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. It lacks governance, for example, knowing who changed what and when. Actions What operations are governed? Its time consuming with development and change process effort.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Public safety agencies must understand and address the specific needs of their constituents among a diverse group of communities. Information sharing is vital for response operations that might require input from different divisions, departments, or even neighboring agencies. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector Team for more.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 26, 2022

The United States’ 911 system has been operating for over a half-century, providing aid in case of emergencies. Learn more about how AWS supports justice and public safety customers. Read more about AWS for state and local governments : How the Port of Long Beach addresses supply chain challenges with AWS.

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Barrett & Greene

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Were looking forward to participating in a panel at the upcoming annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) about Trust in Government. The real work of government -- delivering services like health care, transportation, education and public safety seems to have taken a back seat.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 28, 2025

At the heart of DC-MPDs operations lies a well-established data pipeline that efficiently handles a vast array of information sourced from over 400 datasets derived from the Mark43 records management system. This pause mechanism enables data integrity and allows operations teams to investigate the root cause.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Justice and public safety agencies and their solution providers are building highly available, resilient, and secure applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS) at a rapid pace. Customers maintain complete ownership and control over their sensitive CJIS data.

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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 18, 2025

Dominic Norton, Sales Director at Spitfire Network Services Ltd, discusses the evolution of security, focusing on the shift from physical to digital vulnerabilities, including securing IoT devices in the public sector Not long ago, securing a public sector site, whether a government office, school, or transport hub, was largely a physical process.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Now, IDOC has better reporting and utilizes data generated by its new system to pioneer better outcomes for public safety and the communities it serves. The new OMS is improving operational efficiencies, for example, lessening the time to intake and assign an individual, and reducing IT infrastructure and maintenance.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Lastly, the PIDC wanted to address public safety issues related to speeding and collisions, and decrease damage to their property. In turn, these insights have directly benefited the Navy Yard in their planning and daily operations. After much research, PIDC employed Rekor Systems, Inc.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 22, 2025

The traditional process of implementing new solutionsfrom defining requirements through to deployment and trainingoften meant that by the time a system was fully operational, business needs had evolved. It encourages staff at all levels to propose ideas for solutions to transform our work and operational efficiency.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

With cloud as the new operational foundation, governments can fully embrace innovation to revolutionize constituent services and operational effectiveness. In 2019, Amazon set a goal to match all of the electricity used across it global operation with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

At the request of standby organizations Help.NGO and Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC), the AWS Disaster Preparedness and Response team assisted with response operations across a variety of functions in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

Government of Canada (GC) organizations handle sensitive data, such as citizens’ personal information and confidential documents, and take on the responsibility of appropriately securing and protecting this data from unauthorized access or disclosure. Lire cet article en français.

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GovLoop

APRIL 15, 2025

In state and local government, some of the most valuable data is not found in traditional databases. But this content is rich in insights about the management and delivery of government operations and services, whether its assessing the time needed to approve permit applications or reviewing the criteria determining eligibility for benefits.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Carbyne APEX transitioned the call center from analog to a digital interface that is smartphone-friendly and allows operators to communicate with callers via live video. By migrating to APEX, Guernsey County managed to eliminate hardware costs and consolidate various operating expenses.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Data can improve traffic congestion, enhance delivery of critical government services, and save millions of dollars, according to a recent study by Forrester Consulting. Our goal with this study is to help even more public sector organizations worldwide understand the potential benefits that data integration can have on their end missions.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

To revive them, NPD made the decision to go live on the SOMA public safety platform—six months ahead of the scheduled cutover date. The deployment and results SOMA is a leading technology partner providing critical response and operating software solutions for law enforcement, first responder, and government agencies.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 25, 2025

Public sector leaders must navigate these complexities with strategic decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term efficiency and resilience. Interconnected challenges demanding integrated solutions Cyber-resilience gaps in legacy systems pose significant risks to government operations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 11, 2024

Leaders in education and state and local government know that technology is changing at a rapid pace. From July 23-24 in Austin, Texas , join more than 500 leaders across education and state and local government to learn how advancements in cloud technology are shaping the future of education and public services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dave Levy, vice president of AWS worldwide public sector, delivered his talk, “ Empowering citizens through digital innovation ,” on Monday, November 27. Levy discussed how government, education, nonprofit, healthcare, and aerospace and satellite organizations use the AWS Cloud to improve people’s lives and the world we share.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Real-time data is the lynchpin for any progressive government , enabling it to improve efficiency, enhance operations and communications, provide improved services for citizens, uncover fraud and lower the risk of cyberattacks. The government benefits from receiving and processing data in real-time. Keeping data secure.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

In my experience working with city governments, I’ve seen firsthand cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Sacramento, and St. Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. What is a fiscal cliff?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Introduction The Nebraska Judicial Branch is a vital component of the state’s government for interpreting and applying the law to resolve disputes and uphold justice. The Nebraska Judicial Branch operates under the administrative direction of the state’s Supreme Court, which consists of a Chief Justice and six associate justices.

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

AI is positively transforming government operations and being used to support mission outcomes across a wide range of services, from improving patient care, enhancing learning and education, improving public safety, streamlining citizen services, and so much more.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It costs real money when the public sector gets hit with a ransomware assault. The average (mean) cost for state and local government organizations to recover from a ransomware attack was $2.83 This is a sample of the data in the “State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2024 report.” million reported in 2023.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. This report encouraged governments big and small to improve the “environment content” of their purchasing policies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Since February 1968 , 911 centers have served as the first link in the public safety response chain, having a profound impact on the public safety system in the United States and inspiring replication internationally.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2023

The public sector continues to inspire us with their dedication to leveraging technology and serving their constituents. This year’s winners of the Google Cloud Customer Award in government and education include eight organizations from across the country. Congratulations to the 2023 award winners!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Transit authorities across the globe want to monitor the driving habits of their fleet drivers to curtail unsafe driving, reduce safety-related incidents, and improve passenger experience. Transit agencies also want to provide meaningful feedback to their operators by providing them with relevant context for their unsafe driving.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

For example, AWS Partner Quantela offers a traffic and lighting solution that helps cities leverage Internet of Things (IoT) to drive efficiencies, reduce operating costs, and perform predictive infrastructure maintenance. Some Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partners are already making big strides in offering these solutions.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 27, 2023

According to Gartner, the consequences to IT operations or supply chains run high at around $540,000 per hour. As we look ahead, more organizations and local governments should consider rehearsing their responses through routine cyberattack simulation drills. That amounts to an average cost of business disruption rising from $3.9

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

explains how ServiceNow AIOps and decision intelligence can redefine government operations, increase efficiency, and enhance citizen services In today’s dynamic and data-driven world, governments around the globe are facing the pressing need to make faster, more accurate decisions that impact operational outcomes.

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Google Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At Google Cloud Next , our global showcase for the latest technologies and customer success stories, public sector organizations shared their innovative work to support constituents. California’s Government Operations sponsors pilot programs to help their 150 departments democratize access to public services.

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 25, 2023

Conversations about this looming crisis—known as a debt limit breach—may bring to mind another dire and perhaps more well-known situation: a partial or full government shutdown. disrupt critical federal services, undermine public trust in government, and make it harder for our government to respond to threats and keep us safe.

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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. As Fortune points out, these shortages are good news for cyber wages — and bad news for government agencies competing for talent. The problem is not that technology always falls short. million workers, but that still leaves 3.4

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