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Continuous monitoring and governance: AWS best practices for keeping your data secure during the holidays

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Many organizations use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance their security posture and improve resilience. In this post, we discuss the AWS best practices for securing your data during the holiday season. Develop comprehensive incident response plans and procedures to handle potential outages or incidents during the holidays.

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Empowering the public sector with secure, governed generative AI experimentation

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Here are some key considerations public sector organizations typically face when using generative AI systems: Data privacy and security – Public sector organizations often handle sensitive citizen and student data. Protecting the privacy and security of this information when using generative AI can be a significant challenge.

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Securely onboarding countries to the AWS Cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

In an increasingly digital world, governments and public sector entities are seeking secure and efficient ways to use cloud technologies. In this post, I share how we at AWS are collaborating with national cyber regulators and other public sector entities to enable secure adoption of the AWS Cloud across countries public sectors.

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How SSEs Boost Cloud-Native Application Security

State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

But 9 times out of 10, what we’re really talking about is Software as a Service, especially among state and local government agencies that don’t necessarily have the in-house staff to develop, manage and secure their own apps in the cloud.

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4 Steps to Centralized Management for Cloud Security

State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

A multicloud environment offers numerous benefits, including a high degree of scalability and flexibility, but it also presents security challenges. State and local government IT leaders should consider these four steps to remove complexity from their cloud security environments and keep resources safe from attack.

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Shadow AI: Shining Light on a Growing Security Threat

FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2025

Agencies need to confront the growing problem of shadow artificial intelligence through policy updates and the implementation of new security measures. Click the banner below to begin developing a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy. This is the reality of shadow AI: Many workers already use the technology covertly.

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FEDRAMP High Development in the Cloud: Code with Cloud Workstations

Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In the demanding world of federal software development, teams are constantly challenged to deliver innovative solutions while upholding the highest security standards. The complexity of scaling teams, managing infrastructure, and ensuring consistent development environments can quickly become overwhelming.

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Securing AI: Advancing the national security mission

Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence is not just a technological advancement; it's a national security priority. Championing a culture of AI innovation can bolster security and drive significant mission impact. Security and AI leadership in action: CalHEERS and Covered California In the U.S.,

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The UK’s quantum clock: Changing military precision and security

Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 3, 2025

A new revolutionary quantum clock developed by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is expected to transform military operations by providing them with more precise timing This new technology is a big leap forward in reducing reliance on GPS, often vulnerable to jamming and disruption, particularly in conflict zones.

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CreatorUp harnesses AWS AI tools to scale digital content development

AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 1, 2024

CreatorUp helps the education sector meet content demand—quickly When it comes to developing digital course content, one of the biggest challenges is scalability. That was the equivalent of 56 feature films that we developed,” says Almond. Thanks to CreatorUp—and the AI infrastructure provided by AWS—this demand was quickly met.

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Accelerating the secure exchange of public health data with AIMS, powered by Ruvos and AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

However, the exchange of sensitive health data introduces many complexities, requiring specialized solutions to make sure information is shared securely and in consistent formats across organizations. and has undergone independent security assessment conducted by a third-party assessment organization (3PAO).

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Empowering federal agencies with a more secure and efficient developer experience

Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In the federal government, organizations face unique challenges in meeting strict security and compliance requirements. Assured Open Source Software : Offers a curated catalog of audited and approved open-source software helping ensure compliance and security.

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Building a secure and low-code bioinformatics workbench on AWS HealthOmics

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Furthermore, the sensitive nature of genomic data mandates a secure environment for processing and storage. Solution overview The main objective of this solution is to implement version control for workflow files and establish a robust security posture by scanning for vulnerabilities in containers pulled from public repositories.

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Data security and governance best practices for education and state and local government

AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

Many organizations within state and local government (SLG) and education must build digital environments and services that meet a variety of dynamic security and compliance considerations, such as StateRAMP and Federal Information Security Management Act ( FISMA ).

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Highlights from the AWS re:Invent 2024 Public Sector Innovation Session

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Take a few minutes to read this post and learn more about the transformative initiatives, inspiring customer stories, and technological developments that help AWS public sector customers improve life on Earth. The goal is to accelerate research and development efforts to improve health outcomes for women. Government.

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Building zero trust for the Department of Defense: Insights from Les Call, Director of the DoD CIO ZT PfMO

AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In todays digital landscape, federal agencies face unprecedented challenges in securing their complex information technology (IT) infrastructure. Map your zero trust strategy to the AWS zero trust guidance, and leverage services and best practices from AWS to design a robust and secure architecture.

