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. What is a landing zone? A landing zone is a well-architected, multi-account AWS environment that is scalable and secure.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

With these solutions, the Navy Yard can support the community while utilizing ground truth data across planning objectives and support budgeting. Some key examples of this include electric vehicle charge station placement, allocation of funds, and deployment of safety systems.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

Local government services play a role in so much of our everyday lives that they become invisible. To achieve that, local governments must move away from budgeting for services in silos and come together to create a digital twin of the organization, Francis said. “We

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

To prevent a “climate catastrophe,” the focus of local, regional, national, and international government leaders has been to keep temperature rise in check – no more than 2.0°C Without considering the environment in the budgeting process, all the commitments to change will be little more than words.

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Death and Taxes

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blog post by Whitney Afonso, Zach Mohr, and Scott Powell Questions for Practitioners: When (as in time of year) should you engage citizens in budget simulations? Can I expect trust in our government to increase if we engage citizens in budget simulations? At any rate, a choice on how to start the simulation must be made.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The firm offers solutions for cities , other governments and corrections. Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. Cunningham says governments need to conform to public sector rules as they shop for new systems.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

In my experience working with city governments, I’ve seen firsthand cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Sacramento, and St. Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. What is a fiscal cliff?

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 30, 2016

"The Toledo Chamber’s jointly funded venture with the City is the first of its kind public-private partnership in the world to bring Priority Based Budgeting into a community." At the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) , we're constantly impressed and amazed at just how innovative local government communities can be.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

To help provincial and municipal governments implement cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, AWS is investing $5 million CAD in AWS credits to new and existing AWS customers. This program will allow government institutions to improve their security posture and advance their ransomware protection.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

"Now integrated into its seventh consecutive year of budget development, PBB is the framework within which all budget decisions are made." The City of Boulder, Colorado is one of the fiercest proponents of priority based budgeting (PBB) in the nation. Boulder has recently published their 2017 Recommended Budget.

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Government Technology Insider

APRIL 10, 2024

For most local governments this is a hard ask because they have small budgets, limited resources, and lean IT teams.” To ameliorate what, on the surface, looks like a no-win situation for local government IT teams, Wiri suggests looking to implement low-code, automated testing solutions.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

OCTOBER 19, 2016

"Before diving head-first into a local government’s budget season, it’s important to establish priorities first." In it’s first year of implementation, the County successfully implemented the process, and has already undertaken a merger of it’s Health Department with a neighboring County, realizing substantial savings.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The Cyber Readiness Grant Program’s initial budget isn’t large enough to provide security software to every city, county, and school. A whole of state – collective defense model to security is crucial in closing the gaps state and local customers are faced with.” How governments can transform services securely in the cloud.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Over the years, we’ve written a great deal about ways in which government officials can improve their relationship with the press. We know there’s a lot of frustration in state and local governments about the coverage (or lack of coverage) they receive. 6. Most ideas in government have been tried before.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

“I really have to dive into how I implement new technology on a limited budget,” he said. ” The Journey So Far In 2023, part of Barker’s mission was to “demystify” AI for Burlington government colleagues. “A This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.”

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 2, 2016

Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting. As the first municipality in Canada to implement online PBB, this will result in Strathcona County being more proactive, strategic and effective in program and service delivery. Why would you look at the budget differently?

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2022

While the digitization of government services and operations has helped enhance the constituent experience, it has also increased the cyber threat surface for governments of all sizes. In 2020, 79 ransomware attacks hit government organizations, amounting to nearly $19 billion in downtime and recovery costs 1.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In today’s threat environment, where ransomware and other attacks aim to steal and exploit user credentials, a focus on identity “is the first step in securing state and local systems,” said James Imanian, Senior Director, U.S. Yet many state and local IT teams struggle to implement strong identity controls.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

have implemented online payment systems, which are essential for providing convenience and accessibility to taxpayers. Delays and difficulties in collecting payments can lead to significant shortfalls in municipal budgets, limiting the funds available for public services and infrastructure projects. Furthermore, a mere 4.9%

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Government Technology Insider

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the end of the 2021 fiscal year, the IRS was forced to make up a $600 million IT funding shortfall and highlighted an urgent gap in funding for technology modernization , largely driven by pandemic-driven demand for digital services across the government. At the state and local levels, budgets prove thinner.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Local governments in Australia are seeking innovative ways to use compensation methods to enhance community participation. When thoughtfully implemented, compensation can be a powerful tool for fostering deeper, more meaningful community involvement. These programs help to boost face-to-face public participation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

That’s half a million people without a home,” said Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government at AWS. Stay on budget and on timeline because that’s where you’ll lose stakeholder support. When other CoCs have asked RTFH for migration advice, Kohler told them, “Be intentional.

