AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Cybersecurity: A top priority I also moderated a fireside chat about implementing an impactful, large-scale cybersecurity strategy with Ryan Murray, chief information security officer of the State of Arizona, and Dr. Bianca Lochner, chief information officer of the City of Scottsdale. Watch a recording of this session.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Revisit key re:Invent announcements At re:Invent 2024, AWS launched numerous new offerings across analytics, compute, containers, database, security, identity, compliance, and other areas. But the biggest focus was on generative AI with over 25 new product and feature launches.

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ASPA National Weblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Thank goodness law and policy guides our institutional tradition in transitioning leadership. Be aware and thankful that our elections do not result in you being run out-of-town or jailed, as seen in Turkey and other nations undergoing leadership change. Many also will experience change based on state and local elections. We still do.

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Partnership for Public Service

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The start of a new presidential administration presents federal leadersboth incoming and outgoing political appointees as well as high-level career civil servantswith various challenges, including the need to share information, make rapid decisions and navigate leadership turnover.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

This led to the establishment and launch in 2021 of the secure, cloud-based UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (RAP) , which is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Europe (London) Region and enabled by DNAnexus. Find more AWS Institute thought leadership for public service leaders.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

However, one of the problems quantum computers are getting closer to solving is factoring large numbers which would make them a cryptographically relevant risk to many of todays security standards. National Security Agencys guidance requires the National Security Systems full PQC compliance.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The organizations responsible for those missions need technologies and solutions that solve challenges rapidly and securely. These steps help senior leadership teams reach alignment, and help establish their commitment to move to the cloud. We work in a world where speed and security are paramount. AWS Partners can help.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

On Tuesday, November 29 at re:Invent 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Max Peterson, vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector, spoke about how the transformative power of the cloud is enabling organizations to move with speed and agility while making sure mission-critical workloads stay secure and protected.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 15, 2024

A global standard for protecting AI models Under the leadership of Technology Minister Saqib Bhatti, the government announced the introduction of two comprehensive codes of practice designed to establish a global standard for protecting AI models against hacking and sabotage.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Public sector organizations around the world share a common concern: how can they make sure their digital transformation maintains data security? These leaders are often surprised to hear that security can be a digital transformation enabler—even an accelerator—once they demonstrate that modern technology can be safer than legacy IT.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When considering the migration of your legacy applications to a secure, multi-tenant cloud solution, consider the wise words of Albert Einstein, “We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” When seeking a cloud-based ERP solution, security is paramount.

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Careers in Government

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The post Securing a Government Job: How Non-Traditional Applicants Can Stand Out appeared first on Careers in Government. There are plenty of government jobs that don’t require a college degree, such as firefighters and community health providers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And Amazon Web Services will provide critical training in cloud computing and cyber security that can help Armenia build data sovereignty – and defend that sovereignty against anyone who would seek to undermine it, all again while protecting the personal identifiable information of the citizens of Armenia,” added Power.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Their stories demonstrate technical excellence, leadership, collaboration, and mentorship – values that create an inclusive culture where all can thrive. She understands that elevating women into positions of leadership transforms outdated social norms and inspires women and girls to achieve their full potential.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Seeing as financial data is a matter of national security in today’s climate, I’m curious, like many of you, about the opportunities technology provides for federal financial agencies to fulfill their missions – from fighting financial crime to increasing internal efficiencies – so they can focus on the work that matters most.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

MARCH 28, 2025

Our new research assesses the United States progress in advancing its technological leadership in national security.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This is a guest post by Ari Jóhannesson, chief executive officer of Andes, a cloud infrastructure and security company, in collaboration with the AWS Institute from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Andes was selected as an expert team in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and compliance. This was expected to be a six-month project.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A new compendium explores European defense and security in the current geopolitical context, with articles on talent, supply chains, innovation, and climate change.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This includes keynotes, leadership discussions, technical sessions, training opportunities, and more. Karen Johnson provides executive leadership for Administrative Services, Financial Management, and Information Technology at Covered California. Louis University. She is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

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Google Public Sector

MAY 22, 2023

Screened and Secured Ohio DRC rolled out Google Chromebooks as part of a pilot project in 2020. Sanders says that security was a key consideration in choosing Chromebooks and Google Workspace: “We considered other off the shelf products, but these didn’t provide the flexibility we needed for customized educational content.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The application offers a secure and private platform for surviving siblings to chronicle memories through storytelling, pictures, and videos. I relied heavily on documented best practices for building a resilient, secure, and scalable application. Many AWS services contribute to SibsForever’s strong security and data privacy posture.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2022

MongoDB’s security champions program leadership team discusses how cybersecurity training can create a company-wide culture that prioritizes security and encourages employees to get involved.

