AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Characterizing disaster risk and developing strategies for resilience and response to natural event hazards is core to the mission of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The science of event simulation and emergency response is based broadly on physics and earth science for climate simulations.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) made more than 140 announcements at re:Invent 2023. Take advantage of generative AI 2023 was a big year for generative AI at AWS. Amazon CodeWhisperer is an AI-powered tool that generates real-time code in your integrated development environment (IDE) and command line.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 23, 2023

When this will happen: January 2, 2023 (previously December 8, 2022) How this affects your organization: Once this change is implemented, instead of going to the ‘Get Data’ page to upload files to a workspace, users can now use a streamlined Upload experience, found at the top of any workspace page.

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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 AWS GovTech Accelerator was created to support the development of technologies that can address these challenges.

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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. Share your own experiences, ask questions, and meet your peers. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your patience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The initiative brings together a coalition of Fortune 500 companies and other employers, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and education leaders to better prepare learners for entry-level tech careers. More than 30,000 students are training through the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 17, 2023

Join us in-person at the Reston Garage or remotely from your computer, to see the solutions developed using the Power Platform during that week's FedMake event. This is a no-cost, show & share event, exclusively for Microsoft Federal Customers , included as a service under your Microsoft 365 Enterprise Agreement. "We

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 9, 2023

Microsoft Federal is hosting a FedMake event focused on helping the Federal Civilian Government meet their mission using the Power Platform. This is a no-cost, in-person , hands-on, hackathon style event facilitated by Microsoft experts, included as a service under your Microsoft 365 Enterprise Agreement. Don't take our word for it.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The US Department of Education Office of Educational Technology’s 2023 Dear Colleague letter states bold actions are necessary to truly recover and re-imagine education in this post-pandemic world. An in-person event kicks off the accelerator on January 9-11, 2024 at Amazon’s Seattle Headquarters.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Against the backdrop of the Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week, Nairobi hosted the UN Environment Programme’s fourth annual International Clean Air Day for blue skies event with Nairobi City County Governor, Sakaja Johnson, on September 7th, 2023.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Courts and other justice and public safety organizations are targeted by a rising number of cyber events , as the digitization of paper workloads increases the amount of sensitive data requiring secure storage. Applications open today and close Monday, July 10, 2023. Learn more about the AWS GovTech Accelerator and apply now.

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CRA Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Episode 80: CRA Tips: CRA Services Hours, Events, or Instances? link] In a recent CRA fundamentals office hours session, we discussed current practices around community development services. link] Linda Ezuka, LinkedIn [link] Copyright © 2023 by CRA Today LLC (No claim to original U.S. What the What?!? What the What?!?

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Florida Gulf Coast University and the Southwest Florida Library Network are proud to be hosting the 2023 Academic Library Advancement and Development Network (ALADN) Conference in beautiful and resilient Bonita Springs, FL. CFP URL: [link] Conference URL: [link] We currently accepting presentation proposals until January 31, 2023.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the US, arenas in Phoenix, Seattle, and San Francisco include free transit for ticketed events, not just for sports teams but concerts too (" Seattle Kraken expansion hockey team sets new standard for transit benefits in transportation demand management: free transit with ticket "). Flyer on a UTA bus.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 5, 2024

2023 was hot but ultimately hopeful. The past year saw record-breaking temperatures and an onslaught of extreme weather events like droughts, floods and heatwaves. Cities often bore the brunt of these conditions, exacerbated by the urban heat island effect: when.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2023

Recognizing the imperative of resilience in the face of natural disasters and extreme weather events, HDOT has invested in climate strategies to adapt, respond, and recover from climate-related challenges affecting their communities. Congratulations to the 2023 award winners!

