AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the proposed EHDS Regulation. AWS can support implementation of the EHDS At Amazon Web Services (AWS) , we welcome the EHDS as an important step towards unleashing the vast potential of health data to benefit citizens across Europe and beyond.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Department of Defense (DoD) organizations often have requirements to establish a secure, scalable, multi-account environment that implements the security baseline compliant with US federal government standards. This walkthrough assumes the customer has already implemented the C1 component. Federal and U.S. Solution overview.

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Google Public Sector

JULY 6, 2023

Editor's note : This post was originally published on the Google Workspace blog. We regularly engage with customers, privacy regulators, and policymakers around the globe to understand evolving expectations and to adapt our products accordingly. 1 These improvements will benefit our broader global customer base.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

State and local government (SLG) agencies now have procurement questions to ask and decisions to make to maximize governance and security, simplify vendor management, and accelerate the overall process within a heavily regulated procurement environment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Government procurement professionals are tasked with balancing the need for innovation while adhering to strict regulations. Procurement’s role in responsible AI implementation Procurement professionals are at the forefront of verifying compliance with policies and regulations governing the use of technology within government agencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

These solutions can also help organizations share data while complying with regulations and security best practices. Digital banking By implementing digital banking solutions, credit unions benefit from the performance increases and scalability that the cloud offers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Implement robust monitoring and alerting systems for both on premises and AWS environments. AWS offers a range of services to help organizations implement robust continuous monitoring strategies, including Amazon GuardDuty , AWS Security Hub , AWS CloudTrail , AWS Config , and Amazon Security Lake.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 11, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) contractors and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) by supporting the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements for the Microsoft 365 Government (GCC High) cloud service offering. MFA has been validated as implemented and configured to comply with FIPS 140-2 requirements.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 11, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) Federal Acquisition Regulation supplement (DFARs) 252.204-7012 requires Cloud Service Providers (CSP) to meet a baseline for compliance. CIS & CRM : The Control Implementation Summary report includes control implementation responsibility and implementation status of the FedRAMP security controls.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

Throughout the day’s sessions, explore ways to implement security best practices, improve governance, meet compliance standards, and utilize AWS services for sensitive and regulated workloads. Creating the right governance model for your organization may seem like a complex task, but it doesn’t have to be.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With this solution, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment. 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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

In addition, there are a multitude of regulations and compliance requirements to meet, adding another layer of complexity to the already intricate web of data privacy controls. One of the onerous and time-consuming tasks for builders is to interpret and map these requirements before implementing them, which can affect their release cycle.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Summary Highly regulated enterprises and government agencies still maintain critical applications operating on legacy mainframe systems. This blog post provides an overview of Karsun’s approach, which enables enterprises to successfully transition their business functions from a mainframe to microservices on AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Their existing partner provided infrastructure services but lacked expertise in healthcare application management, which is crucial for digitization efforts in their regulated segment. Additionally, the solution incorporated robust governance and control mechanisms to ensure compliance with healthcare regulations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

How PDNS services work Organisations in the public sector, and other regulated industries, often have a need to ensure that important workloads or devices are not easily compromised. When implemented, this design protects workloads that run in VPCs to which the resolver rule is attached.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 22, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud (US) operates within the United States, offering government customers and their partners the freedom to design and implement secure cloud solutions adhering to various compliance standards. This approach entails implementing an edge solution using AWS MDC. Deploy edge solutions using AWS MDC Figure 1.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

These issues compound for sharing data outside the organization, as this requires organizations to address several rules and regulations that govern the access and sharing of data. In this blog post, learn key Amazon Web Services (AWS) concepts and services that can help agencies modernize their cloud and data architecture.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With this solution, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment. The LZA solution deploys a cloud foundation that is architected to align with AWS best practices and multiple global compliance frameworks.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