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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. These systems also became integral to managing aspects such as business processes, security protocols, and legislative changes, often without comprehensive documentation. billion) of its current IT spending.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 26, 2024

We'll explore the ways our AI solutions are adaptive, secure, responsible, and intelligent – enabling agencies to serve constituents better than ever before. Explore our thought leadership hub to explore innovative ideas for public service. Security is paramount for public sector organizations. Secure AI: What does it mean?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In this post, we explore how Peraton used AWS to migrate and build out a virtual data center in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions within a six-month time frame with an advanced and secure end-state architecture. Despite the challenges and complexity, leadership sponsored the initiative with a focus on cost savings.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Keeping IT infrastructure, software, and security measures up-to-date with a (usually) small IT department can be challenging. Having a cohesive leadership team that is trusting and open-minded enables faster rates of change. To make changes, the process begins with the business decision-makers and IT leadership.

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 1, 2023

IT officials may develop different personas for leadership, HR and contractors, for example. Once those personas are built, agencies can fill in the procurement chain, security precautions, automation tools and other requirements for the job.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 13, 2025

New national data library: A secure and ethical data library will be established to unlock the value of public data while safeguarding privacy and ensuring responsible data utilization. That means both investing in secure AI technologies and layering human oversight to validate and mitigate AIs inherent limitations.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 25, 2025

Addressing these vulnerabilities requires careful modernisation that minimises service disruption while adapting to evolving security threats. This approach perpetuates a cycle of outdated systems, increased security risks, and operational inefficiencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The State of Arizona’s WIC migration journey with AWS AZDHS leadership recognized the need to begin their WIC modernization journey by migrating to AWS. Then, the AZDHS and AWS teams worked with WIC program leadership to plan and validate the team’s design for multiple environments of their WIC technology.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

In Virginia, the Commonwealth Data Trust is the legal framework that facilitates data sharing between public and private organizations through contractual agreements that define the responsibilities of data trust users to keep trust provided data assets secure, private, and confidential. Not everyone has a secure environment at all times.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 29, 2023

The list of threats continues to rise, while State and Local Government leaders have more demands and less resources to combat the ever-growing security risks. Reinforce your security defenses with a data loss prevention plan. Data loss prevention (DLP) is a crucial aspect of any organization’s security and compliance strategy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Security: Controlled use of data Any IT system, including those with ML–based capabilities, will only ever be as good as the data it’s fed. Preferably on a secure, cloud-hosted platform). How will you control access so that the right people can see the right data, and for only as long as they need to?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 1, 2025

This means ensuring that data is interoperable, high-quality, and secure and that governance is in place to manage it. The government integrated AI within a broader digital strategy, ensuring AI tools had access to well-structured, secure data across public agencies. What do they likely have in common? How savvy are your citizens?

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California Department of Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2022

December 7, 2022 – CDT’s annual Ovation Award recognizes the accomplishments of individuals and groups within the Department whose exceptional efforts have helped secure better services for Californians. The Performance Excellence Award recognizes an individual whose efforts have gone beyond their typical duties.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 11, 2024

There is no cost to attend; register now to secure your spot. There is no cost to attend the AWS IMAGINE conference for education, state, and local leaders, but space is limited— register today to secure your spot. Read on for seven more reasons to attend—plus one special perk for Texan attendees.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

The AWS CMA consists of 77 questions that measure capabilities across six perspectives (business, people, governance, platform, operations, and security). Your leadership team then prioritizes against business objectives and identifies target outcomes, next steps, and timelines for implementation.

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