AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Cost, resilience, and performance are non-functional requirements that are often at tension with each other.” — Werner Vogels, The Frugal Architect, Law III Nonprofit organizations are typically frugal and responsible. Unchallenged Success Leads to Assumptions.” — The Frugal Architect, Law VII Frugality does not imply rigidity.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A clear record helps people seeking employment, housing and education.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Land banks are public entities with the unique authority under state law to acquire, manage, and transform problem properties, prioritizing community goals over profit. If you’re struggling with vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties in your community, check out our   free online resources ,   webinars , and   publications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

Public officials and employees for electoral candidates, political committees, and political action committees (PACs) must publicly disclose their campaign finances in accordance with different state campaign finance disclosure laws. Together, they built a proof-of-concept to act as an incremental prototype.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“At AWS, we’re inspired every day by our public sector customers who are leveraging data to deliver enhanced citizen services and make more informed decisions,” said Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government at AWS. In Virginia, data integration helped battle opioid addiction.

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GCN

JUNE 11, 2024

COMMENTARY | New research shows that the work permits process plays a vital role in preventing child labor violations because it educates children, parents and employers about the law.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Here’s a social media strategy guide to follow: Educate residents: As misinformation continues to flood resident social media timelines, they need help avoiding it and knowing what’s First, local governments should ensure that residents are educated about what misinformation is. So, how do local governments activate on this?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The benefit of AI in the public sector The report builds on previous research that suggests that generative AI could contribute over £400 billion to the UK’s economy by 2030, driven by productivity gains across various sectors.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

When it comes to writing law, 60 percent accuracy for the data doesnt cut it, stated, Thurston Powers, AI engineer at the Mercatus Center. We were able to automate a large portion of that process, which would have been impossible without working in the AWS Cloud. However, scalability was not the benefit of the Mercatus team using AWS.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We attend public events and meetings as a way of both educating folks on the ins and outs of disaster response and making ourselves available to answer pressing questions. For coastal communities like mine, this looked like educating locals and our internal team on the risks of tropical storms and hurricanes.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

From The IBM Center for the Business of Government: Historically, state and local governments have been prescriptive in their job descriptions, requiring a pre-set level of education and professional experience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

US state and local government and education customers can get in-person no-cost training, hands-on help, and more at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) State and Local Learning Days. AWS educational sessions for customers in state and local government and education. What will you find at AWS State and Local Learning Days?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Continuous professional development is about more than staying relevant; its about staying effective, ethical, and lawful in a field that demands constant adaptation. Staying current on case law: Whats illegal isnt just defined by legislation; court decisions shape it.

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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 15, 2025

In Birmingham, we helped the code enforcement department educate key internal and community stakeholders about a new state law tool the City can now use to address vacant properties priority code lien foreclosure and helped craft an action plan for implementation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In January 2022, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) unveiled the National Roadway Safety Strategy , and Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that includes a new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

However, it remains unclear how these laws will be interpreted in court. The educational landscape is responding well to rising demand, with a surge in data science programmes. Without clear guidelines on acceptable practices, some data activities could be easily misrepresented. Has there been a surge in data science programmes?

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 22, 2024

When a property owner dies without a will or estate plan, state laws governing inheritance determine how the property is passed to family members legally entitled to it. Though heirs’ property is widespread, it disproportionately affects Black landowners in the South due to the legacy of slavery and racist land ownership laws.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

At the same time, many police departments are stretched thin, reducing the enforcement of traffic laws that can deter reckless driving behavior. When Colorado passed a new law to increase automated enforcement, the sponsors carefully crafted the bill to balance safety needs and civil liberties.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As a result of working with many communities struggling under the weight of vacant, abandoned, and dilapidated properties, APC and the Law Clinic joined forces to develop a toolkit that would help local governments. The bill ran in 2014 and passed that same year. The bill ran in 2014 and passed that same year. Speak with a unified voice.

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Google Public Sector

JULY 22, 2022

To be clear, the ruling does not apply to Google directly or to other customers, nor does it prohibit use of Google Workspace for Education or Chromebooks in Denmark. For example, we offer ISO/IEC certifications (ISO/IEC 27001 , 27017 , 27701 , 27018 ) as well as our SOC 2 and SOC 3 Audit Reports for Google Workspace for Education.

