AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) is a solution to automate the deployment of a secure cloud foundation on Amazon Web Services (AWS). With this solution, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 11, 2023

These silos can require different platforms, different management, different security, and different authorization approaches. Learn more about the agile approach for developing government services. As public sector organizations accumulate a significant amount of data, much of that data lives in different silos.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 30, 2024

Efficient code review processes are vital across all customer segments, both commercial and public sector, where strict regulations, data security, and service excellence are paramount. Streamlined code reviews maintain software quality, mitigate security risks, and enhance operational efficiency.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 2, 2024

Data sovereignty refers to a concept where individuals, organizations, or governments have control over their own data and infrastructure, ensuring independence, privacy, and security. This can be helpful for complying with data residency regulations. The organization deploys developed ML models to their newly deployed edge devices.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

During the panel, Tsui and Shen shared how their institutions use AWS to augment and enhance their research operations with more scalability, security, and collaboration alongside their on-premises infrastructure. Secure global collaboration: The cloud helps research teams share data and discoveries securely and compliantly with ease.

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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

JULY 25, 2024

Ensuring the availability and security of critical applications is paramount. Their existing partner provided infrastructure services but lacked expertise in healthcare application management, which is crucial for digitization efforts in their regulated segment. Max Grundig Klinik aimed to renew their entire IT landscape.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Summary Highly regulated enterprises and government agencies still maintain critical applications operating on legacy mainframe systems. Modernizing critical applications includes challenges of undocumented and complex business rules, technical obstacles, regulatory compliance, enterprise-grade security, and privacy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

To increase national competitiveness, the MoU will drive a wide range of educational initiatives to develop Armenia’s workforce and prepare Armenian workers for the jobs of the future. This is a part of our government 2021-2026 program and it can be achieved through investment in digital trust and appropriate norms and regulations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

However, with these benefits come challenges to meet regulatory and compliance requirements surrounding data privacy and security. In addition, there are a multitude of regulations and compliance requirements to meet, adding another layer of complexity to the already intricate web of data privacy controls.

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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. In the US, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulates the processing, maintenance, and storage of protected health information.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 5, 2024

Microsoft Copilot for Security and NIST 800-171: Access Control Microsoft Copilot for Security in Microsoft’s US Gov cloud offerings (Microsoft 365 GCC/GCC High and Azure Government) is currently unavailable and does not have an ETA for availability. Future updates will be published to the public roadmap here.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Similarly, financial services organisations can benefit from agile, efficient, and security-compliant cloud solutions at scale, providing consumers faster and secure digital banking, insurance, and payment innovations. Examples include initiatives such as the development of Co-WIN , which has supported more than 2.20

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

Managers needed the ability to review and approve telework requests, and executives needed to be able to gain insights on the Division’s telework arrangements—all while keeping sensitive information compliant and secure. Helping government employees choose where they work, securely. government security and compliance requirements.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This can pose security and operational continuity challenges and governments seek to address this challenge. 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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Healthcare institutions have the opportunity to accelerate their move to the cloud, but first they need more clarity in how to manage healthcare data governance securely and in compliance with all regulations. Develop a risk management framework to support healthcare providers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

Once Civix outlined their priorities to AWS, the AWS teams hosted personalized development sessions tailored to designing the solution. The AWS teams established weekly touchpoints to elaborate on best practices for each of the phases of design, development, and validation. In just nine months, the Civix Ethics API was born.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By using Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, such as Amazon SageMaker , Amazon Kendra , and Amazon DynamoDB, on the secure AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, Anduril has built a robust and scalable data infrastructure that can support Alfred’s growing knowledge needs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Customers also say that these challenges are often compounded by inflexible legacy systems, internal skill gaps, and anxiety with ensuring the security of sensitive data. For instance, a production database might be storing both regulated data such as Federal Tax Information (FTI) and non-FTI data in a single relational database.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Note: Security and compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer. The customer assumes responsibility and management of the guest operating system (including updates and security patches), other associated application software, as well as the configuration of any AWS security products.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As the USAF’s legacy maintenance systems were unable to scale to address myriad use cases and needs, RSO and the CBM+ program office turned to AWS Partner C3 AI to develop a new solution. AWS GovCloud (US) is designed to host sensitive data and regulated workloads that address the most stringent U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

