AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The question comes up often when I meet with government leaders around the world in my role as a government transformation digital advisor at Amazon Web Services (AWS). During my time in the GDS, and now in my work with government leaders, I’ve learned important lessons about transforming services securely in the cloud.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 19, 2024

The new Continuing Resolution will keep the federal government open and operating through February and gives Congress new deadlines in March for passing the 12 annual federal appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024. This week, a new short-term federal spending bill passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan support.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Rebuilding Trust Through Community Engagement Rebuilding trust between governments and their communities will be a central theme in 2025. Governments can foster trust by prioritizing inclusivity and demonstrating a commitment to addressing community needs through transparency, accountability, and ongoing dialogue.

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GCN

MARCH 18, 2024

Providing voting access in rural areas has long been a challenge in the state, and across the country. Now, Maricopa county is hosting a big test of its efforts to improve access to the ballot in remote polling locations.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Voting is no exception to this transition. Electronic voting, or E-voting, holds particular potential in the future of local elections. This transition is often met with trepidation as the novelty of “going online” intimidates in a way that blinds the potential it possesses and the far-reaching benefits.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2020

There has been a concerted effort to disparage and cast doubt on the validity and security of vote by mail systems. In this podcast, Julie Wise, Director of Elections for King County, Washington State explains the physical and cybersecurity measures that are in place to protect a vote by mail system.

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Policy Chats

MARCH 11, 2024

Kennedy School of Government. In 2021, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted by a vote of 4 to 1 to adopt a Supervisorial district map for the 2020 round of redistricting that was really fraught with a lot of controversy. Kennedy School of Government.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

On October 14, the country’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously voted in favor of adding an amendment to Mexico’s constitution: Continue reading on TheCityFix.com. In a groundbreaking move for national road safety policy, Mexico has elevated to their constitution a universal right to safe mobility.

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i360 Gov State & Local

JUNE 8, 2022

Governing - A report from the U.S. Other voting equipment may be similarly at-risk. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency found the devices have security vulnerabilities that put them at risk for cyber attacks.

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Policy Chats

MARCH 11, 2024

Kennedy School of Government. In 2021, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted by a vote of 4 to 1 to adopt a Supervisorial district map for the 2020 round of redistricting that was really fraught with a lot of controversy. Kennedy School of Government.

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Partnership for Public Service

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This past summer, the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration issued a challenge : Create a toolkit of effective approaches to increase public participation and community engagement in government. Both are critical to an effective government.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The chamber approved the same “laddered” spending bill as the House in a 87-11 bipartisan vote.

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Citizen Lab

AUGUST 23, 2023

While the full participation ladder is made up of various methods for community engagement, sometimes local government projects simply necessitate a fast and decisive turnaround when consulting residents and other stakeholders.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

While the Roxbury initiative was voted on, twice, it didn't pass (" Separatist City of Mandela : Boston Voting on Proposal to Let Black Areas Secede ," Los Angeles Times ). The federal government stopped giving extra money to cities, as their needs were increasing. Mandela versus electing Black leaders.

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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Now that Congress is back from August recess, it is racing around the clock to fund the federal government for the next fiscal year, which starts on Oct. When annual funding bills aren’t passed through the appropriations process, the government shuts down. The full House and Senate still need to consider and vote on these bills.

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GCN

MARCH 23, 2024

The vote in the House and Senate averts a shutdown and brings funding certainty. But several programs significant to state and local governments saw cuts.

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ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Look beyond recent events and prepare for a change in government with the new administration. Many state and local government employees will experience these federal changes too. No amount of government help can replace the pride of earning a living, raising a family, and having pride in your community.

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GovLoop

JUNE 10, 2024

They need to build a voter registration database, secure the voting machines, and then tally votes accurately — all in the face of potential disruptions from malicious actors, foreign and domestic. So why don’t we have a coordinated change of social media passwords in local government three days before the election?”

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FedHeads

AUGUST 20, 2019

Robert Shea and Francis Rose have been breaking down the complexities of government management in a light-hearted way for over a year. Show your support and vote up on FedHeads! Step-by-step guide to Vote: 1- Click on the link above: • FedHeads Live: A Podcast for Government Nerds : [link].

