Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

FedRAMP enables government agencies to accelerate the adoption of cloud services with confidence, knowing they meet high security standards and comply with federal regulations. Azure Commercial and Azure Government each have a Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO/PA) from the FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Implement robust monitoring and alerting systems for both on premises and AWS environments. Tools such as Amazon GuardDuty , Amazon CloudWatch , AWS Security Hub , and AWS CloudTrail can be configured to monitor critical resources and set up alerts for any issues or deviations from normal operational parameters.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2024

With Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts we are able provide extra local resiliency to customers in government and highly regulated industries like banking who need highly resilient services that can continue to operate even if there is limited local connectivity back to the AWS Region,” said Hlöðver Thor, CEO of AWS Partner Andes.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the proposed EHDS Regulation. AWS can support implementation of the EHDS At Amazon Web Services (AWS) , we welcome the EHDS as an important step towards unleashing the vast potential of health data to benefit citizens across Europe and beyond.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Summary Highly regulated enterprises and government agencies still maintain critical applications operating on legacy mainframe systems. According to GAO, reliance on older languages carries risks “such as a rise in procurement and operating costs, and a decrease in the availability of individuals with the proper skill sets.”

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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.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 30, 2023

One of the biggest challenges companies face is designing and implementing sustainable procurement policies and overcoming a lack of crucial visibility across their supply chains. Without proper assessment, businesses will continue to struggle to measure and track the impact of their current operations and improve supply chain sustainability.

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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. This blog post provides technical guidance for UK organisations to implement their landing zone in-line with guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) using the LZA.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 14, 2023

They now feature prominently in how teams operate and interact with one another and their customers and partners. This includes whether devices are company-issued or employee-owned as part of a BYOD policy, as well as app usage and operating systems, such as Apple or Android. Firstly, consider the operating systems it supports.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 2, 2024

At this event, you will uncover how Copilot can automate routine tasks, enhance collaboration, and help your team focus on higher-priority activities—all while meeting the stringent regulations of government operations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

How PDNS services work Organisations in the public sector, and other regulated industries, often have a need to ensure that important workloads or devices are not easily compromised. This could be due to limitations such as lack of access to a comprehensive array of threat intelligence sources provided by externally-operated services.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

In addition, there are a multitude of regulations and compliance requirements to meet, adding another layer of complexity to the already intricate web of data privacy controls. One of the onerous and time-consuming tasks for builders is to interpret and map these requirements before implementing them, which can affect their release cycle.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many state and local Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies currently operate on an infrastructure that is several decades old. Without a forever-modern digital infrastructure, states face difficulties meeting constituent needs, changes in regulations, and emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By using the UK implementation guide for the LZA , UK customers can design environments that will help them to align to new NCSC guidance. Using LZA on AWS, customers with highly-regulated workloads and complex compliance requirements can better manage and govern their multi-account environment. What is a landing zone?

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Google Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Assured Workloads on Google Cloud now supports International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) capabilities in nine U.S. government regulations administered by the U.S. ITAR is a set of U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This can pose security and operational continuity challenges and governments seek to address this challenge. Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector government transformation specialists researched what technology leaders in government and in the highly regulated private sector believe their main IT challenges are.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

3] Consequently, most UK businesses accept operating within a defined level of cyber risk. 4] The importance of risk mitigation Against this backdrop, it therefore becomes imperative to implement a strong cyber resilience strategy to ensure organisations are thoroughly prepared for a potential cyberattack.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 7, 2023

Microsoft operates its US Federal business out of the GCC-H and Azure Government cloud. Building on the Fedramp HIGH implementations of Azure and Microsoft Office allowed our team to focus on implementation of specific data handling controls and inherit substantive portions of our artifacts from those pre-approved controls.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Department of Defense (DoD) organizations often have requirements to establish a secure, scalable, multi-account environment that implements the security baseline compliant with US federal government standards. This walkthrough assumes the customer has already implemented the C1 component. Federal and U.S. Solution overview.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 16, 2024

Sapphire is a UK-owned and operated cyber security company. Organisations face cyber security challenges such as understaffed 24×7 Security Operations Centres (SOC), inability to use threat intelligence feeds, and inefficient awareness training. How can Sapphire help combat cyber-enabled fraud?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 3, 2023

Far-reaching potential for reducing electronic waste The implementation of blockchain-enabled traceability for used smartphones has the potential to make a significant impact on reducing electronic waste in the mobile industry.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Finally, I will present a list of various pragmatic actions from which policymakers can select several they view as most well-suited for implementation. The Report notes, by contrast, that the regulations that apply to banks are designed to do just that. Inability to continue mortgage servicing operations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

CSS built and now operates the largest and most advanced mortgage securitization platform in the US, supporting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s 70 percent market share of the industry with flexibility, scalability, and security at its core. CSS delivers an industry-critical function and is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Microsoft Public Sector

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By enabling advanced analytics and efficient data processing, they reduce the time and resources needed for data analysis, further cutting operational costs. CISA has published a guide on how to prioritize deployment: Guidance for Implementing M-21-31: Improving the Federal Government's Investigative and Remediation Capabilities.

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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. MFA has been validated as implemented and configured to comply with FIPS 140-2 requirements.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 4, 2024

These promise to revolutionise care by enabling real-time health monitoring, automating clinical operations, and enhancing the management of hospital resources. IoT is also now instrumental in transforming hospital operations. This means more precise and efficient care, reduced human errors and lower operational costs.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

With greater scrutiny of tech practices and calls for transparency, businesses must manage the deployment of smart AI while ensuring privacy safeguards , preventing bias in algorithmic decision-making, and meeting guidelines in highly regulated industries. Staying ahead of regulatory changes. Prioritizing accountability and explainability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

State and local government (SLG) agencies now have procurement questions to ask and decisions to make to maximize governance and security, simplify vendor management, and accelerate the overall process within a heavily regulated procurement environment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Importantly, the data mesh model supports robust data governance and compliance, as data domains can closely align their data management practices with GxP guidelines, ISO 27001 standards, and other industry-specific regulations. Data governance: Robust data governance policies and procedures are crucial for HIPAA compliance.

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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. CIS & CRM : The Control Implementation Summary report includes control implementation responsibility and implementation status of the FedRAMP security controls.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In order to implement a tunnel, you need to use third-party virtual appliances. Before implementing this architecture, it’s important to ensure you’re using a NIST-approved algorithm in your IPSec implementation in addition to FIPS-validated cryptographic modules. See the documentation for more information on this topic.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Transformation requires a complete step-change rethinking of how to deliver services to citizens, how the power of data is used, and how government agencies operate internally. Governments must navigate a complex landscape of legacy systems, stringent regulations, and the need to protect sensitive citizen data.

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

This transition not only promises to streamline operations but also to significantly enhance decision-making through real-time data and insights. A shift that not only enhances the efficiency and accuracy of municipal operations but also elevates the speed at which critical decisions are made.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

They are trying to unlock insights from their data, deliver better customer experiences, and improve operations using cutting-edge technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and other data analytics tools. Large databases also demand increased oversight of operations and maintenance activities.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

The private persona of a GSE is that it is owned and capitalized by the private sector and operated as a for-profit company. Second, it’s unreasonable to assume the design could work effectively through many decades of often unpredictable changes in markets, legislation, and regulation. mortgage originations.

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