Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Firstly, applications considered to pose an unacceptable risk, such as those resembling China’s government-operated social scoring systems, are banned. Global impact and future prospects Similar to the EU’s landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU AI Act is poised to set a global standard for AI governance.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Government procurement professionals are tasked with balancing the need for innovation while adhering to strict regulations. Procurement’s role in responsible AI implementation Procurement professionals are at the forefront of verifying compliance with policies and regulations governing the use of technology within government agencies.

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GovPilot

JANUARY 30, 2024

The role of local government officials may be one of the most heavily scrutinized positions that a person can take. Not only are there general difficulties that may come up on a daily basis, but navigating the landscape of complex needs of citizens , resources, and regulations only adds to the challenge.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

DECEMBER 8, 2016

“GovTech is the operating system of government!” GovTech is a rapidly expanding industry across the globe that has an engaging, collaborative, inspiring community of individuals within government, nonprofits and private industry who all share the commonality of employing new and existing technologies to improve the lives of citizens."

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

The pandemic also accelerated government agencies’ adoption of new technologies to support team collaboration and more flexible work environments, including chat, video conferencing, and document sharing. Why consumer apps fall short Why do some agency users continue to rely on unsecure messaging apps?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Governments worldwide dedicate a significant portion of their IT budget to maintaining legacy technology systems. This can pose security and operational continuity challenges and governments seek to address this challenge. billion) of its current IT spending. This impacts the priority status of legacy IT remediation efforts.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Introduction Government authorities such as tax, unemployment insurance, and other finance agencies across the US and globally are seeking ways to innovate. As the volume, velocity, and variety of data grows, government authorities are now investing in modern data strategies that treat data as an asset and allow it to be used effectively.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 11, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) Federal Acquisition Regulation supplement (DFARs) 252.204-7012 requires Cloud Service Providers (CSP) to meet a baseline for compliance. Microsoft 365 Government (GCC High) has completed multiple FedRAMP High impact level audits, meets security and compliance requirements outlined by the U.S.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 11, 2024

Department of Defense (DoD) contractors and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) by supporting the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements for the Microsoft 365 Government (GCC High) cloud service offering. The Agency ATOs include but are not limited to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), the U.S.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The group has been focused on the Microsoft US Government cloud service offerings, including the US Sovereign Cloud with Microsoft 365 US Government (GCC; GCC High), Microsoft Azure Government , and additional highly regulated solutions.

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GovLoop

MARCH 25, 2024

In an article about rebuilding trust in government, Deloitte Insights broke down government work into six archetypes: retailer, retailer-like, innovator, educator, regulator and enforcer. It’s a question worth asking, and it may lead to insights that help you develop a better relationship with the public.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Healthcare institutions have the opportunity to accelerate their move to the cloud, but first they need more clarity in how to manage healthcare data governance securely and in compliance with all regulations. To make good governance decisions, health policymakers need to ask the question, “What are we trying to achieve?”

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GCN

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Despite challenges from budget cycles, regulations and outdated procurement processes, state and local government agencies urgently need cyber solutions that improve operations and cut costs, a recent report says.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Google Public Sector and Carahsoft are launching an Authority to Operate (ATO) accelerator to support independent software vendors (ISVs) in their journey to achieve compliance authorizations, such as FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels, and StateRAMP programs, to serve government agencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Operational since November 2022, as part of AWS’s total investment of INR 1,36,500 crores (US $16.4 Government organisations can improve e-governance standards and enable on-demand digital services for citizens and businesses across India. Cloud technology is key to accelerating innovation in India’s public sector.

