article thumbnail

Securely onboarding countries to the AWS Cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

In this post, I share how we at AWS are collaborating with national cyber regulators and other public sector entities to enable secure adoption of the AWS Cloud across countries public sectors. I use the success stories of the Netherlands and Spain to highlight what a successful country journey to AWS looks like.

Security 130
article thumbnail

Federal Preemption in Railroad Regulation Before Supreme Court

NLC (National League of Cities)

Do states have the authority to regulate how long trains can stop at grade crossings? Filed in November 2022, the petition arose after the Ohio Supreme Court held […] Source That, in essence, is the question presented before the Supreme Court of the United States by the State of Ohio in its action against railroad company CSX.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

European Health Data Space will enable health innovation through secure data sharing

AWS Public Sector Blog

In May 2022, the European Commission (EC) proposed to set up a European Health Data Space (EHDS). In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the proposed EHDS Regulation. EU member state projects EU Member States will each have their own projects and regulations, which will contribute to the implementation of the EHDS.

Security 214
article thumbnail

3 Ways to Modernize and Simplify with Short-Term Rental Registration Software

OpenGov

3 Ways to Modernize and Simplify with Short-Term Rental Registration Software December 15, 2022 – OpenGov Rental regulation continues to be an evolving and complex area for local governments, due to the rise of short-term rental (STR) management platforms (Thanks, Airbnb!).

article thumbnail

How the US DOJ Tax Division built a remote telework application in six weeks with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In mid-February of 2022, the US federal government began planning the return-to-office after the COVID-19 pandemic. To do this, the DOJ Tax Division worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build an enterprise-level telework approval application in less than two months, before the Division’s re-entry in mid-April of 2022.

article thumbnail

Streamlining digital transformation in German healthcare with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Additionally, the global hardware shortage in 2022 exacerbated the challenges to meet the tight deadline. To address their digitization needs and the lack of required internal resources, Fachklinikum Mainschleife partnered in 2022 with Kite Consult and Oberender AG. Max Grundig Klinik aimed to renew their entire IT landscape.

article thumbnail

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.