AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“When you spread technology over 90 different agencies with 90 different business needs, it creates a bunch of information silos that keep you from operating efficiently. This blog post highlights how Idaho used Amazon Web Services (AWS) to modernize its ERP. We knew we couldn’t build the future on that model.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 23, 2025

From protecting sensitive student data to safeguarding critical infrastructure, educational institutions require comprehensive security solutions to maintain their operations and trust with parents and students.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Besides traffic management, digital twins can also be used in other areas of government operations, such as asset management and emergency response. Overall, the use of digital twins in public sector operations can streamline process efficiencies, reduce operational costs, and improve service delivery to citizens.

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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. We provide guidance on how to manage operational AI workloads, how to keep them operational, and how to ensure reliable value creation.

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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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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The platform can improve public safety by automating alerts, encouraging citizen reporting and enhancing operational efficiencies—ultimately saving law enforcement agencies time and resources. eHawk Lees Summit, MO eHawk is a criminal justice technology company driven by its innovative RePath platform.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

In a typical year, the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado receives over 150,000 calls from children around the world. For the third year in a row, the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center will be supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon Connect , an omnichannel cloud contact center service.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2025

In this blog post, we discuss five key ways AWS supports GovTechs in their mission to serve government agencies and citizens. For market-ready services, AWS Marketplace gives GovTechs access to government contract vehicles like OMNIA and NASPO, rapidly streamlining procurement with states operating under these license agreements.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The mandate to innovate and modernize digital operations has never been more urgent. Cloud migration drives transformation Cloud migration has become a cornerstone for federal agencies seeking to modernize their digital operations and unlock mission success. For the U.S. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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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. Read related stories on the AWS Public Sector Blog: Amazon and AWS to reimagine space station operations and logistics for Orbital Reef.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The South Korea-based space startup also works to reduce the cost and complexity of space operations by providing a single end-to-end solution for satellite operation and satellite data analytics. Read more about AWS for aerospace and satellite : Amazon and AWS to reimagine space station operations and logistics for Orbital Reef.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Two AWS customers shared how they’re rethinking traditional operations and innovating with the cloud to support their sustainability initiatives. To this end, DWP is encouraging hybrid working, looking at extending the life of their employees’ laptops to limit unnecessary technology waste, and exploring different operating systems.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Almost half of respondents (43 percent) are interested in using generative AI to improve operational efficiency, followed by enhancing communications (29 percent), education and workforce development (28 percent), and enhancing citizen services (21 percent). The benefits can’t be ignored.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The AWS Nitro System virtual compute instances operate on a locked down security model prohibiting all interactive administrative access, including that of AWS employees, while the AWS KMS provides customer-controlled symmetric encryption for data at-rest.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

Digital twin technology helps drive the digital transformation of the space sector by optimizing complex spacecraft design, engineering, and operation. Then, you can use the scene composer feature to place multiple models in a single scene to create visual representations of their operations. What is a digital twin? ISS digital twin.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

AWS re/Start now operates in more than 180 cities across more than 60 countries worldwide. Husam Alhmoud, managing partner and founder of ForteCloud, an Egyptian-based technology company that hires graduates of the AWS re/Start program, said: “As ForteCloud is expanding its operations, we are looking to double our headcount.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Citizens expect governments to continue to operate despite floods or heat waves endangering data centers, malicious actions taken against IT infrastructure, or power grid failures. This means they can focus on the operational aspects of maintaining key government services using the range of continuity options AWS provides.

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APRIL 4, 2023

Nonprofits around the world use cloud technology to improve operational efficiencies, optimize costs, and advance their missions. Promotional credit enables organizations of all sizes to scale their operations, reduce costs, and deliver more impact on their mission and the communities they serve.

