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Migrating and modernizing state WIC applications with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Public health agencies know that modernizing their technology infrastructure is necessary to avoid disruptions to program operations and create new opportunities to serve their constituents. The WIC system went live in production in March 2023. “As

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How Communities Are Using Data to Address Inequities

GovLoop

The concept of evidence-based policymaking — the idea that policies should be developed and refined based on hard data, not just hunches — can play a critical role in helping state and local agencies identify and mitigate systemic issues that undermine government’s ability to serve all constituents. The result?

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Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip

AWS Public Sector Blog

The issue of document access and related administrative burdens is so ubiquitous that public health researchers have published papers about the detrimental impact a lack of identification has on those experiencing homelessness. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team. With their identity verified, police released the individual.

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Pittsburgh Learns How to Govern Its Data

GovLoop

GovX is powered by a “proud team of data nerds” and guided by a fundamental belief that government can do amazing things for constituents when it knows how to properly use information. Norman’s team also worked with colleagues in Pittsburgh’s Office of Management and Budget, which helps procure IT, and other groups. “We

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New Mexico delivers customer-obsessed human services programs powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

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. Then, with the time they saved managing numbers, they turned their attention to new outreach channels: chat, text, and email. You saved my life today.'”

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How To Help Citizens Prepare For Severe Weather This Winter: 10 Ways To Prepare

GovPilot

States expecting a snowy, cold winter need to account for winter community planning and consider ways to keep constituents safe, healthy, and warm. Each state is responsible for implementing specific measures to prepare local government officials for winter conditions in their environment.

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Local Government Senior Citizen Management Strategy: Protecting the Elderly in Your Community 2023 | GovPilot

GovPilot

As the baby boomer generation continues to age, local governments are facing a growing need to prioritize and protect their senior citizens. There are approximately 73 million baby boomers in the United States – all of whom will reach the age of 65 by 2030.