Disaster Zone blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

You can scale your technology investments based on your facility and budget.

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Public Works Group Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Step outside the scope, and change orders start piling up along with the potential to expand budgets and schedules. Budget : The cash pile fueling the jobhow much the owner needs to spend before the well runs dry. The post Beyond the Blueprint: Contracting 101 first appeared on Public Works Group Blog. Got a stake in this?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

The key drivers of success for IDOC were agency executive leadership commitment, subject matter experts (SMEs), and Mi-Case’s agile project methodology which resulted in an on-time and on-budget implementation. This blog post provides a brief overview of the project.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 1, 2024

The CreateTrack tool , a one-stop system for budgeting, project tracking, communication, and invoicing. This cloud-based platform consists of four components: The creator network , a worldwide workforce of more than 8,000 experienced creative professionals available to assist in every aspect of content creation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 15, 2022

With budget left to spend before September 30, agencies need to obligate their remaining 2022 fiscal year funds. Subscribe to the AWS Public Sector Blog newsletter to get the latest in AWS tools, solutions, and innovations from the public sector delivered to your inbox, or contact us.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

AWS Marketplace helps simplify and streamline procurement for public sector organizations, enabling them to spend their budgets driving their missions forward rather than on administrative overhead. Learn more about Kiip on AWS Marketplace and read more blog posts about how the cloud helps communities prevent and combat housing instability.

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Disaster Zone blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

You cannot base future cost projections on past expenditures.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

To support their effective security and management, election campaigns and committees need access to the latest industry-leading security services and resources, regardless of their budget.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

This blog is the first in a series that discusses how generative artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in education. The current education ecosystem is, by majority, characterized by stretched school budgets and outdated legacy technology. For decades, AI and its potential have captivated human curiosity.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Also, as a council with budget pressures, there’s significant financial gain. Learn more about Swindon Borough Council’s use of AWS Blog Post: How one council used machine learning to cut translation costs by 99.6% We now have a solution and we’re excited about its potential for positive social impact.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

In this blog post, learn how you can use AWS to create digital twin simulations for complex spacecraft, demonstrated using the International Space Station (ISS) via publicly available telemetry from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2023

In this blog post, learn key takeaways from our engagements with public sector customers that can help you better prepare for this transformation. When disaster strikes, you will likely be running low on budget, time, and people. This journey often brings challenges and roadblocks that are organizational rather than technical.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

Richard Turnquist, assistant athletic director of data and analytics, was interested in how the department could use analytics to drive the department’s budget and financial goals. “We Read related stories on the AWS Public Sector Blog: St. We wanted to think about each fan’s total engagement within the athletics department.”

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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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Citizen Lab

JULY 5, 2022

Participatory budgeting — or, in plain English, involving community members in the allocation of public funds —is a powerful tool for cities to empower communities and co-create more pleasant, accessible, and equitable cities.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When it comes to creating a city or county budget , there are many ways to move forward: whether it’s taking the previous year’s budget and adapting it as necessary, or throwing it all away and starting with a blank slate. There’s no “right” choice when it comes to budget type—only what’s best for your jurisdiction.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This cost estimate would translate to a budget request, and when approved by the organization’s leadership, IT could turn a requisition into procurement. AWS Budgets allows you to monitor costs and budgets including enabling alarms when spending thresholds are met. AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Center.

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Citizen Lab

JULY 10, 2023

The People Powered Places program is the London Borough of Newham’s flagship program of participatory budgeting. It started in 2018… The post Lessons learned from Newham’s flagship participatory budget program appeared first on CitizenLab's Blog.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog post, we explore how customers can navigate these scenarios. Use Case 3: Extending AWS Budget actions to AWS GovCloud (US) Customers can use AWS Budget actions to control costs of services. While AWS GovCloud (US) costs can be monitored with AWS Budgets , it does not support budget actions on AWS GovCloud (US).

