American City & Country

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

State and local governments employed 20.5 million as of October 2024, according to the U.S. Job openings in September 2024 in state and local governments in the U.S. So, if local governments need to hire qualified workers to replace those leaving, where can they turn to when recruiting?

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Data center backup and recovery have been top of mind in recent years for state and local governments, and not just because of ransomware. In April 2023, Fort Lauderdale City Hall’s basement flooded after 26 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, knocking the government’s headquarters out of commission and causing IT outages.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is proud to announce the 2024 cohort of AWS Champions, and the expansion of the program to AWS education and government technology (EdTech, GovTech) partners. To learn more about the 2024 AWS Champions and their transformative work, visit the AWS Champions homepage.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Google Cloud’s portfolio of security solutions, combined with Mandiant threat intelligence and expertise, positions us to help public sector organizations stay protected at every stage of their security lifecycles. Today at the Google Public Sector Summit, we’re proud to unveil several new announcements around our security solutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 11, 2024

Leaders in education and state and local government know that technology is changing at a rapid pace. That’s the central theme of this year’s AWS IMAGINE conference for education, state, and local leaders presented by Amazon Web Services (AWS). There is no cost to attend; register now to secure your spot.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 2 PM EDT Are you concerned about the costs and reliability of your copper POTS lines? This webinar is ideal for both state and local governments that are looking to learn more about POTS replacement.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Tech Alliance will work with a wide range of organizations in the public and private sector to create – and keep – good paying and high growth jobs in West Virginia. The West Virginia Tech Alliance will directly connect more than 750 learners to cloud employers throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

From July 23–24 in Austin, Texas, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE conference for education, state, and local leaders brought together hundreds of technologists, innovators, and learners to discover how technology, paired with human ingenuity, can change the world. Learn more about the 2024 AWS Champions.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This article is the second of a series in the Microsoft Tech Community Public Sector Blog and touches on several key principles for compliance, including data residency versus data sovereignty. Microsoft helped to develop the StateRAMP standard and continues to support its role in US state and local government cybersecurity.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As we approach the end of 2024, cybersecurity and information technology (IT) professionals are reflecting on a year filled with unprecedented challenges and opportunities to improve processes. State and local government organizations have faced numerous threats, from man-made and climate-related risks to third-party breaches and incidents.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 25, 2024

No question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice president, worldwide systems engineering at Lookout. Either outcome allows the attacker to impersonate or spy on the victim, potentially exposing sensitive government data.” His firm is a data-centric cloud security company.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Working Backwards process is gaining traction among outcome-focused public sector organizations tackling problems ranging from gun violence to cyclist and pedestrian road safety. In addition to this rapid urbanization, five Sound Transit light rail stations will open in 2024 in this area.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 29, 2024

When : October 9-11, 2024. Tickets are $800 for public sector, and $875 for private sector. The room rate ends on September 16, 2024 or when the room block sells out. There is an optional service project (a creative placemaking installation on a vacant lot) happening in the morning. See the agenda.

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Government Technology Insider

JUNE 13, 2024

State and local government agencies quickly have begun to include artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in IT modernization plans. Here we explore the AI challenges state and local agencies face and six best practices to guide government AI adoption strategies.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Government Is Both Similar To and Different From the Private Sector [The public sector] doesnt, obviously, move at the same pace that it does on the private side. This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.”

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American City & Country

AUGUST 29, 2024

Addressing these disparities requires careful planning and coordination among state agencies, local governments and private-sector partners. The role of public-private partnerships Procurement teams wear many hats. 2024 issue of Government Procurement. with his wife, Lorna, and his daughter, Quinn.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Government institutions across Canada are leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build secure and resilient computing environments. Our goal is to expedite the digital evolution of public services and safeguard government operations through cloud computing technology.

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Barrett & Greene

JANUARY 6, 2025

In 2024, our professional life was very busy (as our colleagues, family and friends know), and so we hardly had the energy in our evenings to read as much as wed like, or to learn to crochet, or practice the piano. The same thing, obviously, is true for people who work in the public sector. 6) Take risks.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

We created an aim earlier this year to reduce overall homeless by 50% by June 2024,” said Christiana Osawe, system solutions administrator and Build for Zero Improvement Lead at Coming Home. This data helps provide important information for communities and organizations doing the work to support their homeless populations. “We

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

His office also has worked toward a whole-of-state security approach, as per a 2019 North Dakota law that gave the cyberteam command-and-control over cybersecurity in all branches of state government. Every public-sector entity — city, county, school, library, police station, etc.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

With the goal to build a society in which no one is left behind by improving convenience, health, and happiness through digital technology, Japan’s Digital Agency represents the nation’s bold commitment to digital innovation across government and society. Hundreds more are in the pipeline. “We

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GovLoop

MARCH 12, 2024

Finding qualified employees to handle it, especially in the public sector, can be difficult. 1 consequence is loss of trust, said Richard Barlow, Principal Technologist for State Local Government and Education (East) with Pure Storage, which provides agencies with fast, secure, energy-efficient data storage. “If

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Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In this edition, weve drawn from the same sources, but have also added contributions from Don Moynihan, who recently left the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University to become a professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Enjoy and have a pleasant holiday.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In state and local governments, much of the operational technology (OT) that monitors and controls critical infrastructure is based on legacy technology. They may lack modern security features, and they are difficult to patch and update,” said Bryan Schneider, Director, Public Sector, with Fortinet.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

For example, a recent directive from the US Government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requires all US federal government agencies to transition to electronic records by June 30, 2024.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In April 2024, AWS and the NSW DoE hosted an industry training day for more than 70 vocational education and training (VET) educators. The event’s aim was to ensure government, independent, and catholic school teachers updated their industry expertise and were positioned to take technology skills learning material back to the classroom.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MAY 22, 2023

There’s a lot of innovative products accelerating interest in Microsoft 365, and we continue our commitment to deliver the new product value, services, and features to our US Government cloud environments (GCC, GCC High, and DOD). Microsoft 365 for US Government Service Descriptions · Office 365 Platform (GCC, GCCH, DoD) · Office 365 U.S.

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GovLoop

MARCH 15, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published three draft standards for quantum-resistant encryption tools , which are expected to be finalized in 2024. The private sector should follow the government’s model in preparing its own network and systems for our postquantum future,” states the National Cybersecurity Strategy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“The AWS Skills to Jobs team has implemented Tech Alliances to support our customers by finding the qualified talent they are looking for,” said Valerie Singer, general manager of AWS worldwide public sector global education. “We

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

It’s estimated that the IT sector in Brazil will create approximately 420,000 new jobs by 2025 , with an average annual need for 159,000 workers in this field and only 53,000 individuals graduating annually. It is expected that this number will grow to 100 employers by June 2024.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Public sector entities use cloud technologies but the degree of usage varies. According to multiple state and local government surveys conducted by the Center for Digital Government (CDG), only a small minority of US states, counties, and cities have migrated more than 50 percent of their systems/applications to the cloud.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As a long-time member of the American Society of Public Administration’s Center for Accountability and Performance and currently senior fellow there, he harvests the vineyards in the world of public sector performance and produces a valuable weekly compendium of the latest news and reports in that field. Robert Behn, (2004).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The study “ Economic Impact of Cloud Computing in Germany ” by Telecom Advisory Services estimates that from 2024 through 2030 a total of 316,000 new jobs will be created in the country due to growing cloud adoption and digital transformation of core industry sectors, thus unlocking up to €502 billion of additional economic value.

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