AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Make sure you talk to your AWS account representative to see what to join so you don’t miss the fun. Set aside time to build connections You never know what could come out of a conversation at re:Invent, whether it’s finding the perfect solution to a business problem or making new connections.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In June 2023, StateRAMP updated their security baselines to align with 800-53 revision 5 (R5). A conformance pack is a collection of AWS Config rules and remediation actions that can be deployed as a single entity in an account and an AWS Region or across an organization in AWS Organizations.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Users often take matters into their own hands by using the same passwords at work that they use for their personal accounts — which may or may not be compromised — or by falling back on simple, easy-to-remember phrases and numerical combinations. The report also…

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

APRIL 28, 2023

When Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed in March, they suffered two of the largest bank failures in U.S. Today, we released our first report on these bank failures. While we continue to look into a number of related issues, today.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2024

The challenge Throughout 2023, NHS England delivery teams, supported by AWS, undertook 10 Well-Architected reviews on critical services. This initiates an automated process where AWS Lambda functions and Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) topics facilitate the sharing of these templates with AWS accounts owned by delivery teams.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Government Technology Insider sat down with Tom Wiri, Senior Account Executive and Blake Yanick, Regional Account Director at Tricentis, to discuss how state CIOs can leverage automation to overcome challenges and drive legacy modernization.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

MAY 14, 2024

In 2023, a child died while in Border. Customs and Border Protection law enforcement personnel along the southwest border have raised concerns about officer and civilian safety, as well as potential misconduct.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. The program will culminate with the 2023 AWS GovTech Accelerator demo day at the State of GovTech conference on November 14.

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Super Library Marketing

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This is the fifth installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. Here are some statistics to consider as you plan your library’s social media marketing for 2023 according to Demandsage.com and DataPortal.com. Instagram algorithm for 2023. Users only see content from accounts they follow.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JUNE 25, 2024

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 health.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This two-day conference is going to take place both in person at The Westin Hotel in Downtown Denver, CO, as well as virtually, on October 4th and 5th, 2023. When this will happen: Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out mid-September and expect to complete by late September 2023. Thank you for your patience.

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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Beth Killoran took office as CIO of the Government Accountability Office in May 2023 after serving as deputy CIO of the General Services Administration. Her career in the federal government spans nearly 30 years, starting in the Department of Treasury as an IT infrastructure specialist.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from St. She is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California. She also served on the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Advisory Committee. Louis University.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Empowering individuals with ownership of their own data Starting in July 2023, hundreds of staff at the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System ( HOPICS ) began using Kiip to store documents, complete forms and applications, and streamline communications with incoming customers.

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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

MAY 22, 2024

Building on an established partnership with stackable functionality LAUSD IT services already trusted Kokomo because of the work the EdTech company had done to create the district’s Incident System Tracking Accountability Report (iSTAR) and Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting (LASAR) applications that launched in 2019.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This is the first installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. The LinkedIn algorithm for 2023. Here are four ways to get the best organic reach for your library’s LinkedIn posts in 2023. Tag other LinkedIn accounts. Interact with other LinkedIn accounts.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Improvements will support technical transfer from PNNL AWS accounts to sponsor-owned accounts when required. What’s next for Aether The Aether team plans to continue abstracting the overall Aether framework and specific risk-decision modules, striving towards a more turn-key solution.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This is the third installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. The TikTok algorithm for 2023. They can toggle between Following , which shows them content from the accounts they follow, and For You , which shows content based on an algorithm. Use a TikTok Pro Account.