They range from architectural guidance to ready-to-deploy solutions, and also include offerings developed by AWS Partners. However, it’s vital to store this data securely and share it responsibly. These solutions can also help organizations share data while complying with regulations and security best practices.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Once that is defined, we dive deep into considerations like model selection, secure and responsible use, and staffing. Costs stem from hosting requirements and technical headcounts to develop, deploy, and maintain each approach. This cost-free resource aims to support leaders as they grapple with implementation challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Because federal agencies cover a wide breadth of domains, it is challenging to develop a one-size-fits-all approach for document processing. Volume and throughput – The queue of incoming documents can vary by organization with differing document size, timing, regulation, and industry standards adding complexities to data processing.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

CSS built and now operates the largest and most advanced mortgage securitization platform in the US, supporting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s 70 percent market share of the industry with flexibility, scalability, and security at its core. CSS delivers an industry-critical function and is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

Regulatory reforms Governments update regulations and policies to remove barriers to digital innovation and entrepreneurship. In the Philippines, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) published the country’s Cloud First Policy to drive cloud adoption and “foster flexibility, security, and cost-efficiency.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 11, 2024

There is no cost to attend; register now to secure your spot. Hear the Texas Workforce Commission discuss the critical importance of integrating AI competencies into existing programs and from industry employers on AI skill development. Read on for seven more reasons to attend—plus one special perk for Texan attendees.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

OCTOBER 3, 2024

State and local governments are exploring ways to take a more direct role in financing, preserving, and developing housing to address the nation’s housing shortage with an array of public development models, according to a new policy brief by the NYU Furman Center and its Housing Solutions Lab. A Decline In U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 28, 2025

Compliance and security risks The reliance on paper-based processes increases the risk of sensitive information being lost, stolen, or accessed by unauthorized individuals. This increases the risk of data breaches and puts agencies in jeopardy of violating strict compliance regulations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

This is a two-day accelerated training course to educate customers on how to leverage AWS services to assist with US Federal and Department of Defense (DoD) security and compliance requirements. This training course also qualifies for 12 hours of continuing professional education (CPE).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

United States federal agencies, such as the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Transportation Security Administration (TSA), are increasing their emphasis on cybersecurity. Workloads often have distinct security profiles that require separate control policies and mechanisms.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The fire in London spurred renewed scrutiny of fire safety regulations globally following a report that showed there was a drive by both major political parties to free businesses from the burden of safety regulations. A false sense of security can be deceiving and risk compensation explains this safety paradox.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Many Amazon Web Service (AWS) customers in regulated environments such as the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) struggle to gain security approval to take advantage of the scaling of Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) using its Auto Scaling capabilities. All of these technologies have used a form of scaling in the past.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

percent claim to have successfully developed a data culture within their organizations, according to NewVantage Partners’ Data and Analytics Leadership Annual Executive Survey 2023. However, finding ways to put the increasing number of data streams to work for your organization can be a challenge.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

These developments enable a data-driven approach in individual care, public health, and health-related research. One such example is the development of cloud-enabled electronic health records (EHRs). When it comes to addressing the social determinants of health, we tend to underuse technology.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 28, 2024

To protect against these super computers, new, secure data-storage solutions are being developed. With huge amounts of data stored outside national boundaries, it is becoming a critical data and national-security issue. The quantum-resistant solution One surprising answer may have its roots in the advent of quantum computing.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 9, 2023

This could lead to significant impact on vital business areas such as supply chains and manufacturing processes, and even allow threat actors to redirect financial payments and compromise highly sensitive and potentially heavily regulated data. Increased exploitation of connectedness between applications and systems. © Irina Kulikova.

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