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Platform Engineering Elevates Public Sector Systems Development

State Tech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

To streamline application development in support of everything from back-end business processes to constituent-facing services, state and local governments have embraced DevSecOps. This combination of development, security and operations helps to streamline and speed the development pipeline. What Is Platform Engineering?

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Introducing the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge

AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Amazon has launched the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge , a global university competition to drive secure innovation in generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) technology. This year’s challenge focuses on responsible AI and specifically on large language model (LLM) coding security.

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Enhance productivity with Amazon Bedrock Agents and Powertools for AWS Lambda

AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

When combined with Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python), a developer toolkit that implements serverless best practices, agencies can significantly increase their development velocity while maintaining high security and compliance standards. Amazon Bedrock Guardrails: Mechanisms to enforce security and compliance policies.

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Announcing the Data Fabric Security on AWS solution

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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Developing a modern data-driven strategy in the public sector

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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SoftwareOne boosts developer efficiency and streamlines code reviews using Amazon Bedrock

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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U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorized

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MARCH 4, 2025

Economic Development Administration (EDA) with strong bipartisan support. 3891) , the first in 20 years, is included as part of the Water Resources Development Act (S. Planning activities related devising, implementing, and updating a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) are eligible for funding.

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Aligning the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS with UK National Cyber Security Centre guidance

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). This blog post provides technical guidance for UK organisations to implement their landing zone in-line with guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) using the LZA.

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Migrating to a multi-account strategy for public sector customers

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Public sector customers using a shared account model can improve security and operational efficiency by adopting a multi-account strategy. Benefits of a multi-account AWS environment Using multiple AWS accounts helps isolate workloads and data, establishes a secure framework for workloads, and aligns with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

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New survey: Public sector poised for generative AI revolution

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Almost half of respondents (43 percent) are interested in using generative AI to improve operational efficiency, followed by enhancing communications (29 percent), education and workforce development (28 percent), and enhancing citizen services (21 percent).

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Securing and automating compliance in the public sector with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This post explains how you can use AWS tools and services to secure and automate compliance in your environment. Topics include AWS Audit Manager , AWS Config , AWS Systems Manager , and AWS Security Hub. Why automate security and compliance There are several reasons to automate security and compliance.

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Enabling AI leadership in the age of government efficiency

AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Global leaders are convening in Germany this week at the annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) to discuss key foreign policy and security challenges. government security and compliance needs with the launch of the AWS GovCloud (US) Region in 2011. In the U.S.,

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Working backwards from generative AI business value in the public sector

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In addition to matching generative AI development priorities to business needs, leaders and technologists must sufficiently understand the capabilities of generative AI in order to validate if it is the right tool for the job. Develop the foundational capabilities that enable this journey.

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4 Principles to Help Federal Agencies Adopt AI Ethically and Securely

FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2025

Yet, there are significant barriers to developing and deploying AI solutions. The Government Accountability Office reported that 20 of 23 agencies surveyed have about 1,200 current and planned AI cases specific challenges or opportunities that AI may solve.

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US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Consumer messaging apps and government While consumer messaging apps have become a convenient and easily accessible communications and collaboration option, they pose significant security risks. The problem is that consumer apps are designed for massive scale and extensibility, not necessarily for security.

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Are Citizen Developers the Future of Agencies’ Digital Transformations?

FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Citizen development of low-code/no-code applications offers agencies a digital transformation vehicle as they mull what to do with legacy software that is less secure and lacks interoperability.

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AWS announces $50 million Generative AI Impact Initiative for public sector organizations

AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Credit issuance determinations will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the customer’s experience developing new technology solutions, the maturity of the project idea, evidence of future solution adoption, and the customer’s breadth of generative AI skills.

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Amazon Bedrock launches with Claude 3.5 Sonnet in the AWS Top Secret cloud

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. Amazon Bedrock enables customers to leverage generative AI capabilities while maintaining the highest levels of security and data protection required for their Top Secret workloads.

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State and Local Government IT Influencers Worth a Follow in 2024

State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2024

As cutting-edge technologies, especially artificial intelligence, charge onto the scene, leading state and local officials have collaborated closely with private sector organizations to securely, compliantly and sustainability enhance citizen experiences while modernizing the back-office functions that support them.

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Building a resilient AI infrastructure: Protecting national security in the digital age

Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

However, securing robust and safe AI infrastructure is a growing concern for governments and federal agencies While AI can be considered useful for innovation and economic growth, it also brings some challenges regarding national security risks. This new initiative, led by the U.S.

