AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Summary Highly regulated enterprises and government agencies still maintain critical applications operating on legacy mainframe systems. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a 2023 report identifying critical federal IT legacy systems in need of modernization that were written in older languages, such as COBOL.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In the coming years, government agencies are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI solutions to transform all aspects of their operations and services. The challenge is that they need to develop the workforce to support that vision.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 24, 2023

With a well-crafted brief and a set of operating constraints, hackathon participants can innovate quickly and collaborate openly—often generating the beginnings of notable software advancements. How many users it affects, what scale it could operate in, and what is the benefit to the business/individual?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Besides traffic management, digital twins can also be used in other areas of government operations, such as asset management and emergency response. Overall, the use of digital twins in public sector operations can streamline process efficiencies, reduce operational costs, and improve service delivery to citizens.

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GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

Cobol is Still in Play Some government agencies still run programs based on COBOL, a programming language dating to the 1950s. Constituent Service Takes a Hit In August 2023, three members of the Senate urged the Social Security Administration to accelerate its modernization efforts. This is called technical debt.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The average (mean) cost for state and local government organizations to recover from a ransomware attack was $2.83 million reported in 2023. This is a sample of the data in the “State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2024 report.” million in 2024, more than double the $1.21

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Running containerized on-premises or self-managed workloads involves significant overhead to manage operational resources. AWS container services such as Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS are fully managed container orchestration services that can help deploy containerized workloads at scale while offloading the operational burden to AWS.

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 10, 2023

For several decades, call centers have played a crucial role in providing support for citizens using government services. 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.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

As a result, by embracing a multi-cloud strategy, government agencies must also be prepared to address a series of operational and security challenges. A major challenge: Managing workload identity Securing multi-cloud applications for state and local government entities presents a major challenge: managing workload identity.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 3, 2023

As soon as agencies started thinking in terms of enterprise-level data initiatives, their existing data solutions became legacy systems. Let’s say an agency’s security operations center wants to use analytics to improve its ability to detect and respond to threats throughout its environment. That’s where things are going.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Tech Alliance aims to bring together a coalition of employers, government agencies, workforce development organisations, and education leaders to address the skills gap in college and university curricula, and better prepare learners for entry-level tech careers.

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GovLoop

JUNE 13, 2023

Any agency undertaking an enterprise-level data initiative is likely to experience some serious growing pains. Let’s say an agency’s security operations center wants to use analytics to improve its ability to detect and respond to threats throughout its environment. That’s where things are going.”

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 7, 2023

On February 27, 2023 memorandum M-23-13 was released from the Office of Management and Budget requiring government agencies to remove TikTok from all GFE devices (unless there is an exception) and block network connections to TikTok by a given date. There are serval ways to perform the required tasks outlined in M-23-13.

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GovLoop

MAY 3, 2023

Matthew Alexander, Field Solutions Architect with Pure Storage, learned that firsthand when he was a systems administrator/architect with a government agency. The agency shifted to flash-based systems from Pure Storage. The Value of Simplicity Complexity is a common problem for agencies with older technology.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Its no wonder, then, that government agencies are eager to acquire, develop and use new tech as soon as possible. To change that, many agency modernization initiatives are putting a new emphasis on innovation. Technological change happens faster today than in the past, and innovations can bring about great things.

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GovLoop

APRIL 20, 2023

As agencies transform their digital operations — expanding reliance on the cloud and adding new apps, integrations, and automations — their IT ecosystems become more complex. There are more places things can go wrong and more pressure to fix them quickly. Break projects into measurable components. Don’t do everything at once.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the public sector, agencies (or companies) are typically managed centrally by the State, City, or County’s central IT team: Figure 1 The operations or central IT team manages the tenant on behalf of the hosted agencies. For example, only central IT typically has access to the Microsoft Purview portal.

