AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Institutions need to invest in change management to see results. Rethink funding models Cloud computing shifts research budgets from capital expenses (CapEx) to operational expenses (OpEx). However, this flexibility requires careful cost management. Building budget alerts and alarms can also help control costs in the cloud.

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 2, 2023

Speaking Monday at the midyear conference of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, Michigan CIO Laura Clark shared the three primary ways that her state funds IT projects. As CIO, Clark works as a government official in the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

As a result, sensitive information—including personal family issues, behavioral data, and financial information—was stolen by hackers and disclosed. According to Arden Peterkin, information security officer at Gwinnett County (Ga.) Education is also part of the ongoing effort by AWS to help schools stay safe.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It gives doctors rapid access to up-to-date health records and test results so that they have better information and more time for patient care. Doctors needed a standardized EMR system to access accurate patient information instantly. The hospital also needed a more efficient method to manage test results and pharmacy billing.

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 28, 2021

The key issues are: What kind of information do you want your database to contain, and what can you afford? A grant database (sometimes referred to as a funder or grantmaker database) is a database that contains information about grant funding sources. What is a Grant Database?

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The data deluge: Challenges of managing and analyzing information In the modern law enforcement landscape, the emergence of real-time crime centers has opened possibilities and presented significant challenges. On the other hand, managing and analyzing this vast array of data poses significant complexities.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the number of research workloads in the cloud grows, researchers face challenges in managing strict budgets with unpredictable workloads and fluctuating needs. AWS provides many methods for effective cost management that can support organizations in their efforts to optimize the use of grant-based funds. Tiered storage.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

With this update to the program, the value of promotional credit an organization can receive will be based on the size of their annual operations budgets. This empowers nonprofits to make informed targeting and fundraising decisions, thus increasing donations and support.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Opening their phone, they were able to provide copies of their ID, Social Security card, and even a fully signed copy of their intake forms with the HOPICS case manager who set them up with Kiip. Kiip, working with HOPICS and powered by AWS, enables unhoused individuals to securely keep, manage, and share copies of their vital documents.

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Grant Training Center

JULY 31, 2023

The NIH closely scrutinizes the Data Management Plan (DMP) as a fundamental part of the grant application, for it demonstrates how data will be handled and generated during the research project. Include information on data backup procedures to prevent data loss. Data sharing: Clearly state your intentions regarding data sharing.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This comprehensive regulation places obligations on how personal information is collected, processed, and safeguarded. According to current best practices , between 5-7 percent of a company’s IT budget should be spent on cybersecurity. percent of their IT budgets in 2022. In Germany, hospitals only invested about 2.2

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and budget-conscious public sector environment, efficient procurement practices are more crucial than ever. Additionally, financial incentives and rebates offered through cooperative agreements can further enhance these savings, providing much-needed budget relief for public sector organizations.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2023

Despite a litany of federal zero-trust initiatives and guidance designed to improve public sector cybersecurity, a recent survey of state CIOs conducted by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers found that “cybersecurity and risk management” are still a top priority.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

OneRange New York, NY OneRange is helping companies to automate the management of individualized learning budgets. Its platform enables discovery and access to the right resources for each individual by leveraging data across all formats of learning, including courses, books, conferences, and more.

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Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the end of November, a survey was released that investigated how local government finance leaders feel about their current budgeting practices and their readiness to embrace modernized approaches. One cautionary note, according to the report which was titled Rethinking Budgeting: Results from the Local Government Budget Survey.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Government organizations face challenges that include tight budgets and rapidly evolving citizen demands. At Brighton & Hove City Council , in the south of England, I helped to build a website on the open source Drupal platform, a content management system used to run hundreds of thousands of websites worldwide.

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GovLoop

APRIL 30, 2025

From implementing chatbots to conquering time management, theres a lot of free professional development opportunities to empower you as a public servant, including the NextGen Government Training Virtual Summit. May we interest you in some great online training topics this month? ET/1-1:30 p.m. Join us online Monday, May 19, from 4-4:30 p.m.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Now the department’s Chief Information Security Officer, Baidwan puts it this way: “OK, we got $5. UCMM has proven invaluable when talking about cyber investments not just with IT experts, but with chief financial officers, budget examiners and lawmakers, he added. What have we done with that? It comes back to that $5, Baidwan said. “I

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At AWS, we believe that optimizing IT costs (including cloud) helps unlock budget to invest in more innovation. Successful EdTechs balance innovation (for example, new features or technology, like generative artificial intelligence (AI) ) with managing costs – both of product development and of operating costs for customer environments.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Traditionally, the responsibility of monitoring and maintaining the security of an organization’s applications, databases, computers, and websites falls to the chief information security officer (CISO). Unlike human auditors, My eCISO acts like a cyber therapist, applying a question-and-answer format to inform and assist users.