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Microsoft Public Sector

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Microsoft 365 Government Adoption Resources Empowering US public sector organizations to transition to Microsoft 365 What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2023 Teams Connect shared channels in GCCH & DoD - Work seamlessly and securely with those inside and outside your organization. In case it’s not running it will start it.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Senate’s consideration of the Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act of 2023, which would help agencies modernize and streamline their IT environments, also underscores these conflicting priorities amid increased multicloud adoption. CSPM can…

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JANUARY 16, 2024

Globally, power demand is expected to grow, with renewables accounting for an increasing proportion of the power mix.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

million in total annual AWS run rate cost optimization by the end of 2023. 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. Plus, CSS realized $10.7

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Microsoft Public Sector

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights Microsoft 365 Government price updates - into effect March 1st 2023 On August 2021 we announced an update to our pricing for Microsoft 365 (which applies to all commercial customers: Enterprise, US Government, and Business). For more general information uncheck these boxes under “Cloud Instance”.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 20, 2023

Microsoft 365 Government Adoption Resources Empowering US public sector organizations to transition to Microsoft 365 What’s New in Microsoft Teams | May 2023 We have a great line-up of new features to announce. When this will happen: GA: Rollout will begin in early June 2023 and is expected to be complete by mid-June 2023.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This is the second installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. 77 percent of Canadians, 71 percent of Americans, 66 percent of United Kingdom residents, and 53 percent of Australians have a Facebook account. The Facebook algorithm for 2023. The guide to LinkedIn can be found here.

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Policy & Politics Journal blog

MARCH 5, 2024

We are delighted to announce this year’s prizes for award winning papers published in Policy & Politics in 2023. The Bleddyn Davies Prize, which acknowledges scholarship of the very highest standard by an early career academic, is awarded to joint winners: … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 23, 2023

We will be retiring the ‘Get Data’ page in Power BI as well as the ability to connect to files from personal OneDrive accounts. OneDrive Sync client connections from a virtual machine using FSLogix releases older than FSLogix 2009 Hot Fix 1 are not supported and will get blocked starting March 2023.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 20, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights What’s New in Microsoft Teams at Enterprise Connect 2023 SIP Gateway is now available for Government Community Cloud customers to enable core Teams calling functionality on legacy devices. will be available in May 2023. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your patience. currently available).

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Microsoft Public Sector

JULY 20, 2023

Microsoft 365 Government Adoption Resources Empowering US public sector organizations to transition to Microsoft 365 What’s New in Microsoft Teams | June 2023 We have a great line-up of new features to announce. Public facing documentation for creating custom list templates can be found here. Thank you for your patience.

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Honoring the 2023 Sammies winners Among this year’s honorees is our Federal Employee of the Year, Laura Cooper , who led a Defense Department team that organized a process enabling the U.S. On CBS News, host John Dickerson highlighted some of the 2023 Sammies winners. For those in the D.C 1 at 9 p.m.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We’ll also cover adding an additional account boundary for security purposes, and how customers can move their Direct Connect connection to that new account. Connecting a transit VIF with a Direct Connect gateway allows you to connect your on-premises environment to a Transit Gateway within an AWS account.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

An identity provider service set up to manage student identities and grant access to the application. Assistant: """ def create_user_profile(connection_string, student_id): PROFILE_PROMPT = PROFILE_PROMPT.format( modules_and_grades = get_student_modules_and_grades( connection_string, student_id)) bedrock = boto3.client(service_name='bedrock-runtime')

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 17, 2023

Therefore, on March 1, 2023, the updated prices will be effective for the following suites: Office 365 G1 (+10%), Office 365 G3 (+5%), and Microsoft 365 G3 (+2%).   . If you’re a Microsoft 365 Government customer and have questions about your licensing plans, please reach out to your Microsoft account team or partner for support.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Please contact your AWS account manager for additional details. Dedicated half-day sessions for federal government customers will also be offered on an invitation basis. Register now for free Register now for the AWS Summit Washington, DC from June 7-8. There is no cost to attend; however, space is limited, so secure your spot today.

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I remember asking if Saline County Library (SCL) had a TikTok account,” she said. So I told them if they hired me, I would make a Saline County Library TikTok account and that I had gone viral a few times on my personal account and would want to do the same for SCL.” “I Their response was no. I try to post 3-5 times a week.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

On April 12, 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the general availability of Wideband Digital Intermediate Frequency (DigIF) for satellite operators using Software Defined Radios (SDRs) with AWS Ground Station. Please contact your AWS account team in case the contact doesn’t work as expected.

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