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GovLoop

JUNE 21, 2023

One of the hallmarks of a good program, they said, was that it would “[break] down barriers between state and local government and foster ‘an inertia of collaboration’ ” States Create Cyber Fleets Federal support and direction are essential, but states also need to run their own cyber defense vessels.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It features changes to the repayment/reimbursement requirements and new criteria for evaluating project proposals with a stronger focus on bolstering security, privacy and protecting against operational risks. Aside from those high priorities, every agency should consider upgrading its technology.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

This post outlines how AWS tools and services can support government agencies in adhering to Australia’s AI Ethics Principles when developing AI and machine learning (ML) solutions. The post includes a focus on implementation to help Australian governments responsibly innovate whilst maintaining cloud-based agility.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

PT Prioritizing for Success: How Agencies Are Planning for 2023 In just two months, the new year will be upon us. For government agencies, it’s a chance to reset and prioritize goals and objectives. Join us online to hear what’s top of mind for forward-thinking government leaders in 2023.

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Google Public Sector

JANUARY 25, 2024

This program allows temporary talent exchange between DoD agencies and private companies, fostering collaboration and innovation to help drive mission outcomes forward. Walking into the Pentagon Stepping into the Pentagon in September 2023, I felt the weight of history and the buzz of innovation. This wasn't just a one-way street.

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GovLoop

MAY 23, 2023

Government often plays catchup to threat actors rather than tracking their activity early in the attack life cycle. Zero Trust If you work from the zero-trust premises of “never trust, always verify and assume compromise,” it is essential to incorporate good identity management hygiene and visibility into daily operations, Greene said.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

September 2024 Update Microsoft 365 Commercial + Azure Commercial FedRAMP in Azure The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Save costs and improve operations, efficiency, and resiliency CalHEERS is a complex solution. The original on-premises system was designed for peak usage, which meant that for most of the year, it ate up unnecessary operational costs. Every year, the team has improved operations, simplified the system, and enhanced the user experience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance and find applications across various domains, the responsible development and use of AI systems has become a top priority for the US government.

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GovLoop

JULY 31, 2023

Legacy IT looks different from agency to agency. Some organizations haven’t fully embraced the cloud; others still run key operations on Windows XP. Months often pass between when an agency realizes it needs something and when it gets a cost estimate, budgets for the update and ultimately receives it.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

They apply that frugal approach to IT: they build and operate only what they need to pursue their mission, and constantly innovate both to meet mission objectives and optimize cost. They often rely on donor and grant funding, so they have to justify every expense to their constituents. Going over budget is not an option.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

billion by 2033 from $628 million in 2023. Here’s a look at the ways GenAI can help government agencies, businesses and other institutions better protect their systems and data. There are numerous examples of AI being used in government agencies to maintain cyber hygiene autonomously, without human supervision,” Lys said.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Built to meet the enhanced security and compliance requirements of the US government, Windows 365 Government is a full Windows 365 experience—combining the power and security of the cloud with the familiarity of the PC to empower flexibility and innovation. When this will happen: Mid-January 2023. How will this affect you?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers ( NASCIO ) recently released the 2023 report of the top 10 priorities of state chief information officers (CIOs) for strategies, management processes, and solutions. Public sector leaders across the country and around the world use AWS to implement their cloud strategies.

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GovLoop

APRIL 11, 2023

Government agencies face increasing pressure to make “sustainable” choices: to be more thoughtful about their energy use and impact on the environment. Federal goals include net-zero emissions from overall operations by 2050. In particular, it can help support agencies’ sustainability ambitions.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

The private persona of a GSE is that it is owned and capitalized by the private sector and operated as a for-profit company. Additionally, the GSEs did not commercially operate like efficient and competitive business organizations. However, F&F launched a major lobbying effort and successfully defeated the legislation in Congress.

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Government Technology Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In this article, our colleagues at Future Healthcare Today explore how AI solves Health and Human Services challenges The impact and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) have been top of mind for government agencies in 2024.

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GovLoop

JUNE 22, 2023

That’s why Pure Storage offers an integrated data platform with an operating system called Purity that manages that complexity, said Matthew Alexander, Field Solutions Architect at Pure Storage, which provides flash-based storage solutions. The agency shifted to flash-based systems from Pure Storage.

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zencity

MARCH 2, 2023

The main theme is the fact that customer experience now ranks in the top three priorities for all State, Local and Educational agencies (SLED). Numerous cities and counties that operated remotely during the pandemic and whose residents got accustomed to interacting digitally are now expecting a more seamless digital customer experience.

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GovLoop

APRIL 10, 2023

For government agencies that are building, repairing or enhancing thousands of facilities annually, the challenge is magnified exponentially. Over the years, government agencies have had a tremendous problem homing in on X.”

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