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Peak Proposals

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Tips for Using Google to Find Grant Information 1. Identify exactly what information you need. Before entering anything in a search bar, it’s important to be clear about the information you seek. Once you get your search results, you may see several websites or pages that could have the information you need.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

Now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region , AWS IoT TwinMaker-powered solutions can comply with regulations such as International Traffic in Arms Regulations ( ITAR ) and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ( FedRAMP ) High baseline. Dashboard visualization of ISS digital twin using Amazon Managed Grafana.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

From acquiring security staff and surveillance technology to event-specific safety gear, having a well-coordinated procurement plan is essential for effective crowd and event management. Competitive Pricing and Cost Savings Procurement teams are always looking for ways to stay within budget while maximizing the value of their contracts.

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Grant Consulting Services, LLC

JUNE 29, 2023

One word: budget. In the land of grantmaking, it’s essential to have a budget in place because grantmakers want to know that your financial situation is reasonable and how you plan on spending the money if awarded. The budget should show potential funders EXACTLY where their funds will be directed. They need to be aligned.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 27, 2025

Agency modernization, innovation through AI, managing new grants, and more thats whats in store for Februarys online training line-up. Speaker: Phani Tangirala, Senior advisor, AI team, Department of Labor Sean Flowers, Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Solutions and Service Delivery (OSSD), U.S. 13 at 2 p.m. 20 at 2 p.m.

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Trend #1: Multimodal AI: Unleashing the power of context Imagine a world where AI can understand and analyze information from various sources like text, images, video and even audio. Trend #3: Assistive search: The next frontier for knowledge work AI is already transforming the way we access and understand information.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Technologies once relied on to manage this process and reduce knowledge loss are no longer able to do so in an efficient, transparent way—skyrocketing costs, zapping institutional knowledge and worse. There are an estimated 20.3 Thankfully, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public sector is here to help.

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

Without considering the environment in the budgeting process, all the commitments to change will be little more than words. Luckily, there are cities that are transforming the budget process to align resources with climate action. They spoke a whole different language: budget cycles and bond ratings.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Security is also a critical consideration, as nonprofits often handle sensitive donor and beneficiary information. Security is a key consideration for Concerts for Carers, as they hold the personal information of more than 100,000 carers in their system. Respecting and maintaining the privacy of their beneficiaries is very important.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Wildfires are dramatically impacting state budgets as they deal with wildfire response, the damages from those fires and ways they might mitigate future wildfires. In this podcast we explore how Wildfires: Burning Through State Budgets which is a report from The Pew Charitable Trusts. These are the topics we’ll cover in this podcast.

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Partnership for Public Service

APRIL 21, 2025

Informational interviews are a powerful tool to research and understand your options during a job search. If an interviewer asks about your salary expectations, deflect and ask about what is being budgeted for the position. Hiring managers often review resumes for less than a minute, so make your points quickly and strategically.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 25, 2025

Data for insights and action: Unlocking the power of information Data is the lifeblood of modern organisations, and the public sector is no exception. This helps the public sector make informed decisions, improve policymaking, allocate resources better, and enhance public services. Needed simplicity.

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California Department of Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Keri Nomura, a Staff Services Manager in the Office of Professional Development (OPD), received this year’s top honor. . Keri manages OPD budgets contracts, and the Information Technology Leadership and Information Security Leadership Academies that provide invaluable training to future leaders in the public sector.

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Let's Talk Parks

AUGUST 13, 2019

From developing program ideas, evaluating success, and managing teams, there’s so much to know when it comes to recreation programming. Have you ever experienced: a limited budget? In this episode, we talk with Chris Bass about what it’s like to be a park manager who faces many of these challenges. Episode play icon.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Using LZA on AWS, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment. IAM Identity Center allows customers to integrate with their existing identity stores to simplify the management of their AWS accounts.

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GovPilot

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As a City Manager - a leader in local government, you need to not only help define government-wide objectives and budgets, but also need to leverage data for making informed decisions about benchmarks against progress and how to set new priorities.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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