AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Despite these advances, satellite communications (satcom) operators still find it challenging to scale and adapt to this new complexity on the ground. This post also presents a reference architecture to virtualize the satcom ground segment after the satellite signal is digitized at both ends of communication.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 18, 2025

Dominic Norton, Sales Director at Spitfire Network Services Ltd, discusses the evolution of security, focusing on the shift from physical to digital vulnerabilities, including securing IoT devices in the public sector Not long ago, securing a public sector site, whether a government office, school, or transport hub, was largely a physical process.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today’s information environment poses opportunities and threats to our national security. Wireless communication and social media have increased the speed and range of information sharing, diffusing the power once held more centrally. In the videos.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Making solutions available for other governments to adapt and adopt can accelerate digital transformation. Released in 2019, GOV.BR

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

Government customers with secure access to foundation models (FMs) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within AWSs classified environment. Government customers, said Dave Levy, Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector at AWS. Sonnet to our U.S. What is Amazon Bedrock?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

To support federal customers in addressing these challenges, Amazon Web Services (AWS) developed the Data Fabric Security (DFS) on AWS solution to support the identity and access needs of a multi-organization system. This will facilitate agile and secure data sharing with their providers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

Government (USG) officials, allied nations’ diplomats, and private sector leaders to discuss approaches to shape the global future of responsible artificial intelligence (AI). He emphasized the need for the USG to cooperate with partners and allies in creating guardrails for responsible AI governance. The event convened senior U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The rapid digitalization of government services has transformed the way government agencies interact and exchange data with each other and with their communities. Data interchange challenges for government agencies. Obtaining secure data from external entities poses many challenges for government agencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Today, Liam Maxwell, director of government transformation for Amazon Web Services (AWS), announced the winners of the first Future of Government Awards during a virtual ceremony. The Future of Government Awards recognize the people and projects leading public sector digital transformation around the world.

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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. government (USG) space assets in all orbits to provide secure, assured, and low-latency data communications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Securing critical digital assets is vital to continue delivering key public services in a crisis, as citizens depend on many of these services more than ever in austere conditions. Moving digital assets to the cloud is one of the first steps governments can take to secure their public services against large-scale disruptions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

Governments encourage public sector organizations, businesses, and citizens to embrace digital technologies and practices through a range of incentives. As an Amazon Web Services (AWS) government transformation advisor, I’ve observed best practices that deliver success, and in this post, I summarize them.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 17, 2025

Building on Googles commitment to provide secure and innovative AI solutions for the public sector, Gemini in Workspace apps and the Gemini app are the first generative AI assistants for productivity and collaboration suites to have achieved FedRAMP High authorization.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India. Customers can rely on AWS Partners’ deep technical expertise to respond quickly and securely, driving innovative solutions for the government.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 24, 2024

For public safety agencies, secure collaboration and situational awareness are essential to preparedness and response. First responders need secure, uninterrupted communication to help them get oriented quickly and support complex coordination efforts.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

the Accelerator supports government technology (GovTech) startups as they develop innovative solutions enabling justice and public safety agencies to better serve their communities. Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 13 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS GovTech Accelerator.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Cloud One Wickr RAM availability provides DOD personnel access to a purpose-built application that provides messaging, file transfer, location sharing, audio/video calling, and screen share capabilities across networks and devices without connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) for government and personal devices.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In today's digital age, securing an organization's information is more critical than ever. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stood up a program called Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA). Baseline implementation guides can be found at Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) Project | CISA.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

This enables access to external APIs and integration with various data sources, facilitating cross-agency communication and data sharing via APIs. This foundation enables more responsive and efficient government services while reducing operational costs. Amazon Bedrock Guardrails: Mechanisms to enforce security and compliance policies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Department of Defense (DoD) relies on modern military applications that are data-heavy and depend on low latency to enable critical communications and coordination in the field. Customers also have the option to use satellite communications for network connectivity. Learn more about AWS for US Government and AWS for Defense.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Microsoft Security Copilot and NIST 800-171 It is with bated breath that we await the publication of a Proposed Rule and final draft of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0. Security Copilot can explore attack path analysis to expose vulnerabilities across M365, Azure, AWS, and GCP.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Many public sector customers are interested in building secure, cost-effective, reliable, and highly performant applications. Building modern applications in AWS helps customers with increased innovation, speed, reliability, scalability, and security while lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The initiative brings together a coalition of Fortune 500 companies and other employers, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and education leaders to better prepare learners for entry-level tech careers. West Virginia’s partnership with the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance represents a strategic investment in our future.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

But for some government agencies, that is not an option. In these environments, great care is taken to ensure that software and systems running on the air-gapped network are secure, comply with an extremely thorough set of security requirements, and are listed on the U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Ensuring the availability and security of critical applications is paramount. Fachklinikum Mainschleife manages around 30 critical applications, including electronic health records (EHRs), health information systems (HIS), picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), and practice management systems.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Social Security cards, birth certificates, and proof of disability are crucial for accessing services and applying for housing. 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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

Millions of Americans rely on state and local government technology systems every day. From drivers licenses to marriage certificates, every day interactions with government depend on technology. Amazon Web Services (AWS) recognizes these luminaries of state and local government technology.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Government Is Both Similar To and Different From the Private Sector [The public sector] doesnt, obviously, move at the same pace that it does on the private side. It takes time to get things done, said Michael Gregg, Chief Information Security Officer for North Dakota. But the key to it, in many ways, is exactly the same.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Whether filing taxes, applying for student financial aid, seeking healthcare coverage, or receiving disaster support, customers are increasingly using internet-based web applications as the primary method of interaction with the federal government. These services communicate via a well-defined interface using lightweight APIs.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 3, 2023

Controlling public safety is a major concern of governments, and that’s where public safety technology comes in The legitimacy that results from managing a crisis has an instant and lasting impact on public opinion and the daily lives of citizens. This means that public safety is both a risk and an opportunity.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 22, 2024

Cloud computing is pivotal to allow the federal government to gain operational efficiencies and drive innovation securely and cost efficiently. Numerous US government agencies operate missions outside of the United States. This post delves into the details of these solutions and their potential benefits for federal agencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As government organizations transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS), they often seek to maintain operational continuity by using their existing on-premises firewall solutions. East-west traffic describes communication within the cloud environment, such as between different applications or services in various subnets or VPCs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Patient data is sensitive and in many jurisdictions processing, access, and storage of patient data is regulated by government entities. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Wickr is an end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaboration service with features designed to keep internal and external communications secure, private, and compliant.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

These customers highlight three main advantages of procuring software through AWS Marketplace: speed, security and governance, and economic benefits. With Kaltura Video Cloud for Education , Kaltura helps institutions modernize the way they communicate and collaborate internally.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Varnado and his team realized that moving to the cloud could enhance storage, availability, and security – reducing paper logs, improving agency communication, and making sure dispatch operations can relocate to anywhere with an internet connection and be up and running in minutes.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

There are hundreds of US federal government departments and agencies. Virtually all federal, state, and local government agencies must adhere to various data retention and records management policies, regulations, and laws. Data security and retention. Federated secure messaging and storage.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Attacks on digital citizen services can cause citizens to lose trust in their governments. Collaborate with right teams – Use chat channels to streamline communication during incidents. Turn on Security Hub. You get a comprehensive view of your high-priority security alerts and security posture across all of your AWS accounts.

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