AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Contact your account team if you are interested in learning more about a Working Backwards workshop. Managing costs – Select tools that help track and manage project resources to keep the budget on track. Example AWS Services: AWS Cost Explorer and Cost and Usage Dashboards Operations Solution (CUDOS; for enterprise accounts).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 17, 2023

The common reasons customers may need to invoke Amazon Web Services (AWS) services in a standard account from an AWS GovCloud (US) account (or vice versa) include: cross-domain applications, feature parity, and if the AWS service doesn’t exist in AWS GovCloud (US). An AWS Lambda function triggers the email in AWS GovCloud (US).

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 1, 2025

The key is understanding the sectors needs, current operations, and existing solutions before introducing new technology. Strong and accountable leadership that asked the right questions from the outset. What are your budget constraints? Does your solution ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Intelsat operates one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and is a leading provider of in-flight connectivity (IFC), powering inflight internet for 23 commercial airline partners and nearly 3,000 aircraft. This blog post shares the lessons learned from Intelsat’s successful domain migration with AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Governments worldwide dedicate a significant portion of their IT budget to maintaining legacy technology systems. This can pose security and operational continuity challenges and governments seek to address this challenge. For example, the cost to the UK government of maintaining legacy IT is estimated to be around 50 percent (or £2.3

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

They can result in the cancellation of operations or examinations. To minimize the risk of dangerous IT-related interruptions to operations, the European Union (EU) introduced new cybersecurity legislation NIS 2 Directive in 2023. percent of their IT budgets in 2022. In Germany, hospitals only invested about 2.2

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The City Fix

AUGUST 6, 2024

“Hum faltu hai [in English, “We are useless”] …I don’t even know what the budget of the council is. Nobody tells me about the procurement process [or] the number of tenders that have gone public…I don’t have enough knowledge about.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Government Lens is a collection of customer-proven design principles, scenarios, and technology agnostic best practices designed to encourage the unique context and requirements of governments globally to be considered when designing, building, and operating government workloads on AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

On the surface, the value proposition associated with cloud migration—trading up-front hardware expenses and ongoing operation and maintenance of on-premises infrastructure for on-demand, pay-as-you-go cloud computing—seems like it would be very compelling to a CFO. Second, it reduces the need for capital investments.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

“What people are expecting is personalized, online, digital services for those things that can be digitized,” said Charlie Francis, Senior Consultant at Questica, which provides multi-user budgeting, performance measures, transparency and data visualization software for governments. It’s a policy guide. It’s a level of service guide.

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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. Be intentional with your investments.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At AWS, we believe that optimizing IT costs (including cloud) helps unlock budget to invest in more innovation. Successful EdTechs balance innovation (for example, new features or technology, like generative artificial intelligence (AI) ) with managing costs – both of product development and of operating costs for customer environments.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

Hilary Tam, AWS principal sustainability transformation lead, noted that IDC Europe, a leading research consultancy, identified that 62 percent of large EMEA organisations will spend at least 5 percent of their IT budgets on sustainability actions in 2025.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It results from past budget deficits and requires ongoing management through interest and principal repayments.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transparency and accountability are crucial to maintaining public trust and require clear policies on surveillance use and data access.” Cunningham adds that proper training for system operators “must cover not only system operation but also legal and ethical considerations.”

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2025

In fact, PHAs typically spend the entirety of their voucher funds by basing the number of vouchers they can issue to account for the estimated share of recipients who won’t successfully use their vouchers. Both metrics are important for understanding how the Housing Choice Voucher program is operating.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

To date, Council and Administration have developed a strategic plan and completed a 4E (efficient, effective, equitable and economical) review of business plan and budget processes. Congratulations to Strathcona County for their uniquely innovative and inspiring approach to implementing Priority Based Budgeting.

