AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

While physical security remains a critical focus, businesses and other public sector organizations are bolstering their security posture towards a less visible vulnerability: data and computer systems. Public sector organizations – such as government agencies and schools – are not exempt from these statistics.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

To support their effective security and management, election campaigns and committees need access to the latest industry-leading security services and resources, regardless of their budget. Cybersecurity plays a pivotal role in democratic campaigns and elections.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2025

Government technology ( GovTech ) companies play a critical role in modernizing public services, enhancing citizen experiences, and driving efficiency in the public sector. By working with AWS, GovTechs can also tap into the broader Amazon business to enhance public sector services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

However, some public sector organizations are challenged by procurement. To help demystify the cloud procurement process, here are answers to three questions public sector procurement officials frequently ask about buying cloud. How are cloud solutions different than legacy technology?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Rekor is a global artificial intelligence (AI) technology company and an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Partner with a mission to provide insights that build safer, smarter, and more efficient cities worldwide through intelligent infrastructure. After much research, PIDC employed Rekor Systems, Inc.

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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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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

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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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. Cloud technology delivers operational efficiencies and cost optimization so that nonprofits can focus on enhancing their mission’s impact.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2025

ReliefWebs information management teams are working with AWS to transform what those organizations can do with the content it gathers. No emergencies are ever forgotten to us, said Andrew Alspach, chief of the Information Management Branch (IMB) at UNOCHA.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

And it’s what’s led to my joining Google Public Sector shortly after it was formed in July of 2022. Google Public Sector is bringing the Google magic – evolving cloud and AI technologies, security, and scale – to the mission of the government to transform the way citizens experience public services and the way agencies operate.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 1, 2025

As states continue to transition towards more modular architectures and look for efficiencies, adopting an ODS is vital in maintaining cohesive and effective data management. Further, as Medicaid agencies face budget and workforce shortages, they are trying to do more with less and maximize efficiency.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2021, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) awarded a contract to Mi-Case , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner, to replace its legacy systems managing case data across the state’s corrections facilities. Mi-Case provides live, fully integrated case management software that replaced IDOC’s legacy systems.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 20, 2024

This powerful tool combines large language models (LLMs) with your organization’s data to enhance productivity and innovation in the public sector. Security and Compliance: Our Top Priority Security and compliance are at the core of our commitment to public sector customers.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 1, 2024

The CreateTrack tool , a one-stop system for budgeting, project tracking, communication, and invoicing. This cloud-based platform consists of four components: The creator network , a worldwide workforce of more than 8,000 experienced creative professionals available to assist in every aspect of content creation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At the end of 2022, Will Thompson, lead computational research consultant at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management , had a decision to make. The new data collection needed to be budget-friendly—both to install and maintain. User experience – Thompson didn’t want the user experience to change dramatically.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With this solution, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment. In the LZA management account, follow the AWS documentation enabling MFA for users , to add MFA to breakGlassUser01 and breakGlassUser02 and the root user in the management account.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that provides one of the simplest ways for development teams to build and scale generative AI applications with security, privacy, and responsible AI. Also, as a council with budget pressures, there’s significant financial gain.

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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.” AWS signs these requests using the AWS Signature Version 4 algorithm.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Moving digital assets to the cloud is one of the first steps governments can take to secure their public services against large-scale disruptions. In this blog post, learn key takeaways from our engagements with public sector customers that can help you better prepare for this transformation. Get started with CGIT.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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. To achieve data protection, Fachklinikum Mainschleife used AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) for encryption. In Germany, hospitals only invested about 2.2

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In K12, a lot of our stuff is very cyclical, so we don’t necessarily need the same technology January through December,” explained Michael Coats, IT infrastructure manager and cloud architect at Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency. Coats hopes to take his API instances serverless using AWS Lambda with Amazon API Gateway.

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Partnership for Public Service

APRIL 21, 2025

A recent Partnership for Public Service FedSupport webinar focused on translating public-sector skills to the private sector and building effective private-sector resumes. If an interviewer asks about your salary expectations, deflect and ask about what is being budgeted for the position. Do your research.

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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? Join us online Monday, May 19, from 4-4:30 p.m.

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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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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2023

As state governors set their technology agendas for 2023, many are seeking to capitalize on available budgets with incremental IT modernization initiatives. States are likely seeking sound, pragmatic modernization projects due to two systemic factors: a lack of funding and issues with change management.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The hospital also needed a more efficient method to manage test results and pharmacy billing. Budget limitations and unreliable internet connectivity hampered its aims. Managers can identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency and patient experience through centralized reports and rich operational data.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This was achieved by using a Subject Alternative Name (SAN) certificate, which simplified certificate management by enabling multiple domains to be authenticated using a single certificate. A key aspect of simplifying the certificates using a SAN certificate is that it provided a solution for integrating with the Classic Load Balancer.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

For the public sector, a transparent and stakeholder-focused sustainability strategy leads to an increased likelihood of citizen behavioural change, with resulting societal benefits. The main takeaway is that sustainability transformation takes time – but every step along the journey can be meaningful.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Security considerations The following security considerations apply to all use cases: AWS GovCloud (US) is an isolated partition of AWS with internet access and its own AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM ). A process connecting across partitions will need access keys to authenticate against public API endpoints.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

Cyber-resilience doesn’t have to be expensive K12 schools have a tall task: addressing rigorous security and compliance requirements while also managing tight budgets. After extensive research, I saw that Amazon’s infrastructure was miles ahead,” said KRESA’s IT infrastructure manager Michael Coats.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 24, 2024

million public sector employees in the United States, representing a significant 13% of the country’s active workforce. 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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Governments worldwide dedicate a significant portion of their IT budget to maintaining legacy technology systems. Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector government transformation specialists researched what technology leaders in government and in the highly regulated private sector believe their main IT challenges are.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

In this post, we will explore best practices and solutions for public sector organizations seeking to use the cloud for open data, specifically examining how Amazon Web Services (AWS) can enable open data success. In today’s data-rich environment, organizations collect ample raw data but need thoughtful plans to extract value.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Financial planning needs to be understood as a positive feature of digital transformation, even if it means changing how financial plans are developed and managed. The Cloud Financial Management Framework focuses on financial planning related to current and future usage of cloud resources. Is it consistently reducing operating budgets?

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