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Partnership for Public Service

JUNE 25, 2024

Heyman Service to America Medals® People’s Choice Award , which gives special recognition to one of this year’s Sammies finalists based on public voting. Read about the top six finalists below and vote for your favorites to win this year’s award. government. Trower, Wanda J. Brown, Gerald D. The post Who will win?

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Over the course of the last few months, we’ve been digging deeply into the world of tax incentives given by states and local governments to help encourage economic development. We’ve been researching state and local governments for long enough that this state of affairs shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 12, 2023

Heyman Service to America Medals ® , the premier awards program honoring excellence and innovation in our federal government. These awards—called the Sammies—shine the spotlight on federal employees whose remarkable accomplishments benefit the nation, build trust in our government and inspire people to public service.

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Partnership for Public Service

JUNE 21, 2023

While all our Sammies finalists represent the very best in government, this award grants special recognition to the finalist who receives the most votes from the general public.  Continue reading to learn more about these outstanding civil servants and vote for your favorite to be crowned the 2023 People’s Choice Award winner.

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GCN

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The states that have announced bans in the past two weeks include Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, New Hampshire and Tennessee.

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GovPilot

JUNE 5, 2024

When looking at this new implementation, local government officials will often find themselves at a crossroads. Executing and utilizing clean energy tactics and green technologies is no small task.

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GovPilot

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As election day approaches, local government officials face the challenge of ensuring that constituents are informed about critical voting procedures.

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 7, 2023

government will invest approximately $7.5 This information is important to help governments identify which communities are most underserved. Connected vehicle data is emerging as our best source of data for government agencies to make infrastructure investments, but these data sets are enormous.

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GCN

JUNE 6, 2023

Blockchain systems can improve data storage and security for state and local governments managing electronic medical records, property records, voting systems and other applications.

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GCN

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Voting technology in the U.S. is secretive and often expensive. Can an open-source alternative take its place?

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GCN

MARCH 17, 2023

states are withdrawing from the Electronic Registration Information Center, a multistate data-sharing effort to improve voter roll accuracy—a move one expert says undermines election security and integrity.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Partners are seeing increased customer interest in solutions that support critical public services like traffic, voting, transportation, and waste management. With Solution Spark , public sector partners can develop open source AWS solutions to support customers across state and local government, federal government, healthcare, and education.

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Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 15, 2024

This annual event raises awareness about how “ civic learning is needed to ensure each and every person across this country has the necessary tools to engage as members of our self-governing society.” Our democracy depends on the people who work in government. Federal jobs are available in every state, Washington, D.C., all the U.S.

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JUNE 25, 2023

By one account at least, Ukraine is in the midst of harnessing exactly that method to turn the energy of Russian aggression into potent fuel for an impressive program of root and branch reform of government and the public sector. The emergence of Ukraine 2.0 is not only an object lesson in silver linings in the darkest of clouds.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The simple political reality of this was conveyed to us many year ago by the long-time mayor of Indianapolis William Hudnut, who said (and we’re paraphrasing here, as it’s hard to find notes from the early 1990s): “The real measure of my success is clear when people vote.”.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

From the article: A damning, 72-page report the agency authored portrays a housing authority in disarray and at risk of defaulting on its agreement with the federal government. Council votes for $8 billion Medicaid contracts, housing overhaul ," Post ). The employees are considered DC Government employees. But he didn't.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 31, 2023

Recent polling by the Partnership for Public Service shows that positive experiences with federal services may help drive trust in government but that negative experiences appear to affect trust more strongly. Is it a straightforward correlation—the better people’s experiences, the more they trust government? adults from Nov.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The neighborhood is primarily made up of low-income Spanish-speaking people, many of them undocumented residents who cant vote and can be easily ignored even though theyre a critical part of L.A.s ," LAT , " Can key politicians in Los Angeles help MacArthur Park? Theyre going to try ," LA Daily News ).The economy, present and future.

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