AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Compliance is essential, but ensuring compliance in the cloud with various regulations and standards can be challenging, especially for public sector organizations. The post also shows how these previous automation measures can be applied across accounts with AWS Organizations and AWS Control Tower.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With this solution, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment. Review the solution documentation and baseline architecture First, read through the LZA solution overview and LZA operations guidance. eventType !

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Healthcare practitioners rely on specialized knowledge such as publications in medical research, caregiving techniques, treatment plans, and policy documents. Patient data is sensitive and in many jurisdictions processing, access, and storage of patient data is regulated by government entities.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector government transformation specialists researched what technology leaders in government and in the highly regulated private sector believe their main IT challenges are. This made it challenging for these organizations to modernize because of the implied threat to business continuity.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

After you submit the form, we will contact the primary account owner within two business days. If you are unsure who the primary account owner is, contact your AWS account team. We will assist by providing the necessary documentation during the accreditation process.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In this blog post, we cover public sector use cases that are driving the adoption of serverless and containers, such as generative AI, data analytics, document processing, and more. Examples where workflow orchestration is applicable are case management systems and document processing systems.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Some US federal agencies and those who collaborate with them must support an automated, secure, and scalable multi-account cloud environment that meets Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standards. Customers that need to align with CMMC 2.0 For example, CMMC 2.0

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is scalable and secure. The Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS solution AWS built the LZA solution to significantly reduce the time it takes for customers to set-up a landing zone designed to align with compliance goals in highly regulated industries.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

Log aggregation strategies You can send logs to CLAW from each individual AWS account or a central log aggregation point. If you are currently using a solution like AWS Control Tower , your log data for services like AWS CloudTrail or Amazon GuardDuty are already being sent to the log archive account, as shown in Figure 1.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

However, we recognize public sector work holds unique obligations around accountability, accuracy, and equitable outcomes that must guide any technology changes. Opportunities range from automated document processing to personalized services to accelerating analysis.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 1, 2024

AI applications not categorised as high-risk or banned are subject to lighter-touch regulation, allowing for innovation while ensuring compliance with fundamental rights and safety standards. These include providing comprehensive technical documentation, disclosing training data summaries, and implementing robust cybersecurity measures.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

For example, tax revenue accounting and return processing modules would run on the same tightly coupled infrastructure despite minimal overlap in business and process functionality. Amazon Textract is an ML service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and data from scanned or electronic documents.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 19, 2024

The AI Act primarily targets high-risk AI systems like algorithmic credit rating tools and medical software, imposing stringent requirements to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability. The impact of the AI Act will undoubtedly unfold over time, influencing how AI is developed, deployed, and regulated worldwide.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

First, AWS provides compliance documentation for controls that are on the AWS side of the Shared Responsibility Model. Supplying AWS compliance documentation for Canada public sector customers The CCCS is Canada’s authoritative source of cyber security expert guidance, services, and support. As documented in CCCS ITSP.50.105

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Cyberattacks and cybersecurity regulations In recent years, healthcare organizations have experienced an increase in cyberattacks such as ransomware, unintended data access, and distributed denial of service (DDoS). In some cases, the networks must be disconnected, and documentation done by hand.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

The pandemic also accelerated government agencies’ adoption of new technologies to support team collaboration and more flexible work environments, including chat, video conferencing, and document sharing.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

An Aadhaar number can be used to support various government subsidies and acts as a vital proof of identity and proof of address for opening a fixed deposit account, applying for a passport, investing in mutual funds, and more. Two separate AWS accounts with administrator access for each. Create consumer VPC in separate AWS account.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Frauds evolution: From quill pens to sunken cargo to cryptocurrencies, NFTs and QR codes Once upon a time, fraud was pretty straightforward: deliberately sinking a cargo ship and claiming for the loss, faking documents, or misappropriating funds. But the digital age has taken fraud to a whole new level.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MAY 31, 2024

