AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Communication with parents is a must for school districts. In this blog post, I walk through how to set up a solution that enables school districts to notify a targeted group of parents about school bus breakdowns and delays via the parent’s preferred method of communication (i.e., Sign in to the AWS Management Console.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication. In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Messaging applications are becoming increasingly core to the way Australians communicate. Research by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that nearly four out of five Australians use a messaging application for personal purposes.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Satellite communications (satcom) serve a wide range of industries such as telecommunications, broadcasting, military, aviation and maritime, and emergency services. 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

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) employs project management principles to deliver public sector cloud outcomes. This blog post highlights project management tools, references, and AWS Management Console tips that give public sector customers better project visibility, automate task management, and help accelerate project outcomes.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

However, LLMs alone may fall short in providing timely and relevant insights, especially for agencies managing dynamic and time-sensitive operations. This enables access to external APIs and integration with various data sources, facilitating cross-agency communication and data sharing via APIs.

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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. Austin, TX Revir Technologies, Inc.,

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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. Cybersecurity plays a pivotal role in democratic campaigns and elections. Wickr fills that need and we greatly appreciate their partnership.”

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JANUARY 13, 2023

We’re excited to announce the 2022 Top Grant Writing Blogs to Follow. With this mission in mind, our team put together a list of our top go-to grant writing blogs that share tips and tricks to help you as a nonprofit write strong, well written LOI’s and grant applications. 1832 Communications. Candid Blog. CharityHowTo.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 29, 2025

Having worked on DPI initiatives during my tenure at Sri Lankas Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), Ive witnessed first-hand the potential of DPI to address critical national challenges. Digitally managed fuel distribution also enabled real-time monitoring and analytics, which supported resource planning.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Research shows that family and community involvement in schools is closely related to positive outcomes for students. Plus, when educators connect and communicate with each other, they can help improve the culture of education, use their data more effectively, and deliver better results for students. orientation training).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

If youre working in highly regulated industries like the federal government or national security, you face unique challengesfrom managing complex legacy systems with accumulated technical debt to keeping pace with rapidly evolving technologies. Customers can switch seamlessly between self-hosted LLMs and externally hosted models.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Satellite communications systems provide the DoD with critical capabilities—from delivering satellite imagery to enabling communications—that support military users operating around the globe. government (USG) space assets in all orbits to provide secure, assured, and low-latency data communications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2025

In our previous posts about how public sector organizations can secure their Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, we introduced the AWS IoT family of services in Secure your organizations Internet of Things devices using AWS IoT , and we dove deep into IoT communications with 4 common IoT protocols and their security considerations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We previously reviewed AWS serverless and container services to build modern applications in the previous blog post, “ Modernizing public sector applications using serverless and containers.” Running containerized on-premises or self-managed workloads involves significant overhead to manage operational resources.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can use the LZA to better manage and govern their multi-account environment. In this blog post, explore the technical considerations related to integrating your LZA landing zone with your VMware Cloud on the AWS environment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Department of Defense (DoD) relies on modern military applications that are data-heavy and depend on low latency to enable critical communications and coordination in the field. Customers also have the option to use satellite communications for network connectivity. Learn more about AWS for US Government and AWS for Defense.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Satellite communications (satcom) networks typically offer a rich set of performance metrics, such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and bandwidth delivered by remote terminals on land, sea, or air. Network layout for a typical satellite communications service with analytics applied.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

Using AWS edge compute for space station data transmission solutions The ISS JEM, Kibo, houses research facilities in which astronauts conduct various experiments focused on space medicine, biology, Earth observations, material production, biotechnology, and communications research.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2025

ReliefWebs information management teams are working with AWS to transform what those organizations can do with the content it gathers. Following natural disasters, reports such as these can help determine which forms of communications are still working and which roads are still accessible.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In this blog post, we highlight four states where innovative HIEs are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help public health agencies overcome their data challenges. LHDs and CDPH have access to disease and laboratory reports in near real-time for disease control measures, public health investigation, and case management activities.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

First, the pandemic created a rise in e-learning solutions, as teachers and students adopted digital platforms for communicating, teaching and learning, and managing academic information. Architectural diagram of the solution that forms the foundation of this blog post.

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Super Library Marketing

MARCH 3, 2025

Nicole is now the Communications Coordinator for the Delaware County District Library, a five-branch system with a bookmobile and other outreach services. She had one Communication Specialist but was certain she needed more help. The first thing I did was sit down with my Communications Specialist and perform a job task audit.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Architectural diagram described in this blog of TLS encryption at the application layer between partition. If the application is using TLS encryption natively (such as API traffic on https/443), then use Elastic IP addresses (EIPs) to communicate. In this case, VPCs can communicate with each other through the Direct Connect endpoint.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

In this blog post we show how Pearson PLC , an AWS education technology (EdTech) customer, successfully implemented resilient architectures through chaos engineering using AWS Fault Injection Service (FIS). Architectural diagram of the solution described in this blog post. Let us look at a few of the experiments.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Empowering individuals with ownership of their own data Starting in July 2023, hundreds of staff at the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System ( HOPICS ) began using Kiip to store documents, complete forms and applications, and streamline communications with incoming customers. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 4, 2023

In a joint research initiative with INFINITT, SMC piloted a cloud-native picture archiving and communication system (PACS) in its pathology department in 2019. Any urgent findings are communicated over the phone with the primary team doctors. The cloud-based DPS immediately improved communication in multidisciplinary oncology teams.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Share data and facilitate collaboration For first responders, poor communication can have dire consequences. Prior to modern technology, each of our stations worked and communicated in an isolated format,” noted Davis. “We We could stop an individual for driving under the influence, process the next steps, and release them on summons.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

“Using AWS software to perform real-time data analysis onboard an orbiting satellite, and delivering that analysis directly to decision makers via the cloud, is a definite shift in existing approaches to space data management. This was achieved by managing a reliable TCP/IP proxy between the satellite and the AWS Cloud.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

With the Internet of Things (IoT), selecting the right communication protocol ensures efficient data exchange and seamless connectivity between devices and the cloud. In this blog, we explore four common protocols used to connect IoT devices to the cloud and shed light on when and where to deploy them for optimal results.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Wickr is an end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration service with features designed to keep internal and external communications secure, private, and compliant. In this post, we present an architecture that uses the Wickr messaging solution for protected communication with a generative AI backend system.

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Super Library Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The library I worked for when I started this blog had an annual tradition. This happened because we had a messy, unorganized internal communications strategy. Internal communications: marketing’s forgotten stepchild. On this blog, we focus mainly on marketing and promotions aimed to reach your library community.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

East-west traffic describes communication within the cloud environment, such as between different applications or services in various subnets or VPCs. East-west traffic can also include communication between the AWS Cloud and on-premises data centers connected via AWS Direct Connect or other private connectivity solutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In addition to the risk to life and biodiversity, wildfires can destroy and disrupt property, essential infrastructure, communications, air quality, and more. Images from the sample dataset in the Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels dashboard in the AWS Management Console.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As an IT leader for digital citizen services, you need to automate incident management runbooks. With this mental model in mind, here are the three steps to implement it in practice, starting with an existing asset: your incident management runbook. 1) Place current incident management runbook as documents in AWS Systems Manager.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

BlocPower uses its software for analysis, leasing, project management, and monitoring of urban clean energy projects. Through surveys, communication, and sharing tips and tricks, hello energy helps make change manageable, simple, and fun to drive more sustainable behavior. Stay tuned for more information and details.

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