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Empowering the public sector with secure, governed generative AI experimentation

AWS Public Sector Blog

Regulatory compliance – Stringent regulations in areas such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the data privacy and breach laws applicable to government and nonprofit sectors may constrain the permissible use cases for generative AI. The following diagram illustrates the solution architecture.

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Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip

AWS Public Sector Blog

Social Security cards, birth certificates, and proof of disability are crucial for accessing services and applying for housing. Law enforcement knew the name of the suspect and this individual matched a description but did not have any identification. About to be handcuffed, the individual remembered their Kiip account.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

State and local policymakers around the country are working to address America’s severe housing shortage, by considering, and implementing, a wide range of policies in the hopes of increasing housing supply. These policies range from substantive revisions to zoning codes to procedural reforms to the land use approval process.

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Testimony of NYU Furman Center Senior Fellow Mark Willis Before the Rent Guidelines Board

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Willis, Senior Policy Fellow at the NYU Furman Center presented research findings at a hearing of the NYC Rent Guidelines Board , highlighting complicated trends in the city’s affordable housing stock since the passage of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) in 2019.

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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

GovLoop

The unprecedented law, enacted in 1990, affirmed the rights of the disabled, making public spaces, places of employment and transportation less discriminatory. That March, for example, more than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S. The passage of the ADA was preceded by years of activism and advocacy-group efforts.

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AWS announces low-to-no cost security services for federal political campaigns and committees

AWS Public Sector Blog

The FEC granted special permission for DDC to operate under this model, providing all eligible party and candidate committees—regardless of party—with the support they need within the limits of campaign finance law. For example, campaigns can detect and mitigate distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks with AWS Shield Advanced.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Hotel-to-Housing Conversions in NYC

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

After the COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the hotel industry in New York City, policymakers considered whether to promote the reuse of distressed hotel buildings as housing. In a new white paper , the NYU Furman Center’s Noah Kazis details essential background information on the matter of hotel-to-housing conversions.

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