AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Bridging the knowledge gap with LLMs Imagine if every government employee had an assistant who had read every book, document, and memo in the world. Conclusion In summary, the introduction of RAG alongside LLMs stands as a pivotal step forward for state and local government departments.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 17, 2024

Recognizing its significance, the highest levels of government are actively embracing Zero Trust. In September 2021, the Office of Management and Budget unveiled a draft federal strategy , emphasizing the need for a zero-trust architecture to meet evolving cybersecurity demands. However, embracing new approaches introduces challenges.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 28, 2024

But there’s another side to this coin: What should members of the press know in order to more effectively cover their governments? So, based on decades we’ve spent writing about state and local management and policy, here are some ideas we’d like to share with people in the press who are covering state and local government.

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GovLoop

APRIL 18, 2024

What is Change Management? The objective is to implement strategies that effect and control change and help people adapt to it. 6 Steps to Success But great rewards are possible with effective change management. Government employees are people, too,” she said.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Government employees don’t operate in a vacuum. The Office of Personnel Management charged federal agencies to develop and implement diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) plans. It takes teamwork — and a lot of it — to keep agencies operating, meeting missions and providing for constituents.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

Yaara Tam, head of multinational organizations, and Barbara Baeyens, head of Benelux, announced the launch of new AWS learning plans for civil servants , specifically designed for European Union (EU) government agencies to help government employees build cloud skills and accelerate digital transformation.

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ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

If you are a federal employee, be prepared to say goodbye to presidential appointees and to have new leaders. Many state and local government employees will experience these federal changes too. Recognize new policies and the changes necessary for program implementation. Weigh hyperbole versus the fact.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In an effort to keep government employees educated and informed on the topic, we’ve compiled four free resources to help you this Cybersecurity Awareness Month: [Playbook]: 4 Steps Agencies Can Take for a Strong Cyber Foundation Improving your agency’s cybersecurity posture is no simple matter, but this playbook can help.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In the public sector, these capabilities can improve citizen services, empower government employees, and drive data-driven decision-making for greater efficiency and mission impact. At our recent mWISE 2024 event, we emphasized the critical role of collaboration in cybersecurity.

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 21, 2023

Government employees seek a streamlined workflow and the opportunity to work with new technologies which drives job satisfaction and retention. DocAI can help government workers create more streamlined workflows to improve operations as well as the constituent experience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

These learning efforts have produced tangible results: 60,000 government employees trained in data science, artificial intelligence (AI), leadership, and digital transformation in Abu Dhabi; a more resilient public infrastructure in the Philippines ; and heightened digital sophistication through data literacy for the Department of Defense.

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GovLoop

APRIL 29, 2024

At GovLoop, we’re always excited to offer meaningful online training to government employees who need to stay up to date on the latest technology and trends in order to serve constituents effectively. PT to hear from state and local government leaders about how to implement zero-trust principles. ET/11-11:50 a.m.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Optionally, you can view the deployed resources by logging into the AWS Management Console , navigating to the CloudFormation service, selecting the relevant CloudFormation stack, and choosing the Resources tab. The desktop web interface government officials use to triage issues, described in detail in the following section.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

People entering the government IT workforce now have different expectations than their older colleagues, and that needs to be reflected in how agencies define those jobs, said one state chief information officer. In the past, many government employees were looking for a pension, which meant they would be around for 20 or 30 years.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Without agility, government employees cannot react to fluid circumstances quickly and efficiently. Hybrid clouds enable agencies to rapidly implement and enforce zero-trust cybersecurity by making agencywide governance easier and more manageable. “A Boost Agility.

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Google Public Sector

JULY 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed all kinds of agencies to reconsider the timelines and impact of their digital initiatives, whether this means moving core technology infrastructure to the cloud, rolling out more modern productivity tools for government employees, or using artificial intelligence to better deliver citizen services.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In a 2016 article, the Centre for Public Impact, a government consulting firm, said that “the future public servant will increasingly need to think and act like an entrepreneur.” Government employees must be proficient in navigating, generating and implementing new ideas in a fast-changing world.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2022

We recently commissioned a cybersecurity survey asking workers—including government workers—how they feel about their cloud security solutions. As the threat landscape continues to evolve, government leaders need partners that can provide in-depth security to help protect, detect, and mitigate security breaches.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 29, 2020

With increased call volumes, it’s critical that employees can focus on cases that require the most expertise. In a similar vein, Google Cloud and SpringML helped the City of Las Vegas build a COVID-19 intake application to manage placement of homeless patients at pop-up virus treatment centers in Las Vegas parking lots.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

But with active management and promotion (the kind of stuff I write about frequently, e.g., " Revisiting assistance programs to get people biking: 18 programs "), there could be way more cyclists in that area, because it is a foundational bikeway, over 20 miles long, covering much of Davis County and into Weber County. That part was cool.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

Enter the FHFA The FHFA implemented specific reforms in past years to keep the FHLBs from straying even further from their mission and towards profit. Interestingly, most of them can be implemented by the FHFA itself as the System’s regulator. The resulting FHFA Report has a long series of recommendations for FHLB reform.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 14, 2022

The Best Places to Work data and rankings point to several government-wide themes that can help agencies plan for improved engagement and track their progress as they implement tailored engagement agendas. Here are four themes that merit attention: Keep employees informed about future workplace plans.

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