Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Robin Campbell-Burt, CEO at Code Red, discusses cybersecurity regulations in 2023 and how they will shape our futures. What cybersecurity trends can we expect to see in 2023? The US took the lead in implementing regulations after the Colonial Pipeline attack and Biden’s 100-day sprint initiative.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses the future of open source in 2023, including why platforms will matter more. Rather than needing to secure a budget and work with a proprietary vendor to access a product, open source projects are available to anyone. Why is open source at risk?

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights Microsoft Modern Work, Security, and Surface Evangelist to Speak at Upcoming Cloud Security Event The Cloud Security and Compliance Series (CS2), Summit 7's bi-annual conference series, is excited to announce Rodel Alejo, Director, Partner GTM Strategy Modern Work, Security, Surface and SMB Leader, as a CS2 speaker.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

It offers industry-leading durability, availability, performance, security, and virtually unlimited scalability at very low costs, making it an ideal choice for storing large volumes of educational materials. To efficiently manage these resources, you can use Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 6, 2023

By implementing low-code training and automated end-to-end testing, agencies can increase the speed and efficiency of application deployments while improving workflows and employee satisfaction. In addition, state agencies can improve end-user experiences by providing the public with secure and seamless service delivery.

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Microsoft Public Sector

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights Preparing for Security Copilot in US Government Clouds With the announcement of Security Copilot back in March, there has been a growing demand to understand and expand the role of machine learning (ML) in security.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Today, government IT teams find themselves navigating a labyrinth of security controls, compliance requirements, and risk management practices. As a result, by embracing a multi-cloud strategy, government agencies must also be prepared to address a series of operational and security challenges. Security, however, doesn’t stop there.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

As we begin 2023, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector (WWPS) team wanted to share a few of our predictions for public sector technology this year. In South Korea, cafeterias implementing ZWZH reduced overall food waste by an average of 30%, while on-plate food waste was reduced by up to 42%.

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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

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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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 21, 2023

Expanding cloud logging to give customers deeper security visibility In response to the increasing frequency and evolution of nation-state cyberthreats, Microsoft is taking additional steps to protect our customers and increase the secure-by-default baseline of our cloud platforms. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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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. We leverage the same security and monitoring suite available to all our customers in this environment.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

The expansive security perimeter of a cloud network poses a significant challenge, considering that every connected device becomes a potential entry point for cyberattacks. Utilize a Common Cloud Abstraction Layer: Enhance zero-trust capabilities by implementing a common cloud abstraction layer.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2023

An increasing number of agencies are cautiously considering artificial intelligence implementations, with multiple federal IT leaders sharing potential use cases at the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology & Innovation Conference this week.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 11, 2023

The Department of the Interior is beginning to look at AI because it will be part of the SAP S/4HANA financial management system it’s implementing by 2024.

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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. When this will happen: We will roll out this change beginning in early August and expect to complete by mid-August.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Ransomware attacks continue to be the most dominant threat to UK organisations and are having catastrophic consequences on critical national infrastructure The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of (GCHQ), recently released its annual review reflecting on the challenges and milestones across the cybersecurity industry.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The UK Government’s Cyber Breaches Survey in 2023 estimates that UK organisations suffered 2.39 A growing threat The threat to UK organisations was demonstrated in the recent Black Basta cyberattacks in March 2023, which affected sensitive data handled by the public outsourcing business Capita. What makes good cyber resilience?

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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. In 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) debuted a catalog of nearly 300 known, exploited vulnerabilities; that list now stands at around 900. In a January 2023 report, the U.S.

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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. Safety, Security and International Affairs Medalist Joshua Mellor, front, and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. For those in the D.C 1 at 9 p.m.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 3, 2023

A practical guide to transforming security teams, processes, and tools to support cloud security development Every day, we see new challenges emerging with cloud security which teams struggle to tackle. How do we ingrain security into the culture of cloud teams and get developers to remediate?

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 12, 2024

economy and national security by supplying goods and services to the Department of Defense (DoD) and other governmental entities. Published on December 26th, 2023, the DoD’s long-awaited CMMC Proposed Rule introduces a phased rollout spanning three years. The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) plays a crucial role in both the U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 22, 2024

Both apps have been foundational to LAUSD’s campus security strategy. Because the district’s data contained sensitive student health information and images, the data had to be encrypted during transit and migrated securely. To support Kokomo’s migration, AWS worked to validate the architecture and help with security assessments.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 22, 2024

As councils face increasing pressure to deliver efficient, secure services, many are turning to the cloud As local authorities seek to integrate digital systems into their day-to-day operations, many are making the shift from on-site systems to cloud-based platforms. Cloud-based payments: A lifeline for local authorities.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2023

AFRL’s researchers can now confidently share secure information and innovate more readily. Congratulations to the 2023 award winners! With Google Cloud and Google Workspace replacing legacy collaboration tools, researchers estimate that they now save 500,000 hours weekly while collaborating with peers globally.

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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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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Knausenberger and Navy CIO Aaron Weis, both of whom announced their resignations this week, chatted on stage Wednesday at the Rocky Mountain Cybersecurity Summit 2023. The two explored how they’ve accelerated the implementation of zero-trust security architectures, including network consolidation.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 12, 2023

Adopting low code to secure internal and external communications To address this issue, organisations can shift away from relying solely on emails for digital communication, as it’s not email itself that’s critical but the means of communication. It can use that vast data to identify patterns and provide predictions on security trends.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Users can execute and parameterize queries and analytics through the interface and retrieve most recently available data from satellites, using secure proxy connections to publicly inaccessible databases. Some other projects powered by Aether include Rapid Analytics for Disaster Response (RADR) and Chemical Security Mapping Tool (CSMT).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Launched in 2020, StateRAMP was designed by its board of directors to support state entities that want to leverage cloud-based services in a secure way. The impact level is based on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-60r1 , which outlines how to map information and information systems to various security categories.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

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. This lacks hallucinations by injecting reference implementation as context using RAG along with Amazon Bedrock fine tuning.

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The CIO Council

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In September 2023, the Office of Management and Budget published the Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience guidance. They aren’t optional; we must - and will – implement them. Ensure your digital teams are taking steps to implement the near-term actions required over the coming months.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 13, 2023

Where previously nefarious actors had been primarily focused on targeting networks by devising ways to overcome security solutions such as firewalls, they are now targeting individuals and endpoints much more frequently. The UK Telecommunications Security Act is a prime example. It’s a logical approach for them to take.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the Netherlands, 2,292 medicines were marked unavailable for at least two weeks in 2023, representing around 15 percent of all types, including drugs needed for cancer, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. These affected medicines were out of stock for 107 days on average in 2023, compared to 91 days in 2022.

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GovLoop

JULY 17, 2024

Part of its initial focus was preparing federal workers to handle cybersecurity challenges, and it now coordinates with cyber education programs such as those that CISA and the Federal Information Security Educators run. Another role NICE plays is promoting an integrated ecosystem of cybersecurity education.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In this post, we’ll explore how Thorn used Amazon Web Services (AWS) in conjunction with generative artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize their internal customer support for organization-wide IT, security, and engineering. Thorn is a registered 501(c)(3) organization that builds technology to defend children from sexual abuse.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Agencies that don’t implement the latest and greatest technology run the risk of falling short of customer and employee expectations and of collecting technical debt. More than two-thirds of federal employees still work remotely to some degree, according to a November 2023 Office of Personnel Management survey.

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