AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce the release of a public-sector focused eBook on generative artificial intelligence (AI). However, we recognize public sector work holds unique obligations around accountability, accuracy, and equitable outcomes that must guide any technology changes.

Public Sector 200

Public Sector Constituents Security Regulations 200

AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Public sector organizations across the globe want to harness the power of data to make better decisions by putting data at the center of every decision-making process. As public sector organizations accumulate a significant amount of data, much of that data lives in different silos.

Public Sector 242

Public Sector Development Operations Government 242

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In today’s digital age, security has an expanded definition. While physical security remains a critical focus, businesses and other public sector organizations are bolstering their security posture towards a less visible vulnerability: data and computer systems. million , and experts predict the threat to grow.

Public Sector 195

Public Sector Security Government Agency Accountability 195

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

So how can public sector organizations help address this skills gap? To further support this initiative, Healey secured funding from her organization to create the role of Director of Training and Change Management in her department, which helped make cloud and digital skills training a priority.

Public Sector 237

Public Sector Local Government Development Education 237

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

What do Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector customers need to know about the State Risk and Authorization Management Program ( StateRAMP) and how can you use AWS to help meeting StateRAMP requirements? In June 2023, StateRAMP updated their security baselines to align with 800-53 revision 5 (R5). What is StateRAMP?

Public Sector 309

Public Sector Accountability Security Management 309

AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 10, 2024

Businesses face tough challenges in achieving data governance, like compliance, security, scalability and management overhead. With Amazon DataZone, you can automate the data discovery and catalog all existing and new data into a centralized account. AWS Glue Data Catalog with metadata in the producer account.

Accountability 211

Accountability Government Management Local Government 211

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The 2024 version of the United Nations (UN) annual report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World found that about 29.6 Food security can be caused by a number of factors, including poverty, inflationary factors, violent conflict, and the effects of climate change. percent of the global population, or about 2.4

Security 277

Security Accountability Management Public Sector 277

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has collaborated with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to tailor advice on how UK public sector customers can use the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) to help meet the NCSC’s guidance on “ using cloud services securely.”

Security 211

Security Accountability Public Sector Implementation 211

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For our public sector pioneers, tailored sessions and activations will amplify your re:Invent experience, and this post will help you to start charting your personalized agenda today. Join this session to explore how cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) solutions are revolutionizing the public sector.

Public Sector 162

Public Sector Social Media Cultivation Education 162

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) is a solution to automate the deployment of a secure cloud foundation on Amazon Web Services (AWS). With this solution, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment.

Security 200

Security Accountability Public Sector Implementation 200

AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2025

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) service, AWS Outposts , is a game-changer for public sector organizations, offering a unique blend of cloud capabilities and on-premises control. Outposts already provides robust capabilities for resource sharing in multi-account environments.

Accountability 130

Accountability Public Sector Management Implementation 130

AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 3, 2023

To address global challenges and support communities in new ways around the world, public sector organizations are responding to a growing demand for innovative solutions. The AWS Partner team’s goal is to help our partners grow profitable businesses while accelerating digital transformation for UK&I public sector customers.

Public Sector 162

Public Sector Accountability Management Development 162

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The issue of document access and related administrative burdens is so ubiquitous that public health researchers have published papers about the detrimental impact a lack of identification has on those experiencing homelessness. About to be handcuffed, the individual remembered their Kiip account.

Public Sector 298

Public Sector Housing Outreach Security 298

AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

Government customers with secure access to foundation models (FMs) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within AWSs classified environment. Amazon Bedrock enables customers to leverage generative AI capabilities while maintaining the highest levels of security and data protection required for their Top Secret workloads.

Security 130

Security Public Sector Operations Government 130

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Learn about the startups and the problems they aim to solve: 10-8 Systems Mission Viejo, CA 10-8 Systems offers advanced, cloud-native computer aided dispatch (CAD) and records management software (RMS) for law enforcement, emergency services, fire, and private security.

Public Safety 338

Public Safety Public Sector Laws Supervision 338

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dave Levy , vice president of AWS worldwide public sector, is hosting the session, “ Empowering citizens through digital innovation ” on Monday, November 27, at 4:30 p.m. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from St. Louis University.

Public Sector 182

Public Sector Leadership Economic Development Development 182

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Furthermore, the sensitive nature of genomic data mandates a secure environment for processing and storage. Solution overview The main objective of this solution is to implement version control for workflow files and establish a robust security posture by scanning for vulnerabilities in containers pulled from public repositories.

Security 232

Security Development Management Implementation 232

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

However, some public sector organizations are challenged by procurement. To help demystify the cloud procurement process, here are answers to three questions public sector procurement officials frequently ask about buying cloud. How are cloud solutions different than legacy technology? With cloud, the model is different.

Public Sector 130

Public Sector Budgeting Local Government Accountability 130

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

How can public sector attendees prepare for re:Invent and make the most of their experience? With hundreds of session options, you can narrow down options to those most relevant for public sector organizations with industry-specific guides and tracks. Look for inspiration from public sector leaders and customers.