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GovLoop

MAY 19, 2023

In March 2022, the FBI issued a warning that ransomware attacks were straining local governments and public services. Nationwide, numerous city and county offices, police departments, schools, and other local agencies had reported suffering data breaches and service disruptions. This was not news.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 16, 2023

To serve its growing population and economy at scale, Arapahoe County needed a better way to manage its rising data center maintenance costs while balancing flat year-over-year budgets. To learn more about our solutions for state and local government, visit the Google Cloud for state and local government page.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Citi Logik used AWS developer tools, including AWS CodeCommit and AWS CodePipeline , to implement continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). Now, with the People Movement Portal , a range of institutions and local authorities can access the rich data offered by MND at a price that fits into limited budgets.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 21, 2016

"What distinguishes Scott County among the 120+ implementers in the PBB community, is the organization’s commitment to being truly data-driven." Scott County was the first local government in the State to implement Priority Based Budgeting.

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Death and Taxes

MARCH 27, 2023

Local governments in North Carolina are required to engage citizens in their budget process by following the guidelines set forth by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. In previous posts (for example: here , here , and here ), I have discussed citizen engagement in the budgeting process.

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GovPilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Local government officials serve as the backbone of community governance, holding the responsibility of representing the interests of their constituents and overseeing the functioning of local administrative affairs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Governments and the organizations providing technology solutions for the benefits of the citizens are continuously presented with evolving laws and compliance requirements. Organizations can turn to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to implement intelligent document processing (IDP) workflows.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 27, 2023

But this posed a particular challenge for the budget of our paediatric therapy team, where we were consistently overspending on translating important healthcare documents for families with young children, yet only covering the legal minimum that we were required to translate. Now, it takes us under 15 minutes.

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ASPA National Weblog

OCTOBER 20, 2016

After 36 years within state and local government (and in many roles) I filed retirement documents about 90 days in advance of my final date. But how will this be implemented and who will take the lead? Let’s begin with the budget officer. No, I am not advocating for the mass retirement of men. Take my retirement in 2014.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 16, 2016

Just one week ago, our 5 th Annual (un)Conference on Priority Based Budgeting concluded, and to quote one of our attendees who has been to all five “it was easily the most complete Conference, and also the most forward-looking.” Entering 2016, over 100 communities had implemented PBB. The PBB “Master Plan” has evolved (again!)

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GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

Officials say that Big Apple Connect will be the largest broadband subsidy implemented by any U.S. New York’s program is funded by $40 million previously budgeted for an ill-fated Wi-Fi network designed for NYC public safety agencies. This article appeared in our guide, “ State and Local: Making an Impact.”

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

For some services, there are proven successes that can provide a ready made blue-print for how to implement them in your community. In our work in Priority Based Budgeting , one of the greatest outcomes of the work is the ability to shed light on where to find opportunities for shared services.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This has led to increasing frustration among government workers and citizens. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget attributes this bottleneck to the “time tax,” or the amount of effort required to fill out applications, assemble documents, and schedule government visits. One source estimates that in the U.S.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 19, 2024

Still, with ever-shrinking budgets and rising service costs, there is no room for error regarding council technology investment decisions. According to the Local Government Association, nearly one in five councils. are likely to file for bankruptcy within the next year. Technical debt doesn’t just impact actual systems.

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Social Pinpoint

JULY 28, 2024

Now, local governments across Australia are discussing how these compensation methods, successfully used in large-scale projects, could be applied to support projects that typically see lower participation. Resource Constraints Perceived Motivations Equity Issues Sustainability Balancing Incentives 1. being paid to be ‘agreeable’) 3.

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