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 12, 2024

This event offers a chance to gain insights from early adopters and subject matter experts within the CMMC ecosystem , gaining valuable knowledge on safeguarding your business against cyber threats, and ensuring compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) requirements.   The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) plays a crucial role in both the U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

To celebrate the leaders and organizations that are propelling the academic landscape forward, AWS announced the 2023 cohort of Education Champions at IMAGINE: Education, State and Local Leaders 2023 Conference. This year, the program was expanded internationally.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

That’s the central question of the IMAGINE conference from Amazon Web Services (AWS), a two-day, no-cost event for state and local government and education leaders. Register now for the IMAGINE 2023 conference in Sacramento. Register now for the IMAGINE 2023 conference in Sacramento. Will we see you there?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

A problem on Market East and in Philadelphia, they said, is the city government only contemplates the future in response to developers’ wishes. Philadelphia 76ers ," 2023 ). Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc.

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The City Fix

JULY 13, 2023

Join us July 17-18 for Connect Karo 2023 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Since 2013, WRI India’s annual flagship event, Connect Karo, has served as a platform for facilitating dialogue between policymakers, experts. Register now and review the agenda.

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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Here is a look at the current threat landscape, based on recent cyber-related news and events. Beginning in September 2023, software vendors must attest that they are using secure development practices identified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In a January 2023 report, the U.S.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

We are facing a dire housing shortage,” said Adrienne Adams, City Council Speaker at the NYU Furman Center’s Policy Breakfast event Feb. The way these two requirements will play out is that they work very well hand in hand,” Leila Bozorg, Mayor Adams’ newly appointed Executive Director for Housing, said at the event.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Marisa Calderon is the executive director at NCRC Community Development Fund (NCRC CDF), a nonprofit, U.S. Treasury-certified community development financial institution (CDFI) that provides loan capital to expand access to affordable homeownership, which helps Black-, Brown- and woman- owned businesses thrive.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). But what earns him the most press is the work he oversees estimating the economic impact of marquee sporting events on their host cities.

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Federal leaders who attended the Partnership for Public Service’s Excellence in Government Fellows 35th Anniversary Alumni Event explored how to responsibly use artificial intelligence to best serve the public—a top-of-mind topic for many in government today.

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A Library Writer's Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Internet Librarian 2023 (Virtual - October 17-19, 2023) CFP URL: [link] Call for Speakers Community Impact: Connecting People & Evolving Tech Submit your proposal Deadline April 10 What will our world be like when almost everyone can use AI to be an “artist,” a “coder,” or a “journalist”? Information Today Inc.,

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2024

for its annual Google Public Sector Summit, an event focusing on the “art of the possible” in AI, cybersecurity, and data analysis for government customers. In 2023, we gathered the government technology community to explore and share best practices on how to get started with AI.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

In 2022, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) initiated a pilot project to analyze traffic patterns and provide analytics within the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the historic shipyard, which is now a thriving, mixed-use campus.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2024

There were a series of articles by smaller communities, about how the quality of their city as an events-sports destination was high, despite the size of the community or whether or not they actually had a sports team, for example Fort Worth doesn't (" Here’s why Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena was named Billboard’s No. 1 venue in the world."

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 14, 2024

Summary City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)—the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation—participates in two no-cost Amazon Web Services (AWS) initiatives to advance and develop undergraduate technical programs. CCC faculty and students with AWS staff at the MLU EEP launch event in September 2023.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

On June 7-8, 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will again host the AWS Summit Washington, DC at the Walter E. This no cost, two-day event brings the public sector cloud computing community together to connect, collaborate, and learn more about AWS. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

CFP URL: [link] Conference URL: [link] The Call for Speakers for Big Talk From Small Libraries 2023 is open! Have you implemented a new (or old) technology, hosted an event, partnered with others in your community, or just done something really cool? Small libraries of all types – public, academic, school, museum, special, etc. –

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Our role allows us to attend industry events and speak with current customers to learn more about community engagement. It highlights the importance of trust-building in community development. By 2025, governments are expecting to continue developing strategies to remove these barriers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

While the 2023 hurricane season kicks off June 1, the reality is that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is working to help organizations and communities respond to hurricanes long before a storm forms. Volunteers across the company have logged over 2,700 hours since 2021 supporting 14 disasters and humanitarian events.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 5, 2024

This translates to an average of 4,000 password attacks per second targeting Microsoft cloud identities [2023]”. Conversely, those same users can lose access based upon suspicious behavior like clearing event logs or disabling antimalware capabilities. Account Management It is obviously a great starting point to “a.

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