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iGrantWriters

JUNE 8, 2023

Agency Name: Department of Education Description: This notice provides a summary of the information in the official application notice published in the Federal Register. A consortium must comply with the provisions governing group applications in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.Note:

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

APRIL 27, 2017

The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), emphasizes the importance of evidence, including defining four levels of evidence-based practices. The law, however, leaves it to states to decide how much they want to build an evidence base and how much to nudge districts toward choosing more effective strategies.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Whether you’re in education, government, nonprofit or the private sector, procurement can be a powerful tool for maximizing savings, streamlining operations, and ensuring compliance. Using a cooperative purchasing program ensures compliance with state and federal laws while reducing the risks associated with supplier management.

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iGrantWriters

JUNE 6, 2023

Agency Name: Department of Education Description: The CSP Developer Grant program is part of the Charter Schools Program (CSP) and aims to expand educational opportunities for all students, especially those with disabilities and English learners. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-5970.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Motorola Solutions serves several public-sector industries, including: Corrections • Education • Fire and EMS • Health care • U.S. “Municipal defenders must understand how threat actors can use AI and strengthen their defenses accordingly.”

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 5, 2025

GDPR (Europe), and other data protection laws, leading to significant legal and financial penalties. Educate Staff and Patients: Raise awareness about secure authentication practices and the risks of voice spoofing. According to IBM Security, the average cost of a healthcare data breach in 2023 was $10.93

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 15, 2023

State laws gives land banks their unique powers. Community priorities and state laws determine what land banks can do with properties. A land bank’s primary purpose is to acquire properties that some call “ blighted ” and temporarily hold and take care of them until they can be transferred to new, responsible owners.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 29, 2024

We’ve delivered customized, expert guidance to leaders in over 300 communities and provided hundreds of hours of free educational resources as well as leadership programming to help policymakers, practitioners, and community members across the country return properties to productive use. The sessions at RVP reflect that!

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This may be done in partnership with higher education, critical-infrastructure providers, federal cyber responders, and other stakeholders. “At North Carolina has formed a joint cyber task force that brings together law enforcement, emergency management, N.C. At the same time, digital modernization creates new vulnerabilities.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 8, 2024

The council has taken action by notifying the Information Commissioner and collaborating with law enforcement agencies to investigate the incident. The repercussions of this cyberattack extend beyond the immediate aftermath, showing the need for robust cybersecurity measures across government, education, and healthcare organisations.

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

They can be very helpful: Using artificial intelligence (AI), ADM systems assist or replace human efforts to make potentially life-altering decisions related to public benefits, policing, housing, health care, immigration, education, emergency response, child welfare and other concerns. According to a recent survey, 70% of U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

State and local tax agencies process millions of tax filings and collect billions of tax dollars annually to support essential public services in health, safety, and education, as well as critical infrastructure such as roads and utilities. Pick a problem you want to solve, build a hypothesis, and then test it using historical data.

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Public Policy Blog

AUGUST 1, 2013

Scott Bomboy of the Constitution Center mentions that “the concept of nullification–that states can overrule federal laws–predated the Civil War by decades, and the ultimate issue of nullification (secession) was settled in the 1860s. Hortonville Education Association, 426 U.S. 1257 courtesy of Cornell Law Institute).

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Open Access Government examines some aspects of science and technology policy in Japan, including cooperation and research promotion The Science and Technology Basic Plan in Japan, based on the Science and Technology Basic Law, was implemented in November 1995. 3) Before this, the role was taken by NAGAOKA Keiko, commencing in August 2022. (4)

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iGrantWriters

JUNE 7, 2023

Some unaccompanied children are required by law to receive a HS, while others may be subject to ORR policies or discretionary funding. All funded entities must comply with ORR policies, the Flores Settlement Agreement, and relevant regulations and laws. Bonus points will be awarded to providers with nationwide service delivery models.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 9, 2023

However, cybersecurity within the public sector is still seriously lacking, especially as the security of the personal information of private citizens, which the sector is tasked with handling on a daily basis is vital to privacy and to compliance with data protection laws and regulations.

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Park Leaders

AUGUST 1, 2023

Andrea Lankford is a former National Park Service ranger who joins to share her insights on the importance of firefighting and law enforcement in parks. She volunteered for the Forest Service for one summer and ended up going to the Seasonal Law Enforcement Academy in Silva, North Carolina.

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