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

By making data centers more efficient, state and local governments can kill two (or more) birds with one stone. Data center optimization ensures compliance with regulations, saves money and helps agencies to be environmentally conscious. That should include data centers, which are large consumers of energy.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2023

Enterprises, government organizations, and policy makers around the world want a hyperscale cloud provider that delivers a cloud on their terms — one that meets their requirements for digital sovereignty while still delivering the functionality, flexibility, and scale of cloud services. GDC Hosted offers: 1.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance and find applications across various domains, the responsible development and use of AI systems has become a top priority for the US government. Enabling agencies to build and strengthen AI governance Robust governance is the foundation upon which responsible AI initiatives must be built.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

Governments encourage public sector organizations, businesses, and citizens to embrace digital technologies and practices through a range of incentives. As an Amazon Web Services (AWS) government transformation advisor, I’ve observed best practices that deliver success, and in this post, I summarize them.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The survey asked 839 IT decision-makers in US government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations about how their organizations envision incorporating generative AI into their unique missions. Public sector organizations can also rest assured that AWS has extensive experience serving government and highly-regulated industries.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 30, 2023

Without proper assessment, businesses will continue to struggle to measure and track the impact of their current operations and improve supply chain sustainability. Plus, regulations vary across different countries and sectors, complicating the process of developing consistent and effective eco-policies.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The final FAA piloting training regulations came together quickly—just 16 months after they were first proposed, a timeline “almost unheard of” in federal rulemaking, according to FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker. “The regulation published today will ensure the U.S. and Mayor Lily Wu of Wichita, Kan.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MAY 2, 2023

While technological advancements offer exciting opportunities, optimizing these changes pose specific challenges for IT leaders in government. At Microsoft, we're excited to continue empowering government organizations and their workforce to drive innovation in the public sector.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

OCTOBER 3, 2024

State and local governments are exploring ways to take a more direct role in financing, preserving, and developing housing to address the nation’s housing shortage with an array of public development models, according to a new policy brief by the NYU Furman Center and its Housing Solutions Lab.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Regulators bare their teeth with substantial fines. And in recent years, regulators including the ICO and the DPC of Ireland have issued multi-million-pound (or euro) fines. The post An increase in cyber attack fines highlights firms’ need to tighten security appeared first on Open Access Government. References. [1]

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 16, 2024

In response, the UK Government released a strategy in 2023 with the aim of reducing fraud by 10%. Sapphire is a UK-owned and operated cyber security company. Government action against cyber-enabled fraud The public sector faces challenges in responding quickly to the evolving threat landscape that criminals can exploit.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 25, 2024

In this blog series our Google Cloud Public Sector leaders share their expertise on how AI is revolutionizing government services. Adaptive AI for the public sector: Flexible, scalable solutions from Google Cloud The public sector faces unique challenges: evolving constituent needs, complex regulations, and finite resources.

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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

JULY 25, 2024

Both institutions faced the discontinuation of existing outsourcing contracts and required a seamless transition to a new IT operating model. Their existing partner provided infrastructure services but lacked expertise in healthcare application management, which is crucial for digitization efforts in their regulated segment.

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GovLoop

MARCH 21, 2024

In their raw form, broad-based foundation models are not ideally suited to support the nuanced needs of government agencies, Dvorak said, which deal in “unique libraries or vocabularies, terminologies and processes, which aren’t necessarily captured or semantically linked in the model. But that strength is also a potential weakness.

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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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American City & Country

AUGUST 21, 2024

“It’s important to note that local governments have developed a reputation over the years for having lackluster cybersecurity; and not without good reason. Boateng lists the following IT weaknesses that are sometimes found in local government technology departments: Weak authentication. Lack of monitoring and auditing.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be an amazing tool for improving operations. Where to Start We’re still learning what AI can do for government, according to Chaturvedi, but some relatively easy first steps for agencies have emerged. But agencies are rightly concerned about how best to implement it. Document and information formatting.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 2, 2024

Data sovereignty refers to a concept where individuals, organizations, or governments have control over their own data and infrastructure, ensuring independence, privacy, and security. This can be helpful for complying with data residency regulations.

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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 3, 2023

Controlling public safety is a major concern of governments, and that’s where public safety technology comes in The legitimacy that results from managing a crisis has an instant and lasting impact on public opinion and the daily lives of citizens. This means that public safety is both a risk and an opportunity.

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Google Public Sector

JULY 17, 2024

Public sector and government organizations require cloud solutions that can drive innovation and also adhere to strict sovereignty and security requirements. For years, security experts have warned of the risks of government overreliance on singular security controls.

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