AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With this solution, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment. Once you have formed the team delivering your cloud foundation, you can use the following guidance to help implement the solution.

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 27, 2025

In an effort to improve efficiency while addressing challenges like workforce adaption and data privacy, Georgias state and local agencies are rapidly integrating AI and GenAI into their IT modernization efforts. Here we explore the AI challenges state and local agencies face and six best practices to guide government AI adoption strategies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Benefits overview CSDs in the cloud are a strategic move for state and local government healthcare systems looking to enhance patient care, improve efficiency, and stay adaptable in an ever-evolving healthcare landscape while ensuring the security and privacy of patient information.

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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.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The firm offers solutions for cities , other governments and corrections. Local governments face issues that range from balancing public safety and individual privacy rights to managing vast amounts of data securely and efficiently. Prioritize stakeholder engagement, including community input.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Digital government and services Digital government and modernized service delivery remain the second highest priority for state technology leaders in the 2023 report. Citizens expect to engage with their local government in the same fast, digital manner that they communicate in their daily lives.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

The new emergency amendment requires that impacted TSA-regulated entities develop an approved implementation plan that describes measures they are taking to improve their cybersecurity resilience and prevent disruption and degradation to their infrastructure. Controls can be either preventative or detective.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

There are hundreds of US federal government departments and agencies. The majority are subject to Federal Records Act (FRA) and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regulations that require them to collect, store, and manage federal records that are created, received, and used in daily operations.

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Government Technology Insider

JUNE 13, 2024

State and local government agencies quickly have begun to include artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in IT modernization plans. If regulations are not followed, a genAI model could unintentionally locate and train on data that should have been disposed of. Download the Study 1.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2022

In 2020, 79 ransomware attacks hit government organizations, amounting to nearly $19 billion in downtime and recovery costs 1. Other research indicates 34% of local governments worldwide were hit by ransomware in 2022 2. Autonomic security operations helps government leaders monitor security both on premises and in the cloud.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This blog post provides guidance towards data sharing among government agencies, offering prescriptive approaches and best practices for implementing secure data exchange solutions using AWS services. Data velocity : How quickly you need to share the data (for example, real-time, batch, streaming). How can AWS help?

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Microsoft Public Sector

MAY 2, 2023

Designing and implementing a hybrid work model in the public sector comes with added nuances such as security and privacy concerns, limited technology resources, cultural changes, managing employee performance, and compliance with regulations. Another challenge that organizations are facing is the phenomenon of "quiet quitting."

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Watch Getting Started with Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns : With Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns, SMAs can proactively communicate across voice, SMS, and email to quickly serve their members and improve agent productivity, while supporting compliance with local regulations. See more Health and Human Services Cloud Resources here.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

September 2024 Update Microsoft 365 Commercial + Azure Commercial FedRAMP in Azure The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. US persons in US locations).

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Partnership for Public Service

APRIL 3, 2025

With founding support from Microsoft and Google.org , were expanding our Center into the nation’s hub for empowering public sector leaders as effective users and smart regulators of AI. The post Building AI leadership with the AI Center for Government appeared first on Partnership for Public Service.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Once they receive the account, they’re responsible for implementing security controls as required by GC policy. A cloud landing zone automates the set-up of an environment for running secure and scalable workloads while implementing an initial security baseline through the creation of core accounts and resources.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

s geospatial big data analyses provide detailed diagnoses of each rural property’s environmental compliance in relation to Brazil’s Forest Code , the applicable Brazilian regulation governing conservation of the rain forest. SeloVerde 2.1’s The vision behind SeloVerde and CAR 2.0 [the Currently, SeloVerde 2.1

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Social Pinpoint

JUNE 5, 2023

Implementing robust data protection measures not only aids to fulfill legal obligations but it also creates a welcoming and respectful environment where everyone’s worth is recognized. Adhering to legal frameworks and regulations for data protection. Data protection and privacy are critical considerations for organizations.

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GovLoop

JUNE 12, 2024

The website offers: Video messages from governors Research and resources Opportunities to take action Links to related meetings and events Cyber News Feed State and local agencies have made cybersecurity a top priority for 2024. Local governments are a big target for cyberattacks and often don’t have the resources of federal agencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Flexibility – With microservices, changes and updates can be made to individual components without affecting the entire system, making it easier to adapt the system to new laws, regulations, or business requirements. Learn more about the approaches to modernizing monolithic applications in the Implementing Microservices on AWS whitepaper.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Now, SimSpace Weaver is available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, US-East and US-West, allowing customers with sensitive data or regulated workloads in the cloud to meet U.S. federal, state, or local government security and compliance requirements.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

State and local policymakers around the country are working to address America’s severe housing shortage, by considering, and implementing, a wide range of policies in the hopes of increasing housing supply. The increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too.

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 21, 2024

To celebrate the invaluable contributions of public servants, I embarked on a journey to delve into the experiences, challenges and triumphs of four people making a difference in local government and the federal workforce. Below, I profile two of these individuals. Read our previous blog post to learn about the others.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 26, 2023

Indeed, most local governments report that almost all owners pay their property taxes on time. In our decade of work to help local governments and advocates address widespread vacant and abandoned properties , we’ve seen the impact of property tax foreclosure across the country.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 12, 2024

Most state and local governments struggle with limited resources. Networks and infrastructure are getting more complex, and a local government may have thousands of devices that need to be patched, secured and configured. Plus, they need to stay compliant with ever-changing regulations.

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Center for Community Progress

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As executive administrator for the Louisville Metro Government’s (LMG) Codes and Regulations department, Crowe took pride in the fact that his department treated all properties with housing and building code violations the same, regardless of property owner, type, or neighborhood. Photo: Center for Community Progress).

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A funding roadmap While funding for water systems to better understand how to achieve compliance with recent EPA PFAS regulations is available, time is of the essence. If the grant is successful and recipient municipalities bid out aspects of the grant implementation, the consultants can participate in the competitive bid response.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Due to a lack of recycling infrastructure, many countries deal with e-waste by exporting large amounts to developing regions that lack proper waste management systems and regulations. These agreements also make sustainable purchasing easier for smaller organizations, including local governments and school districts.”

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Death and Taxes

MAY 26, 2022

Yet, little academic research on governments has evaluated the process for selecting different tools, the policies governments have in place to implement them, and the consequences of using one tool over another. The legal allowance and authorization can be recognized through a formal policy created to govern practices.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

1) Have several, if not all of the four government mortgage agencies, 6 strongly support and subsidize “chattel loans” (i.e., In Part 3, I describe what implementable policy leverage points make sense, in my view. These will differ somewhat from those currently broadly proposed by MH supporters.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 28, 2025

The revised rule requires that public entities including state and local governments, public schools, community colleges, public universities, state and local courts, public hospitals, and healthcare clinicsto ensure that their digital content, including websites, mobile applications, and documents, is accessible for people with disabilities.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

While the response to Hurricane Helene continues, local governments are looking ahead to the long road to recovery. This post describes the legal authority and practical considerations for local governments seeking to serve in the role of financial bridge. Detailed legal analysis of each point follows after the summary.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

And, umm, such interventions are already studied before being implemented. The moratorium would run from May 2025 to March 2026 as state transportation officials study all the traffic-calming projects the city had implemented or planned to build from July 2015 to July 2035. But still it wastes a year. And maybe UDOT will buckle.

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