Accountability, Government Agency and Legislation

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Modernizing government IT: 4 approaches to overcome legacy exit challenges

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

These systems also became integral to managing aspects such as business processes, security protocols, and legislative changes, often without comprehensive documentation. Four blockers to legacy IT exit Moving targets – Government agencies and private sector companies operating in highly regulated industries face regular legislative changes.

Government

Government Legislation Regulations Public Sector

National framework for AI assurance in Australian government: Guidance when building with AWS AI/ML solutions

AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Mechanisms to help businesses and organisations identify and managed risks for the design and implementation of AI solutions are being introduced globally, including a variety of international standards ( ISO 42001 , ISO 23894 , and NIST RMF ), legislation ( EU AI Act ), and localised standards and frameworks such as the NSW AI Assurance Framework.

Government

Government Security Implementation Public Sector

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Covered California provides affordable healthcare access, powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

California swiftly embraced the ACA and became the first state in the nation to enact legislation to set up a health insurance exchange and soon after, in partnership with the state’s Medicaid agency, established the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS).

Public Sector

Public Sector Local Government Constituents Operations

Don’t Wait to Modernize: A Q&A on Preparing for The MGT Reform Act

Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As federal agencies grapple with aging IT infrastructure and mounting cybersecurity challenges, the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act represents a critical lifeline for technological advancement in the government sector. Aside from those high priorities, every agency should consider upgrading its technology.

Security

Security Budgeting Government Agency Operations

5 Ways That Agencies Are Ailing From Legacy Systems

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. It is more important than ever that the SSI program is modernized and accessible to all Americans,” the legislators wrote. Case in point: The SSI application is 20- plus pages long, and in paper form. “It

Legislation

Legislation Public Administration Constituents Budgeting

Building the skills needed for combatting fraud in the public sector

Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 1, 2024

Firstly, fraudulent activities drain public funds, depriving government departments of resources that could otherwise be allocated to essential services like healthcare, education and infrastructure development. By combating fraud, government agencies can ensure taxpayer money is used more effectively and efficiently.

Public Sector

Public Sector Laws Accountability Legislation

The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

The GSE Background Over a century ago, Congress began creating public-private hybrid corporations known as government-sponsored enterprises. Second, it’s unreasonable to assume the design could work effectively through many decades of often unpredictable changes in markets, legislation, and regulation. mortgage originations.

Legislation

Legislation Housing Regulations Operations

Decision Intelligence: Data Privacy

GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

Government agencies have masses of personally identifiable information (PII), such as Social Security numbers, health records and financial details, at their disposal, and they need effective ways to gather, manage, store and secure it. Government Regulation The federal government has some laws related to sector-specific data privacy.

Laws

Laws Regulations Legislation Education

Ransomware attacks threaten the NHS

Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 22, 2022

I think there is an interest in generally being open and sharing information, but also there are signs that legislation will come to make it required that people report attacks; that it becomes public domain. I think there’s already some work going on in the US government for that, starting with federal agencies.

Education

Education Government Security Management

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: High-Level and Specific Policy Recommendations (Part 3)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 20, 2023

It also accounts for about 10 percent of all new residential structures built each year, a percentage that has not changed in over two decades. 14 The potential benefit from the GSEs or other government agencies providing structure-only (i.e., with a much higher market share of 14 percent in rural geographies.

Housing

Housing Legislation Development Government

The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

In Part 1 of this series, it was estimated that total closing costs for both buyer and seller accounted for at least 7 to 11 percent of the purchase price of a typical home, surpassing the average 6 to 7 percent down payment made by first-time homebuyers (FTHBs). 15 Credit reports. See [link]. 10 See [link]. See [link].

Advocacy

Advocacy Housing Regulations Legislation

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

As described in Part 1 of this three-part series, MH – a term which in this paper refers to the factory-produced structure that is later sited on a residential lot – accounts for approximately six percent of owner- and renter-occupied housing in the U.S., with a much greater market share of 14 percent in rural geographies.

Housing

Housing Advocacy Government Development

Government Mortgage Interest Rates: A Serious Discussion about the Intertwined Topics of Risk Adjustment and Cross-subsidies

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

The changes then became the subject of hearings and legislation in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to reverse the changes. the legislation that established them). billion of “agency MBS” accounts for almost 70 percent of all first-lien (i.e., 2] As measured by dollars outstanding.

Government

Government Housing Implementation Legislation

Public Administration Today

Modernizing government IT: 4 approaches to overcome legacy exit challenges

National framework for AI assurance in Australian government: Guidance when building with AWS AI/ML solutions

Trending Sources

Covered California provides affordable healthcare access, powered by AWS

Don’t Wait to Modernize: A Q&A on Preparing for The MGT Reform Act

5 Ways That Agencies Are Ailing From Legacy Systems

Building the skills needed for combatting fraud in the public sector

The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

Decision Intelligence: Data Privacy

Ransomware attacks threaten the NHS

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: High-Level and Specific Policy Recommendations (Part 3)

The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

Government Mortgage Interest Rates: A Serious Discussion about the Intertwined Topics of Risk Adjustment and Cross-subsidies

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