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MARCH 8, 2023

In turn, these insights have directly benefited the Navy Yard in their planning and daily operations. This data will help us optimize aspects of our daily operations to improve the employee experience at the Navy Yard,” said Kate McNamara, PIDC’s senior vice president at Navy Yard.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Accessing, processing, and sharing data at the tactical edge has become increasingly essential to mission success – whether the mission is a large-scale military operation, crisis response effort, or coordinating the transportation of critical supplies and troops. Read related stories on the AWS Public Sector Blog: AWS selected for U.S.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Public sector customers using a shared account model can improve security and operational efficiency by adopting a multi-account strategy. Additional guidance is also provided in the AWS Architecture Blog post Migrate Resources between AWS Accounts. AWS provides prescriptive guidance on replicating resources between AWS accounts.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

In a popular example for SLG customers, an agency may be required to operate only within the United States. Note that to optimize security monitoring operations for your AWS environment, it may be important to reduce the noise. Different alerts can send to multiple locations based on use case.

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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 ). Instead of each entity performing their own assessment, the state can leverage a single authorization to operate (ATO). What is StateRAMP?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Running tax systems on AWS supports these authorities in strengthening operations, improving constituent interactions, improving business intelligence capability, reducing costs, and innovating. Tax authorities that operate traditional tax systems as Windows workloads, typically in on-premises virtualized environments, can rehost (i.e.,

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It also helps push the boundaries of what we believe is possible for satellite operations,” said Max Peterson, AWS vice president, worldwide public sector. AWS is committed to eliminating technical challenges associated with operating in space, including high latency and limited-bandwidth networks.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

The OSK persistent monitoring service helps commercial and government organizations meet their sustainable operations; environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG); and security goals. In 2023, the Space Accelerator focuses on using space as a sustainable and usable environment and for solutions that positively impact life on Earth.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Many governments around the globe are racing to infuse technology into just about every aspect of city operations. Quantela’s solution helped the City of Coral Gables reduce operating costs, drive local business revenue, and improve service provision for citizens. The city of the future is “smart.” times to 6 billion.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

Since its founding in 1990, Tokyo-based JAMSS has been entrusted with the operation of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), known as “Kibo,” onboard ISS. This reduces the number of connection windows needed to validate and reschedule failed transmissions, leading to faster data delivery and improved efficiency through autonomous operation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

The outcome of this step is a mapping that defines how each applicable compliance requirement is met by AWS operated controls and customer-operated ones. If youre looking for support in designing, building, and operating a landing zone, AWS Professional Services , AWS Managed Services , and the Amazon Partner Network can help.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

According to the EIS, AWS operations will add an estimated ZAR 68 billion more to South Africa’s GDP by 2029. Workforce now and in the future The jobs supported by AWS’s investment span sectors such as telecommunications, nonresidential construction, electricity generation, facilities maintenance, and data center operations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

As the number and size of satellite constellations in orbit increase, satellite ground segment architectures must modernize to maintain agility, operational excellence, and economic viability. Traditional ground segment architecture composed of antenna, modem, front end processor, and mission operations software backend.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

A state government optimized operations with Quantiphi Quantiphi is a technology company that solves problems using AI and data science, and a state government’s department recently had one such problem. This operational upgrade will help the department staff benefit from the insights and efficiencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Dramatic efficiency gains and faster student communications The implementation of Amazon Connect delivered significant improvements to the efficiency and responsiveness of Dallas Colleges call center operations. Connect enables us to better manage our telephone call volumes and save students time and energy.

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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. According to GAO, reliance on older languages carries risks “such as a rise in procurement and operating costs, and a decrease in the availability of individuals with the proper skill sets.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

In 2020 alone, AWS investment in the construction and operation of data centers contributed $1.3 Please take a few minutes to share insights regarding your experience with the AWS Public Sector Blog in this survey , and we’ll use feedback from the survey to create more content aligned with the preferences of our readers.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Addressing operational technology and mission partner environment: The DoD still needs to tackle the challenges of implementing zero trust in the operational technology and mission partner environments, and is looking to AWS and AWS Partners for solutions to simplify these complex areas.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

The 14 participating startups are: Delta-V Analytics Inc (New Castle, Delaware) – Delta-V Analytics provides a cloud-based platform that automates satellite constellation operations using digital twin technology. In Orbit Aerospace (Torrance, California) – In Orbit is building infrastructure to support mass manufacturing in space.

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