AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

The state’s Human Services Department (HSD) manages a budget of $7 billion of state and federal funds as it works to transform the lives of 800,000 low-income New Mexicans. Discover how government agencies across the country use AWS to better serve constituents at the AWS Cloud for Health and Human Services hub.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

They often rely on donor and grant funding, so they have to justify every expense to their constituents. Going over budget is not an option. Conclusion With tools like EDP and SEDT, Urban supports a diverse set of builders and users, including researchers, government agencies, policymakers, and community advocates.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

The deployment and results SOMA is a leading technology partner providing critical response and operating software solutions for law enforcement, first responder, and government agencies. Just that one tool alone is so powerful for our time and budget,” said NPD Sergeant Bucky Culbertson.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In our post-pandemic society, the majority of individuals anticipate higher technology use and expect improved digital services from their government. But governments are not yet meeting citizen expectations. Government agencies face procurement roadblocks when it comes to investing in transformational technologies.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Challenge Many government agencies remained overwhelmed with paper, even as the pandemic drove digitization and modernization. As a result, government agencies continue to look for better ways to streamline manual processes that overwhelm their workers and take focus from higher value initiatives.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

In San Diego, the second largest city in California and the eighth largest county in the nation, The Regional Task F orce on Homelessness (RTFH) serves as the CoC’s lead agency and oversees its HMIS system. Stay on budget and on timeline because that’s where you’ll lose stakeholder support. Not all HMIS systems are the same.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The private sector has set the service bar high, and government agencies are striving to deliver the same level of speed and simplicity that constituents have come to expect elsewhere. How can organizations enhance their service deliverability when they’re already facing budget pressures and staff shortages? Favorite.

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GovLoop

MARCH 27, 2024

PT to hear from a government CX expert about how to ramp up the effectiveness of your public surveys. PT to learn from government and industry leaders about how government agencies can do better job at training and retaining their workforce. Join us online Monday, April 15 at 4 p.m. ET/11-11:50 a.m.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 3, 2023

There was a time when government paid little attention to what we now call “customer experience” (CX). Agencies had their rules, and constituents had to navigate them to get the services they needed. In 2018, the Office of Management and Budget made VA a lead agency partner to pilot improving CX across the federal government.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

During the last two years, government agencies have proven they can deliver digital services at speed. Now comes the hard part: keeping pace with constituents who’ve loved what they’ve seen and are looking for more. “Seamless, omnichannel support is a building block for digital government,” Boronkay said.

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Government Technology Insider

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

These are good user experience design and language constituents can understand. These states are using creative techniques to optimize their budgets, resources, and employee skills, while ultimately achieving the goal of a modern, efficient, and equitable solution. Both impact on how well the system works for users.

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GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

Cobol is Still in Play Some government agencies still run programs based on COBOL, a programming language dating to the 1950s. Constituent Service Takes a Hit In August 2023, three members of the Senate urged the Social Security Administration to accelerate its modernization efforts.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In the limited budgets afforded to government agencies , officials may find difficulty in assessing where funds need to be allocated. Local governments center their concerns around the prosperity and success of their community but these efforts may be short-sighted.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 5, 2022

For Nancy Rainosek, Texas’ Chief Information Security Officer, cybersecurity directly affects an agency’s mission and constituent service. When you think about budgets, a lot of organizations will spend the majority of their money on meeting the mission. … Here are her suggestions to keep government agencies cyber-secure.

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GovLoop

MAY 10, 2024

In Part 1 , we told you about some of the ways government agencies are using data to make a difference. Workforce Management Government struggles with recruitment and retention: Technical talent generally is hard to find, and industry employers lure qualified candidates with salaries and perks that agencies cannot afford.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 10, 2023

In addition to the impact data you’ve collected so far, provide updates on your budget and timeline so that funders can remain aware of how you’re putting their contributions to good use. Where appropriate, infuse your report with anecdotal details from staff, volunteers, and most importantly, the constituents and clients you’re serving.

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Poverty & Policy

MAY 12, 2017

Government agencies surely prefer this too. I’m inclined to think that some House Republicans who voted for the bill knew this, though, as we know for sure, House Speaker Ryan chose to rush it through, rather than wait for an official score from the Congressional Budget Office.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

But now is the time for state and local government agencies to act quickly and think strategically about their approach to building a resilient WOS strategy. In a top-down approach , an executive sponsor agency at the state level takes the lead in procuring security control solutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 26, 2023

In this way, we enable individuals to purchase healthy food for their families with the confidence that they can maximize meal servings and stay on their food budget.” Government agencies that administer and operate SNAP can enhance beneficiaries’ experience through private partnerships that make eating healthy simple and affordable.

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Government Technology Insider

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In today’s government IT budget landscape, there are numerous challenges that pose serious challenges. From shrinking budgets to increased regulation of how dollars are spent, there are issues for IT departments among the nation’s agencies.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

to fix bad practices, make them democratic instead of just eliminating them ," (2012) (also discusses participatory budgeting) Note that the network concept applies to parks and libraries friends groups, and school PTAs as well. Even neighborhood associations.

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State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping how public sector organizations serve their constituents. By driving data-informed decision-making, enhancing service delivery and improving operational efficiency, AI provides government agencies with powerful tools to meet growing demands for transparency, security and budget discipline.

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