AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Each year across the United States, new government policies take effect that impact the lives of millions of people, however, those policies are only as good as the data that informs them. Too often, policymakers lack access to relevant data that could better inform the development of these new policies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

Managers needed the ability to review and approve telework requests, and executives needed to be able to gain insights on the Division’s telework arrangements—all while keeping sensitive information compliant and secure. The DOJ Tax Division is responsible for enforcing US tax laws.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 28, 2025

The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington DC (DC-MPD) is one of the ten largest police agencies in the United States, serving as the primary law enforcement entity for the District of Columbia. Cost optimization: Cost efficiency is a key advantage of the AWS-based ETL pipeline.

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 12, 2023

Now Renee gets to spend every day surrounded by books (and other great services, of course) in her role as Library Education and Communications Coordinator for the Law Library Victoria. Their physical and digital collections are made up of legal databases, textbooks, legislation, journals, law reports, and research tools.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2025

There are major concerns regarding sensitive information being fed inadvertently into AI environments, unauthorized access to AI environments enabling data breaches, and tampering with AI environments to alter outputs, among other risks.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Government officials and contractors should be wary of how the use of artificial intelligence might create privacy and contracting challenges, public sector lawyers said at the annual conference of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers on Tuesday. The same laws that apply to…

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As citizens’ expectations evolve and the need for rapid, accurate information becomes more pronounced, state and local governments seek smarter ways to keep pace. To understand how these technologies work together to enhance information retrieval and generation, let’s examine the process flow of an LLM integrated with RAG.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Colonel Lamar Davis of the Louisiana State Police (LSP), recently summed up the law enforcement landscape, saying, “When you look at crime today, it’s not just a public safety or law enforcement problem—it’s a social problem.” That information was in another system, but we had no clue because our systems were not connected.”

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GCN

JUNE 29, 2023

The government faces legal restrictions on how much personal information it can gather on citizens, but the law is largely silent on agencies purchasing the data from commercial brokers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

These organizations face stringent compliance requirements, and any unauthorized access to protected health information (PHI) or personal identifiable information (PII) can result in legal penalties and reputational damage. Verified Permissions enables such fine-grained access control.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The following sections provide detailed information on each stage, helping you understand the deployment process and prepare effectively. During this stage, we work with you to understand your use case for the MDC and gather site information using the site preparation questionnaire. Contact form in the AWS Management Console.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

Public officials and employees for electoral candidates, political committees, and political action committees (PACs) must publicly disclose their campaign finances in accordance with different state campaign finance disclosure laws. These APIs are secured using Amazon Cognito to meet authentication, authorization, and user management needs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

The automated intelligence has provided necessary information to assist in discovery and appropriate legal action. The overarching solution offered tangible results within the community, with thousands of traffic and safety incidents identified since implementation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

It gives doctors rapid access to up-to-date health records and test results so that they have better information and more time for patient care. Doctors needed a standardized EMR system to access accurate patient information instantly. Bahmni, an open source electronic medical records (EMR) system is one that we have pioneered.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

On the other hand, social media should be used to dispel misinformation, provide access to the truth and give members of the community a platform they can use to fact check information themselves. Local governments can easily disseminate this information via their social media channels, acting as a source of truth.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 2, 2024

This mitigates privacy concerns associated with transmitting sensitive information to remote servers, reducing the risk of data breaches or unauthorized surveillance. Before transferring it back to the primary cloud infrastructure, edge devices also process the data, anonymizing or encrypting any sensitive information.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Cost, resilience, and performance are non-functional requirements that are often at tension with each other.” — Werner Vogels, The Frugal Architect, Law III Nonprofit organizations are typically frugal and responsible. Unchallenged Success Leads to Assumptions.” — The Frugal Architect, Law VII Frugality does not imply rigidity.

