AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

Limited access to real-time data prevents LLMs from providing current and actionable insights, while integration difficulties with existing systems and strict compliance requirements further complicate implementation. Amazon Bedrock Guardrails: Mechanisms to enforce security and compliance policies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 6, 2025

Precise also worked with the agency to obtain an Authorization to Operate (ATO) for security clearance to use the MLaaS platform.

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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

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Justice and public safety agencies and their solution providers are building highly available, resilient, and secure applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS) at a rapid pace. When AWS launched these CJIS Security compliance innovations in early 2019, we did so with reference to our AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.

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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). 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

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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 28, 2024

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. At AWS, security will always be our top priority.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2024

The public sector’s use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is steadily growing, as these organizations learn how to implement and derive value from IoT solutions. Device Connectivity: Due to the highly connected nature of IoT devices, weak security in one device can compromise the entire network. AWS IoT supports X.509

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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.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 1, 2025

While all AWS global regions are secure, it is important for U.S. AWS and customers work together using the AWS shared responsibility model which, among many benefits, provides customers a framework to inherit select AWS compliance controls, such as physical security. Security Reference Architecture for U.S. commercial regions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

To support federal customers in addressing these challenges, Amazon Web Services (AWS) developed the Data Fabric Security (DFS) on AWS solution to support the identity and access needs of a multi-organization system. This will facilitate agile and secure data sharing with their providers.

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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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Many public sector customers are interested in building secure, cost-effective, reliable, and highly performant applications. Building modern applications in AWS helps customers with increased innovation, speed, reliability, scalability, and security while lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post explains how you can use AWS tools and services to secure and automate compliance in your environment. Topics include AWS Audit Manager , AWS Config , AWS Systems Manager , and AWS Security Hub. Why automate security and compliance There are several reasons to automate security and compliance.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

At AWS, security is our top priority. At AWS, security is our top priority. With Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), customers can control network security using network access control lists (NACL) and security groups (SG). Third-party firewalls can help address these needs. Learn more about NGFWs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The recent Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy update contains important cloud computing language that aligns with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) approach to building CJIS compliant solutions. The CJIS policy changes. How AWS supports the CJIS policy requirements.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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. We explore the different security considerations for each protocol based on guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA). Devices present a valid X.509

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This post explains how healthcare organizations and partners can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build secure and scalable infrastructure for secondary usage of health data in alignment with the European Health Data Space (EHDS). This is the first of two posts describing an AWS reference architecture for EHDS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In this blog post, learn a quick recap on what StateRAMP is and how it differs from the similar Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ( FedRAMP ). Launched in 2020, StateRAMP was designed by its board of directors to support state entities that want to leverage cloud-based services in a secure way. What is StateRAMP?

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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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

In this blog post, learn an AWS reference architecture using serverless technologies that you can use as a basis for building GraphQL-enabled solutions in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions to unify data access in real-time and simplify operations. GraphQL implementation options on AWS There are two ways to run GraphQL implementations on AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In this post, learn use cases for digital twins, plus how to create an open-source digital twin sample front-end application built with AWS Amplify , Amazon Cognito , and AWS IoT Core that you can use as a starting point for building efficient, scalable, and secure digital twin solutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Amazon has launched the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge , a global university competition to drive secure innovation in generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) technology. This year’s challenge focuses on responsible AI and specifically on large language model (LLM) coding security.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In today's digital age, securing an organization's information is more critical than ever. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stood up a program called Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA). Baseline implementation guides can be found at Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) Project | CISA.

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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. At the state and federal levels, programs are funded to support these efforts.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 22, 2024

Both apps have been foundational to LAUSD’s campus security strategy. Because the district’s data contained sensitive student health information and images, the data had to be encrypted during transit and migrated securely. To support Kokomo’s migration, AWS worked to validate the architecture and help with security assessments.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

In this post, we will explore how various Amazon Web Services (AWS) solutions can be used to create a secure, retrieval-augmented, and cost-effective biomedical chatbot designed to facilitate biocuration. This ensures a seamless and secure entry point for the application.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

This skills gap is even wider in the public sector, where 60 percent of IT professionals reported in a 2024 Salesforce survey that their biggest challenge in implementing AI solutions is lack of knowledge. Browse the catalog of 2024 session presentations here.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Microsoft Security Copilot and NIST 800-171 It is with bated breath that we await the publication of a Proposed Rule and final draft of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0. Implementation and management of cybersecurity technology, to meet a regulatory requirement or not, has financial implications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For those who were unable to attend or watch virtually, this blog post summarizes some of the key partner highlights. In the public sector, security and compliance are pivotal aspects of digital transformation. If you’re interested in learning more about this TTM, please speak to your AWS Partner Development Manager or contact AWS.

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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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Revisit key re:Invent announcements At re:Invent 2024, AWS launched numerous new offerings across analytics, compute, containers, database, security, identity, compliance, and other areas. But the biggest focus was on generative AI with over 25 new product and feature launches.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Now, as part of a new DoD research and development effort, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon’s Project Kuiper will help shape the future of global, ubiquitous, and secure internet connectivity throughout the space domain for the United States and its allies. Enabling secure mission success with Wickr RAM in Department of Defense Cloud One.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Work backward from your understanding of what AI enables you to do The AnyOrganization chief operations officer (COO) recently read an AWS blog post that addressed generative AI for the public sector. Security – This perspective helps you achieve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your data and cloud workloads.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

However, public sector organizations face several challenges such as optimizing resources, adapting to changing needs, improving patient care, personalizing the education experience, and strengthening security.

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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).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

However, it’s vital to store this data securely and share it responsibly. These solutions can also help organizations share data while complying with regulations and security best practices. Credit unions can also benefit from the cost-savings, security, and availability benefits of deploying cloud-based backup solutions on AWS.

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