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

"Now integrated into its seventh consecutive year of budget development, PBB is the framework within which all budget decisions are made." The City of Boulder, Colorado is one of the fiercest proponents of priority based budgeting (PBB) in the nation. Boulder has recently published their 2017 Recommended Budget.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While budget-conscious K12 organizations might be reluctant to invest in new initiatives, the cloud allows the chance to experiment—and even expand—successful programs. Subscribe to the AWS Public Sector Blog newsletter to get the latest in AWS tools, solutions, and innovations from the public sector delivered to your inbox, or contact us.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This blog post provides technical guidance for UK organisations to implement their landing zone in-line with guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) using the LZA. Finance – responsible for reporting on budget utilisation and spend/cross charging across the organisation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

The Build track will offer deeper dives and hands-on workshops about cloud solutions, including generative AI services like Amazon Q and Amazon Bedrock , to help nonprofits build scalable, cost-effective cloud architectures.

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Disaster Zone blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

New strategies are needed for the future.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

In this blog post, I discuss strategies to consider when deciding to migrate to the cloud. Finally, budgeting for something that has a variable operating cost complicates the process of building annual budgets. Does it regularly underspend its capital budget? Is it consistently reducing operating budgets?

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Wildfires are dramatically impacting state budgets as they deal with wildfire response, the damages from those fires and ways they might mitigate future wildfires. In this podcast we explore how Wildfires: Burning Through State Budgets which is a report from The Pew Charitable Trusts. These are the topics we’ll cover in this podcast.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

OCTOBER 19, 2016

"Before diving head-first into a local government’s budget season, it’s important to establish priorities first." Priority based budgeting is something that we believe will greatly benefit our County for the next decade ” - County Administrator Joshua Schoemann Among Priority Based Budgeting implementers, there is an evolution underway.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

With many constraints and demands on local budgets, getting additional resources can be difficult—forcing educators to do more with less. Educators know that more resources can help provide personalized approaches that better address students’ individual learning needs.

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Grant Training Center

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Budget for higher education signals support for innovation in agriculture and science, climate change, rural development and access as well as equity via the funding of minority institutions. For higher education, research and development in the sciences as well as equity takes a leading role.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In this blog post, learn how traditional connectivity methods affect the agency employee experience while accessing applications. Read related blog posts on the AWS Public Sector Blog: How US federal agencies can apply TIC 3.0 Read related blog posts on the AWS Public Sector Blog: How US federal agencies can apply TIC 3.0

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Our major theme of the next two-year budget is ‘Where’s the fun?’” The City of Kenmore , and the City of Bainbridge Island are not only pioneers in Priority Based Budgeting, but also the launch of OnlinePBB (where Kenmore incorporated their capital project prioritization). The total proposed budget for the 2017-18 biennium is $55.9

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Masters in Public Administration

AUGUST 30, 2011

To see for yourself, check out the below top 50 city government blogs. Read them to learn how a city budget works, how townhall meetings are conducted, and even to see the inner workings of a police department. Top City Mayor Blogs. These mayors run larger cities and blog all about it. Stop here for the blog of Antonio R.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Unlike the Federal Government, which can and does run a large budget deficit, most local governments are legally required to prepare a balanced budget. Because local governments cannot spend more than they’ve budgeted each year, preparing a budget is one of their most critical jobs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Cyber-resilience doesn’t have to be expensive K12 schools have a tall task: addressing rigorous security and compliance requirements while also managing tight budgets. Committed to K12 resilience Meaningful cybersecurity should be available to all K12 schools and districts—regardless of your budget or team’s skill level.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 30, 2016

"The Toledo Chamber’s jointly funded venture with the City is the first of its kind public-private partnership in the world to bring Priority Based Budgeting into a community." At the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) , we're constantly impressed and amazed at just how innovative local government communities can be.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

This blog post explains how SCAER worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create a fast, cost-effective solution for managing the growing quantities of data—and how this technology empowered researchers to tackle critical social issues head-on. Finding a reliable data supplier was relatively simple. They also pre-processed more than 4.5

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This blog post provides an overview of their migration experience and how other healthcare organizations can fulfill compliance requirements with AWS. According to current best practices , between 5-7 percent of a company’s IT budget should be spent on cybersecurity. percent of their IT budgets in 2022.

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