Public Sector 130

Public Sector Leadership Disaster Response Social Media 130

AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 22, 2024

Building on an established partnership with stackable functionality LAUSD IT services already trusted Kokomo because of the work the EdTech company had done to create the district’s Incident System Tracking Accountability Report (iSTAR) and Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting (LASAR) applications that launched in 2019.

Education 317

Education Public Sector Security Accountability 317

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In critical moments when every second counts, justice and public safety ( JPS ) agencies need technology solutions that are secure, reliable, and fast. To power these essential solutions—and move agencies to the cloud securely, compliantly, and fast—CentralSquare exclusively builds on AWS infrastructure.

Public Safety 147

Public Safety Laws Operations Accountability 147

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Agencies can no longer rely on traditional network access methods, such as virtual private networks (VPN) and conventional wide-area network (WAN) technologies, to provide employees and users with a reliable and secure remote access experience. model for securing internet points of presence and external connections for the government.

Security 195

Security Public Sector Accountability Management 195

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This self-contained solution uses two 20-foot shipping containers to create an ICD-705 compliant shielded enclosure, equipped as a data center with built-in power distribution, redundant cooling (N+1), security, monitoring, fire suppression, and other essential infrastructure components.

Coordinator 130

Coordinator Security Accountability Transportation 130

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

Public Sector 195

Public Sector Accountability Security Implementation 195

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

During the panel, Tsui and Shen shared how their institutions use AWS to augment and enhance their research operations with more scalability, security, and collaboration alongside their on-premises infrastructure. Secure global collaboration: The cloud helps research teams share data and discoveries securely and compliantly with ease.

Operations 130

Operations Budgeting Security Accountability 130

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Organizations in the public sector space are continuing to move and run workloads in the cloud while maintaining current connectivity back to their on-premises data centers. We’ll also cover adding an additional account boundary for security purposes, and how customers can move their Direct Connect connection to that new account.

Security 130

Security Accountability Public Sector Government 130

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The static content of the SPA is hosted in an Amazon Simple Storage Service ( Amazon S3 ) bucket in an AWS account in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. To achieve low latency, use Amazon CloudFront in an AWS account in any commercial region. Access to an AWS account in US-East-1. Under Permissions , uncheck Block Public Access.

Government 246

Government Accountability Public Sector Implementation 246

AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Consumer messaging apps and government While consumer messaging apps have become a convenient and easily accessible communications and collaboration option, they pose significant security risks. The problem is that consumer apps are designed for massive scale and extensibility, not necessarily for security.

Government Agency 195

Government Agency Communications Security Government 195

AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

However, with these benefits come challenges to meet regulatory and compliance requirements surrounding data privacy and security. We also explain how LZA for Healthcare codifies HIPAA controls and AWS Security Best Practices to accelerate the creation of an environment to run protective health information workloads in AWS.

Accountability 204

Accountability Security Implementation Regulations 204

AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab from Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a no-cost service built on Jupyter notebooks that takes care of the configuration and security of setting up multi-user Jupyter notebook environments – so educators can focus on teaching and learners can accelerate their journey in ML. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector Team.

Education 231

Education Public Sector Outreach Accountability 231

AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

In a previous Public Sector Blog post , we introduced Amazon Web Services (AWS) Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) 3.0 overlays to help agencies securely apply TIC 3.0 Log aggregation strategies You can send logs to CLAW from each individual AWS account or a central log aggregation point. requirements to AWS deployments.

Accountability 189

Accountability Security Management Public Sector 189

AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Users can execute and parameterize queries and analytics through the interface and retrieve most recently available data from satellites, using secure proxy connections to publicly inaccessible databases. Some other projects powered by Aether include Rapid Analytics for Disaster Response (RADR) and Chemical Security Mapping Tool (CSMT).

Disaster Response 306

Disaster Response Management Development Public Sector 306

AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

SHARPEN uses Amazon CloudFront to deliver fast and secure content to learners. If you’d like to learn more about how to develop innovative new solutions with the AWS Growth Advisory Team, reach out to your AWS account team for next steps. How does SHARPEN use AWS? How EdTechs use AWS to connect and engage the learning community.

Social Media 245

Social Media Public Sector Education Accountability 245

Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Within the public sector, AI has emerged as a powerful force, notably contributing to digital transformation, fostering collaboration and cost-cutting initiatives, enhancing predictive analytics, facilitating cloud computing, and strengthening public safety and security measures.

Public Sector 105

Public Sector Public Safety Accountability Security 105

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The application offers a secure and private platform for surviving siblings to chronicle memories through storytelling, pictures, and videos. I relied heavily on documented best practices for building a resilient, secure, and scalable application. Many AWS services contribute to SibsForever’s strong security and data privacy posture.

Nonprofit 246

Nonprofit Public Sector Social Media Advocacy 246

AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

In addition to the IT team, health and human services subject matter experts, the Amazon Managed Services team, and the AWS account team helped the department with EPS design and deployment in the AWS Cloud. As a compliment to AWS Organizations, a landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is scalable and secure.

Public Sector 182

Public Sector Accountability Implementation Development 182

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. It is a secure system inside the respective agency’s infrastructure accessible only on a need-to-know basis.

Accountability 182

Accountability Public Sector Security Management 182