, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below.

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Microsoft Public Sector

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Can someone check my logic on the potential to use Azure Commercial for CUI and ITARs if the following compensating controls are place: All Azure workloads (VM, AKS, Log Analytics) use Azure Disks and Storage Accounts which are encrypted with Customer Managed Keys, using Azure Key Vault (FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified).

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Governments can foster trust by prioritizing inclusivity and demonstrating a commitment to addressing community needs through transparency, accountability, and ongoing dialogue. Invented in 1965 as a backyard game for children in the United States, pickleball was designated the official state sport of Washington in 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

An Aadhaar number can be used to support various government subsidies and acts as a vital proof of identity and proof of address for opening a fixed deposit account, applying for a passport, investing in mutual funds, and more. Two separate AWS accounts with administrator access for each. Create consumer VPC in separate AWS account.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

According to IBM’s annual data breach report, 83 percent of organizations experienced more than one data breach in 2022. Between 2016 – 2022, US K-12 schools experienced 1,619 publicly disclosed cyberattacks, with 80 percent of school IT professionals reporting a ransomware attack in 2022. Learn more about the AWS CIC program.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Additionally, researchers looking to store, query, and analyze genomic, transcriptomic, and other omics data, can use Amazon Omics , which recently launched at AWS re:Invent 2022. Cost Explorer is a data visualization tool that helps customers understand and manage costs and usage for accounts across Regions, services, and utilization types.

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Super Library Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2022

and… pic.twitter.com/82mAjYaKz2 — Jax Public Library (@jaxlibrary) December 14, 2022. Twitter uses the following ranking signals to determine what is shown in the Home feed: Past user activity : Twitter tries to predict which Tweets users will care about by looking at which accounts the user interacts with frequently.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

The Government Accountability Office recently released a new strategic plan that will guide efforts from 2022 to 2027 as the agency aids federal operations and addresses the most critical issues facing the nation’s government and society as a whole.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To address this, First Street created the first-ever property-specific and climate-adjusted assessment of wildfire risk for CONUS, and in May 2022 began sharing that information for approximately 143 million properties through Risk Factor TM. Learn more about the model works in this published paper on MDPI Open Access Journals.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

By the end of 2022, 63 percent of journeys fulfilled these criteria. 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. RoadLab 2.0 , launched in November 2022, focuses on improving portable traffic signals to reduce congestion.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 26, 2022

In February 2022, Carbyne and RGCOG launched the US’s first i3-compliant cloud-native call handling system—resilient to earthquakes, fires, floods, and more. Call-takers were often unable to ascertain the state of the callers without having eyes on the scene. Learn more about how AWS supports justice and public safety customers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

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. Modernization journey The CSP launch culminated several years of application development to build a cloud-native platform for mortgage securitization.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The 2024 presidential election is in two weeks, and early and absentee voting is already well under way for many states in an election that, by all accounts, promises to be a close race. This past week, TargetSmart, a Washington D.C.-based have cast the largest number of early and absentee ballots votes so far.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 55 million people globally have dementia , with the most common form, Alzheimer’s disease, accounting for approximately 60-70%. The annual financial impact is estimated to be $1.3 trillion USD.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

In 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched curated solutions for nonprofits in the AWS Solutions Library and AWS Marketplace. These tasks include processing daily banking transactions, managing accounts, and updating financial records. These solutions help meet the most important needs of charities and membership-based organizations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The UK government’s Roadmap for digital and data 2022-2025 acknowledges the challenge that legacy IT poses. Establish accountability mechanisms – Mechanisms designed to monitor modernization progress and associated expenditure can hold the organization accountable, even when leadership or policy changes are frequent.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 8, 2024

The NHS software provider Advanced Computer Software Group is facing a substantial fine of £6 million following a cyber attack in August 2022 The breach compromised the personal data of nearly 83,000 individuals, including sensitive medical records, prompting an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Coming up on Oct 27 2022, 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM (PDT) There will be a Windows 365 Government: setup and configuration session that you don't want to miss. If your tenant does not allow access to a public cloud, sign up for the Tech Community with a personal account to participate in the live Q&A. technical takeoff graphic.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 16, 2023

billion between 2022 and 2027, with the Asia Pacific (APAC) region accounting for 49% of that expansion. Market research firm Technavio forecasts the global live streaming market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.47% and by US$29.06

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

percent of their IT budgets in 2022. In a study conducted by the digital association Bitkom in 2022 , 74 percent of surveyed doctors said they believed hospitals in Germany are often not sufficiently protected against cyberattacks. First, they set up a landing zone , a scalable, secure multi-account AWS environment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies. Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 2022, Intelsat collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to complete the post-acquisition domain migration from Gogo without impacting inflight experiences and other operations. Furthermore, the high level of interdependency between applications required a DNS change and migration strategy for each AWS resource type.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 5, 2024

Microsoft Entra data noted in the Microsoft Digital Defense Report shows the number of “attempted attacks increased more than tenfold compared to the same period in 2022, from around 3 billion per month to over 30 billion. Account Management It is obviously a great starting point to “a. Monitor(ing) the use of system accounts.”

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