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AWS supports ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health to advance crucial research and solutions

AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

“Support from AWS allows us to efficiently identify cancer markers that predict which patients benefit the most from this novel treatment and ultimately can help us develop a next generation drug that works even better,” said Jill Kolesar, Dean and Professor at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. The Aspira Women’s Health lab team.

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4 common IoT protocols and their security considerations

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

We explore the different security considerations for each protocol based on guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA). Finally, we highlight how Amazon Web Services (AWS) services can help address these security considerations. It can detect abnormal behavior and alert you to any potential security issues.

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Realizing AI's Full Potential where Workforce, Security, & Collaboration Matter

Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As organizations prioritize AI, the CAIO role becomes even more multifaceted, demanding not just technical expertise but also visionary leadership to drive organizational culture change and develop a truly AI-enabled workforce.

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Tribal Homeownership and Business Development Could Be Affected by Government Delays

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Timely responses from lenders, title companies, and others are critical to locking in favorable interest rates and securing closing and move. Anyone who has bought a home or other real estate knows timing is everything when bidding on a property.

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Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Characterizing disaster risk and developing strategies for resilience and response to natural event hazards is core to the mission of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). PNNL developed Aether as a reusable framework for sharing data and analytics with sponsors and stakeholders.

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Microsoft Federal Developer Summit: Building AI Solutions

Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Join us in Reston, VA on November 13 th and 14 th for the Microsoft Federal Developer Summit - Building AI Solutions! This exclusive in-person event is designed to transform the way AI developers build, deploy, and manage intelligent applications in the cloud era. Reserve Your Spot Today Spaces are limited!

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Governments must prepare for quantum computing risks

Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

What began as a lone, small quantum device on the cloud running rudimentary experiments has evolved into a breakthrough tool used across industries and organizations to explore the frontiers of challenges in healthcare and life sciences, high energy physics, materials development, optimization, and sustainability.

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Coming to a city near you: AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) skills are among the most in-demand, but a variety of cloud skills like architecture, data management and storage, and software development are among the top 10 needed IT skills. A key highlight of AWS Learning Days is the diverse range of session formats.

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Continuous monitoring and governance: AWS best practices for keeping your data secure during the holidays

Empowering the public sector with secure, governed generative AI experimentation

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Securely onboarding countries to the AWS Cloud

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4 Steps to Centralized Management for Cloud Security

Shadow AI: Shining Light on a Growing Security Threat

FEDRAMP High Development in the Cloud: Code with Cloud Workstations

Securing AI: Advancing the national security mission

The UK’s quantum clock: Changing military precision and security

CreatorUp harnesses AWS AI tools to scale digital content development

Accelerating the secure exchange of public health data with AIMS, powered by Ruvos and AWS

Empowering federal agencies with a more secure and efficient developer experience

Building a secure and low-code bioinformatics workbench on AWS HealthOmics

Data security and governance best practices for education and state and local government

Highlights from the AWS re:Invent 2024 Public Sector Innovation Session

Building zero trust for the Department of Defense: Insights from Les Call, Director of the DoD CIO ZT PfMO

Platform Engineering Elevates Public Sector Systems Development

Introducing the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge

Enhance productivity with Amazon Bedrock Agents and Powertools for AWS Lambda

Announcing the Data Fabric Security on AWS solution

Developing a modern data-driven strategy in the public sector

SoftwareOne boosts developer efficiency and streamlines code reviews using Amazon Bedrock

U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorized

Aligning the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS with UK National Cyber Security Centre guidance

Migrating to a multi-account strategy for public sector customers

New survey: Public sector poised for generative AI revolution

Securing and automating compliance in the public sector with AWS

Enabling AI leadership in the age of government efficiency

Working backwards from generative AI business value in the public sector

4 Principles to Help Federal Agencies Adopt AI Ethically and Securely

US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

Are Citizen Developers the Future of Agencies’ Digital Transformations?

AWS announces $50 million Generative AI Impact Initiative for public sector organizations

Amazon Bedrock launches with Claude 3.5 Sonnet in the AWS Top Secret cloud

State and Local Government IT Influencers Worth a Follow in 2024

Building a resilient AI infrastructure: Protecting national security in the digital age

AWS supports ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health to advance crucial research and solutions

4 common IoT protocols and their security considerations

Realizing AI's Full Potential where Workforce, Security, & Collaboration Matter

Tribal Homeownership and Business Development Could Be Affected by Government Delays

Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

Microsoft Federal Developer Summit: Building AI Solutions

Governments must prepare for quantum computing risks

Coming to a city near you: AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days

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