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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

AUGUST 21, 2024

The importance of cost-optimized applications for charitable organizations is paramount in ensuring IT operating costs are as low as they can be, ensuring donations and efforts are focused on delivering value for their cause. We did not want to manage infrastructure,” said James Haigh, director of We Are Sweet.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

A recent Government Accountability Office report highlights both the continuing benefits of telework and the challenges that agencies face, plus best practices that they should follow as they continue to adapt how they operate.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Why using old procurement methods is a problem Cloud computing presents a difficult choice for organizations: adopt and shift operating models to take advantage of its benefits or maintain the status quo and miss out. On-premises models over-provision to account for spikes and growth, risking underutilized capacity.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 20, 2024

Data Handling and Privacy: Copilot operates within your Microsoft 365 GCC tenant compliance boundary, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected and that all AI-driven processes are conducted securely. Resource Allocation: Optimize budget planning and resource distribution.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 25, 2024

He adds that cyber mischief today can be lethal very quickly to government IT operations: “These modern kill chain attacks are quick and highly effective, accelerating the timeline for ransomware and other cyberattacks from months to minutes.” LeMaster says IT security budgets may be somewhat tight for cities and counties.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A more flexible architectural approach to enable remote access In September 2019, the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-19-26 , which replaced prior TIC-related memorandums and introduced TIC 3.0 Do you want to learn more and get hands-on experience with AWS Verified Access?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 12, 2023

In England and Wales, cyber-related fraud incidents accounted for 61% of all fraud cases last year. This information overload can cause individuals to operate on autopilot, leading to a lack of critical thinking and making them vulnerable to fraudsters’ frauds. trillion for the global economy by 2025.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

An accounting of every penny is necessary. And the more work necessary, the higher the percentage of a nonprofit’s budget will be dedicated to overhead – the essential operations needed to run a nonprofit. Yet these same foundations require hoop after hoop for nonprofits to jump through during the grant management process.

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Let's Talk Parks

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Have you ever experienced: a limited budget? And when developing quality programs, I think you have to take into consideration one what the objectives are, but what’s your budget for it? ” How have you guys been operating? So in Columbus, we had a zero marketing budget. low participation? A lack of resources?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Academic medical centers (AMCs) are under pressure to reduce costs, innovate at scale, and improve operational performance. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). To do this, they’re turning to the cloud.

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GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

“Agencies have had difficulty finding employees with such knowledge and may have to pay a premium for specialized staff or contractors,” according to a recent report on modernization from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). This is called technical debt. That’s proving to be a costly assumption as those systems remain in place.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Furthermore, K12 IT teams are understaffed and typically lack a dedicated security officer and Security Operations Center. The Cyber Readiness Grant Program’s initial budget isn’t large enough to provide security software to every city, county, and school. Like many states, Arizona recognizes cyberattacks as a critical hazard.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 17, 2024

This shift not only enhances the accuracy of your choices but also makes the decision-making process more transparent and accountable. Smaller cities often operate with limited budgets and manpower, which can hinder the adoption of advanced data collection and analysis technologies.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As grant professionals, we require the knowledge and insight of subject matter experts, accountants, budget experts, GIS map makers, marketing gurus, program directors, board members, community leaders, and others to create, submit, and manage successful grant programs. But that does not mean I work in a vacuum.

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Death and Taxes

MAY 26, 2022

cash, accounts receivable, and inventory) and current liabilities (e.g., accounts payable and notes payable) to ensure smooth operations. The purpose is to maintain cash flows for liquidity to meet short-term operating expenses and obligations.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Enter the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT), a pairing that promises not just efficiency but revolutionary remote management capabilities for internet-connected devices. Budgeting, procurement, and securing these systems remain top concerns. Let’s delve deeper into these terms.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 3, 2023

In 2018, the Office of Management and Budget made VA a lead agency partner to pilot improving CX across the federal government. One hurdle Morton sees is that government agencies tend to operate by business unit. She envisions making CX measurements as important as operational ones in evaluating the success of government programs.

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GovLoop

MAY 3, 2024

It’s understandable that your journey may move faster or slower than other agencies, depending on what your time, staffing and budget restrictions allow. Cloud FinOps : At this point, you’re ready to bring financial discipline to your cloud operations, with financial analysis and reporting, and to look for ways to drive cost savings.

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