Civix worked with AWS to design their solution based on requirements from multiple states’ need for integration with campaign management systems, such as Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, and California—though they designed the solution with the ability to extend to other functional implementations as a common API.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Baseline implementation guides can be found at Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) Project | CISA. Installing and running the tool provides the capability of conducting security assessments of cloud environments via PowerShell and Open Policy Agent to check compliance with the implementation guides. Improve upon logging.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By using the UK implementation guide for the LZA , UK customers can design environments that will help them to align to new NCSC guidance. Using LZA on AWS, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment. What is a landing zone?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The second post will provide step-by-step technical guidance on how to implement this reference architecture on AWS. For the implementation of EHDS, healthcare organizations will need secure, robust, scalable, and compliant technology solutions to build the underlying data platforms and meet EHDS requirements.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 25, 2024

In this blog series, Google Public Sector leaders share their expertise on how AI is revolutionizing government services. Accountability: Adherence to government standards and regulations. This encourages broad collaboration to advance the technology and allows the community to help ensure safe, responsible implementation.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MAY 2, 2023

Designing and implementing a hybrid work model in the public sector comes with added nuances such as security and privacy concerns, limited technology resources, cultural changes, managing employee performance, and compliance with regulations. Stay tuned for our upcoming blogs!

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 21, 2024

Read our previous blog post to learn about the others. From seasoned civil servants to emerging leaders, my conversations with these individuals offer a window into the passion, commitment and resilience that define the essence of public service. Below, I profile two of these individuals.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Importantly, the data mesh model supports robust data governance and compliance, as data domains can closely align their data management practices with GxP guidelines, ISO 27001 standards, and other industry-specific regulations. Data governance: Robust data governance policies and procedures are crucial for HIPAA compliance.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector government transformation specialists researched what technology leaders in government and in the highly regulated private sector believe their main IT challenges are. Implementing these changes can impact their systems and lead to the accumulation of technical debt.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

In this blog post, we will cover why a modern data strategy is important, the key components of a modern data strategy, and practical next steps. For instance, a production database might be storing both regulated data such as Federal Tax Information (FTI) and non-FTI data in a single relational database.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

Implementing the required controls for AWS Marketplace under the Navy BPA Navy commands can now use AWS Marketplace from their AWS account IDs, by following the procedures in the DoN ESL Ordering Guide for AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Research suggests EHRs translate into better quality and outcomes of care: organisations that implemented EHRs had 30% higher adherence to clinical guidelines, a 54% reduction in medication errors, and a 36% reduction in adverse drug events. For patients, EHRs support more coordinated care and less risk of duplication.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Healthcare institutions have the opportunity to accelerate their move to the cloud, but first they need more clarity in how to manage healthcare data governance securely and in compliance with all regulations. Look to solutions like allow listing countries that provide acceptable protections for the data.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The majority are subject to Federal Records Act (FRA) and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regulations that require them to collect, store, and manage federal records that are created, received, and used in daily operations. How to implement CNAP for federal and defense customers in AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

Addressing cloud compliance and audit-related questions In the blog post, “ Announcing Cloud Audit Academy AWS-specific for audit and compliance teams ,” we discussed how auditing security in the cloud has become one of the fastest growing questions among AWS customers.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 20, 2024

Copilot can help draft personalized responses to common questions about government services, permits, or regulations, ensuring that citizens receive timely and accurate information. Our readiness and adoption guide for the public sector, along with US Gov-specific Copilot scenarios content, will help you navigate the implementation process.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

The new emergency amendment requires that impacted TSA-regulated entities develop an approved implementation plan that describes measures they are taking to improve their cybersecurity resilience and prevent disruption and degradation to their infrastructure. Controls can be either preventative or detective.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

This blog post is provided for information purposes only and is not part of, and does not modify, any agreement between AWS or any customer. Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help credit unions prepare for audits, assess security posture, and produce documentation for state or federal regulators.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This blog post explains how government and private entities that collect, process, and store Aadhaar data for various use cases can use AWS CloudHSM from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create a secure Aadhaar data storage solution that can meet guidelines provided by UIDAI. Architecture diagram of the solution described in this blog.

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