Whether you need to make strategic decisions, solve problems, or answer customer queries, you want to leverage the knowledge that is stored in your documents and databases. In this blog post, we will show you how you can use Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Search to create chat bots that can answer challenging questions from your documents.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Facilitating a world-class traveller experience AI drives distinct benefits for low-risk travellers, who can submit documents remotely and are fast-tracked on entry and exit. Strong and effective regulation is paramount when exploring the impact of AI on travel and cross-border processes.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Importantly, the data mesh model supports robust data governance and compliance, as data domains can closely align their data management practices with GxP guidelines, ISO 27001 standards, and other industry-specific regulations. This enhances the ease of use and enables consumers to derive value from the data efficiently.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help credit unions prepare for audits, assess security posture, and produce documentation for state or federal regulators. If you’re an AWS customer, reach out to your AWS solutions architect or account manager to start building a roadmap.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Imagine working on sensitive documents in a public space, only to have prying eyes catch a glimpse of confidential information. This is where 3M Bright Screen Privacy Filters for Laptops come into play, offering a simple yet effective solution to enhance on-screen privacy and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Department of Defense (DoD) organizations often have requirements to establish a secure, scalable, multi-account environment that implements the security baseline compliant with US federal government standards. AWS GovCloud (US) helps meet compliance mandates, safeguard sensitive data, and protect accounts and workloads.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2022

The framework agreement enables GC customers to leverage AWS by requesting an account from Shared Services Canada’s (GC’s central IT organization) Cloud Brokerage. Once they receive the account, they’re responsible for implementing security controls as required by GC policy. Running government workloads securely at the edge.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Product orientation means that we design and create data-enabled offerings that take into account business and technical requirements in order to solve business problems and positively affect the citizen experience. Business and technology ownership – Owners of traditional data strategies tend to be technology leaders.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 20, 2024

Documentation on admin controls will be provided by GA. M365 App copilots (Word, Excel, PowerPoint): Embedded within your favorite productivity apps, these intelligent assistants help you craft documents, analyze data, and create presentations faster and with greater precision. an individual has access to.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It also addresses external collaboration in highly regulated environments, inclusive of organizations that are homed in either Commercial or in the US Sovereign Cloud. This highly regulated and heavily restricted cloud environment has not been conducive to collaboration beyond its boundaries. That is no longer a requirement.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

City and county governments are often key buyers of landscape equipment and supplies, says Keith McGinty , director of bids and government accounts at SiteOne Landscape Supply , a firm that sells soil maintenance products, irrigation, lighting, nursery products, tools, equipment, safety items and hardscapes in addition to landscape supplies.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This nearly-50-page document concluded that nonbank mortgage servicers (NMSs) collectively are a potential threat to financial stability. The Report notes, by contrast, that the regulations that apply to banks are designed to do just that. Inability to maintain “safe and sound" o perations.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

FedRAMP enables government agencies to accelerate the adoption of cloud services with confidence, knowing they meet high security standards and comply with federal regulations. FedRAMP authorization is a rigorous and comprehensive process that involves extensive documentation, testing, and auditing by independent third-party assessors (3PAO).

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 17, 2023

In the case of Microsoft 365 Government, due to local regulations, the price update was planned in a phased manner. We have added capabilities like data loss prevention (DLP) for documents and emails, Office messaging encryption, and attack surface reduction capabilities.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 11, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) contractors and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) by supporting the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements for the Microsoft 365 Government (GCC High) cloud service offering. 2 as documented in the Office 365 Security Incident Response Plan. Microsoft is committed to U.S.

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Final Rule, released in October, provides guidance on which provisions regulated entities should use to receive CRA credit. We applaud federal regulators for recognizing the powerful role land banks play in efforts to uplift disinvested communities. At award closeout: A report of the final amount spent on these costs.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Documentation on admin controls will be provided by GA. Microsoft 365 App Copilots (Word, Excel, PowerPoint): Embedded within your favorite productivity apps, these intelligent assistants help you craft documents, analyze data, and create presentations faster and with greater precision. an individual has access to.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This launch will add the mobile apps to the web and Outlook functionality that GCC accounts already have today. Co-authoring on Microsoft Information Protection encrypted documents on mobile devices. You may want to notify your users about this change and update your training and documentation as appropriate. Security/Identity.

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