AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 6, 2025

After completion of the program, Precise achieved Advanced tier partner status and was selected by a federal government agency to create a machine learning as a service (MLaaS) platform on AWS. The platform helped the agency digitize and process forms, pictures, and other documents.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

As talent shortages grow, job vacancies are commonplace across governmental agencies. Add the challenge of retaining existing talent and government agencies face a perfect storm. Due to a technology called intelligent document processing (IDP), agencies can accomplish their missions faster—even as vacancies mount.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When you spread technology over 90 different agencies with 90 different business needs, it creates a bunch of information silos that keep you from operating efficiently. Digital transformation of back-office operations Modernizing at any level of government requires vision and a long-term strategy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A cloud marketplace is operated by a cloud service provider (CSP) and serves as a place for customers to browse and subscribe to software applications and developer services that are built on, integrate with, or supplement the CSP’s main offering. A cloud marketplace provides broad access to these solutions.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

As cyberattacks on critical infrastructure continue to proliferate, state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) government agencies must plan for the future while also addressing existing infrastructure security challenges.

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State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In North Dakota, CISO Michael Gregg is running a security operations center that benefits his state and local government agency partners in several ways. Agencies often have trouble hiring qualified cybersecurity staff, Gregg says.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Keeping citizens safe is a primary task for thousands of state and local government agencies across the U.S. — As agencies advance their use of IT in various ways, they’re finding that the data they produce and collect can be used to further improve public safety. one in which technology plays an increasing role.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 28, 2025

Government agencies handle vast volumes of bureaucratic documents daily, ranging from tax forms to medical records. This document-heavy workflow, often reliant on manual processing, can result in delays, errors, and increased operational inefficiencies, causing frustration among both employees and stakeholders.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

So too do new offerings to help state and local governments recover as quickly as possible. Government agencies often turn to Disaster Recovery as a Service to ensure a rapid return to operations. The goal is to replicate both data and infrastructure offsite — often in the cloud.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Some government agencies aren’t maximizing their hybrid cloud architecture because they’re operating two separate environments instead of leveraging the power of a unified strategy. It offers extreme flexibility by enabling seamless operation in a location that best aligns with business objectives.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Moreover, cloud-based platforms can foster collaborative water stewardship by facilitating data sharing, joint decision-making, and the development of innovative solutions across multiple stakeholders, including government agencies, utilities, and environmental organizations.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Additionally, they streamline onboarding processes, ensuring new developers have access to secure, standardized environments right from the start, further enhancing security and operational efficiency. To learn more about the transformative potential of Google Cloud Workstations, download the full Forrester TEI study.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Constituents, when interacting with government agencies, expect seamless, digital-first experiences. The challenge is not to simply digitize forms but to modernize and streamline how government works. Modern constituent services are no longer an option.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A recent collaboration between AWS, Anthropic , and Palantir is powering an AI platform that gives defense and intelligence agencies access to Anthropic’s Claude family of large language models (LLMs) on the secure AWS Cloud. Today, Amazon Bedrock is now authorized to operate in the AWS Top Secret Region.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 17, 2025

Unlike other providers that offer dedicated Gov Clouds, Workspace delivers a secure and reliable cloud infrastructure for all customers, ensuring that government agencies receive the same benefits, capacity, and features at the same pace as commercial customers while supporting compliance requirements.

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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. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a 2023 report identifying critical federal IT legacy systems in need of modernization that were written in older languages, such as COBOL.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Running containerized on-premises or self-managed workloads involves significant overhead to manage operational resources. AWS container services such as Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS are fully managed container orchestration services that can help deploy containerized workloads at scale while offloading the operational burden to AWS.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

For state and local government agencies and their teams, the question is always, “How can we use technology to do something better than we did before?” With the essential resources that states provide, agencies that work to innovate and leverage data analytics to improve their services can save lives.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Digital Identity Ecosystems: Government agencies could play a vital role in the development of systems for managing the use of digital identities across the public and private sectors.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Besides traffic management, digital twins can also be used in other areas of government operations, such as asset management and emergency response. Overall, the use of digital twins in public sector operations can streamline process efficiencies, reduce operational costs, and improve service delivery to citizens.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Given the external environment, government agencies in particular need reliable continuity plans in the event of an attack. In fact, two policy directives were recently issued to ensure that government entities can continue to operate. government agency is expected to have a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) in place.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Public sector organizations operate in an increasingly complex environment, managing diverse workloads and maintaining a high level of security. Transportation agencies need to manage access to critical infrastructure, operations data, and emergency response systems. Actions What operations are governed?