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Government Technology Insider

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

All digital devices surrounding an incident collect valuable evidence and alter the way law enforcement handles crime. These technology advancements provide law enforcement agencies with challenges to effectively use resources to follow the digital trail. To learn more about the power of Digital Intelligence, click here.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

So if youre a government leader and you want to get up to speed on all the essential information and insights from AWS re:Invent 2024, weve compiled what youre looking for here. In this post, we highlight the key takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2024 for government agencies.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MAY 31, 2022

Ever since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 there has been a much stronger relationship between law enforcement and emergency management. Ever since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 there has been a much stronger relationship between law enforcement and emergency management.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 11, 2025

Intelligence analysts working within the intelligence cycle use direction to collect data, process and then disseminate intelligence products to inform decision-making in strategic, operational and tactical settings. So, why should the intelligence analysis profession be any different?

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This is technology that today’s law enforcement officers can take for granted, but it wasn’t always that way. From body-worn cameras and license plate recognition to artificial intelligence (AI)-based analytics and real-time crime centers, the tools and resources available to law enforcement are advancing at an incredible rate.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

NARA defines federal records as “all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics, made or received by a Federal agency under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business.” For more information, visit the AWS Wickr web page , and contact the AWS Wickr team. Getting started with AWS Wickr.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Law enforcement knew the name of the suspect and this individual matched a description but did not have any identification. It uses a “problem solving” modality that pushes information, access, and control back to the individuals themselves by making needed documents accessible and shareable.

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GCN

AUGUST 30, 2022

With states now free to enforce their own data privacy laws, regulators have been on the lookout for mobile carriers sharing sensitive location information.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This is only the beginning of our impactful innovation efforts with AWS, and we look forward to what’s on the roadmap, including becoming a qualified health information network (QHIN), advancing interoperability and care coordination for community-based providers nationwide.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

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. These annual savings in time and materials come from processing case files through a cloud native information exchange with the local prosecutor’s office.

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

The federal government’s move to 5G accelerated when the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 became law at the end of December 2023. It also allocates about $179 million for research into what the NDAA calls “Next Generation Information Communications Technology (5G).”…

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 27, 2025

State and local governments hold large amounts of sensitive data and personally identifiable information (PII), which is managed according to record series laws that govern how data should be protected and discarded. However, complying with these laws is complex. Download the Study 1.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 11, 2025

Ben studied Political Science and Nonprofit Management and holds a law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Ben studied Political Science and Nonprofit Management and holds a law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Please visit our sponsors! L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Organizations use data sharing to improve citizen engagement and overall government efficiency through more streamlined services and research, which translates to better informed decision-making. “At In Virginia, data integration helped battle opioid addiction.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

To see the impact of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, all you need to do is look at the numbers — and the letters. FITARA’s semiannual assessment ranks agencies on how well they meet the requirements outlined in the law, including data center optimization, enhancing CIO authority, cybersecurity and more.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

AUGUST 21, 2023

The need to rethink law enforcement has become apparent. The national conversation about police use of force and de-escalation skills has spurred discussions about the necessity to seek innovative ways of providing information to responding officers. Not only on critical incidents but also on routine calls for emergency services.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 18, 2025

Ben studied Political Science and Nonprofit Management and holds a law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Ben studied Political Science and Nonprofit Management and holds a law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Please visit our sponsors! L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App.

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zencity

JULY 13, 2023

Executive Summary The US Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium (CJTEC) this week published a landmark report titled “A Landscape Report on Measuring Community Sentiment and Perceptions of Safety and Law Enforcement Performance.”

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Policy Chats

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Activate your free school-sponsored subscription today at: WSJ.com/UCRiverside About Noah McClain : Noah McClain (PhD, New York University) is a sociologist with interests spanning the sociologies of cities, law, inequality, complex organizations, work, policing, and security, and how these intersect with technologies high and low.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Continuous professional development is about more than staying relevant; its about staying effective, ethical, and lawful in a field that demands constant adaptation. Staying current on case law: Whats illegal isnt just defined by legislation; court decisions shape it. Sign up for alerts to stay informed.

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