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American City & Country

AUGUST 22, 2024

Today, these projects involve more emerging technology than ever, and its importance continues to grow as the public expects a high level of service delivery from government agencies. For government leaders embarking on a modernization journey, here are three keys to navigating the process with clarity and confidence.

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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. The AWS GovCloud (US-East) and (US-West) Regions are operated exclusively by US citizens who work within US territory. Deploy edge solutions using AWS MDC Figure 1.

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Government Technology Insider

JANUARY 23, 2025

Over the past decade, the role of IT in government operations has evolved significantly and public sector IT distribution has adapted to meet these new demands and complexities. In the latest episode of the Government Technology Insider Podcast , host Lucas Hunsicker sat down with former public sector CEO, Art Richer.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Many government agencies lag in adoption of cloud computing and cite various obstacles as a deterrent. Fact: Government Agencies Struggle with Siloed Data Siloed data is a major obstacle for government agencies.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

All modern organizations, including state and local government agencies, have data platforms to house, transfer, modify and manage their digital information. Implementing a modern data platform — one that is cloud-based, sustainable, flexible and scalable — can improve operational efficiency and resilience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We also define the roles and responsibilities between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the customer to provide clarity for successful deployment, improve operational availability, and enhance security posture. If installed indoors, the MDC requires adequate air circulation to maintain the same temperature and humidity range while operating.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2023

By defining a set of normal user and network behaviors, organizations can establish a baseline for operations that are both compliant and consistent. Before government agencies can pinpoint which are which, they need the ability to reliably find and identify out-of-the-ordinary processes. The challenge?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

As government agencies seek to modernize their operations and deliver enhanced services to citizens, the role of small businesses becomes increasingly pivotal. In the intricate landscape of public sector procurement, the demand for innovation, efficiency, and reliability is paramount.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

A state government optimized operations with Quantiphi Quantiphi is a technology company that solves problems using AI and data science, and a state government’s department recently had one such problem. This operational upgrade will help the department staff benefit from the insights and efficiencies.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 25, 2025

Interconnected challenges demanding integrated solutions Cyber-resilience gaps in legacy systems pose significant risks to government operations. The National Audit Office reports 58 critical government IT systems with substantial cyber-resilience vulnerabilities, many built on outdated infrastructure that attracts cybercriminals.

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Government Technology Insider

JANUARY 11, 2024

Data has the potential to simplify delivery of public services, boost agency efficiency, and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse while enabling more informed decision making. It also reduces the need to keep the same information in multiple places, bringing agencies closer toward a single source of truth. Click here.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Successful digital transformation depends on being able to work across silos, which are a common feature of central and regional government agencies. Many of the hardest-to-solve societal challenges, such as climate mitigation and social service delivery, require cross-agency, composable solutions to have their intended impact.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 15, 2024

Peraton, an AWS Premier Partner , has worked with multiple government agencies to improve both customer and agent experiences using Amazon Connect. This speed of implementation is critical for Peraton, who sets up contact centers for multiple government agencies.

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State Tech Magazine

JUNE 7, 2023

For state and local government agencies, choosing the right one can make the difference between a prolonged crash and recovery in a matter of seconds. Eighty percent of data center operators experienced an outage in the past three years, according to a recent survey by Uptime Institute.

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Government Technology Insider

JUNE 25, 2024

Enabling cloud-based collaboration with Microsoft 365 has helped government agencies encourage connection and productivity , simplify training and maintenance, and create new channels for citizen interaction. For teams looking to turn the tide on Microsoft 365 governance, it can be overwhelming to decide how and where to start.”

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