AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 24, 2024

For public safety agencies, secure collaboration and situational awareness are essential to preparedness and response. Combined capabilities ATAK is a geospatial infrastructure and situational awareness application that provides a real time common operating picture of people and assets within a map-based view.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In critical moments when every second counts, justice and public safety ( JPS ) agencies need technology solutions that are secure, reliable, and fast. Breaking down data silos to mobilize agencies across jurisdictions Jurisdictional data silos are another common challenge for public safety agencies.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Ensuring public safety at large-scale events, whether concerts, sports games, or community gatherings, comes with unique challenges. From acquiring security staff and surveillance technology to event-specific safety gear, having a well-coordinated procurement plan is essential for effective crowd and event management.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By Tim Shriver, Integrated Public Safety Lead  “For so long, public safety and public health have been treated separately, operating in silos. We must start figuring out how to use both to find solutions for our cities,” says Mariela Ruiz-Angel, Director of Albuquerque Community Safety.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Police departments are increasingly leveraging AI to enhance public safety and operational efficiency. Today’s technology is a boon for departments, but responsible use is critical Modern police technology can provide significant advantages to today’s departments.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 13, 2023

Microsoft Teams Emergency Operations Center The Microsoft Teams Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) solution template leverages the power of the Microsoft 365 platform to centralize incident response, information sharing and field communications using powerful services like Microsoft Lists, SharePoint, and more.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 9, 2023

DCCF has also alerted us to a "public safety summit" tomorrow, convened by Mayor Bowser, and bringing a lot of public officials to the table, with citizens invited. DCCF has a post, " Questions for Mayor Bowser's Public Safety Summit ," providing lots of questions to be asked of the public officials.

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GCN

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.

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GCN

MARCH 17, 2023

Cloud-based collaboration supported by artificial intelligence can generate the insights that help multiple agencies operate efficiently across routine and major incidents.

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GCN

APRIL 18, 2023

NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research Division is looking for an affordable solution that will give public safety drone operators accurate indoor positioning and high-quality 3D digital mapping in real time.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

Wi-Fiber custom builds hardware, software, and networks, outfitting them with optical and internet of things (IoT) sensors that allow municipal entities to capture and visualize data to improve operational efficiency, deliver real-time outcomes, and promote enhanced community safety. Today, the city is nearly there.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Natural disasters can also damage the critical infrastructure that powers emergency services—prompting public sector organizations to consider building more resilient infrastructure. Not just for our agency, but for the people that we serve.”. Leveraging the AWS Partner Network for customized solutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Public safety agencies must understand and address the specific needs of their constituents among a diverse group of communities. Information sharing is vital for response operations that might require input from different divisions, departments, or even neighboring agencies. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector Team for more.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2023

Operations centers can indeed improve decision-making and shorten response times, but it’s important for officials to realize there is more to command centers than video displays. When building out a public safety command center, agencies should weigh the following four factors.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 26, 2022

The United States’ 911 system has been operating for over a half-century, providing aid in case of emergencies. Learn more about how AWS supports justice and public safety customers. Read more about AWS for state and local governments : How the Port of Long Beach addresses supply chain challenges with AWS.

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GCN

MAY 4, 2023

With MITRE’s Drone Selector, public safety agencies input their desired tasks and locality to see details on all drones that meet their requirements and can operate under current state and local regulations.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

One of the primary challenges is the daily influx of “real time” data that could significantly enhance situational awareness during operations. It can help law enforcement agencies transform data into actionable intelligence, streamlining operations and enhancing overall situational awareness. Navigating the information flood.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The publication outlines results of a survey of 5,000 global IT/cybersecurity leaders, including 270 from state and local government. Yes, local governments are increasingly vulnerable to ransomware attacks, says Jay Kaine , director of Threat Intelligence at Motorola Solutions and director of the Public Safety Threat Alliance (PSTA).

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

The future of public safety hinges on the performance, efficiency and sustainability of surveillance systems and interagency threat intelligence. The interoperability of these systems, and the subsequent collaboration they enable, can help public agencies attain safer, more resilient communities in several important ways.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

America’s cities are starting to see the positive impacts that drones operating at scale will have on society, from the environment to the economy. Most cities are already seeing an increase in drone use for a multitude of applications, including public safety, medical and retail package delivery, infrastructure inspection, and more.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 27, 2023

According to Gartner, the consequences to IT operations or supply chains run high at around $540,000 per hour. Civil disturbances impact communities and put people at risk Civil unrest impacts communities and companies and puts public safety at risk. That amounts to an average cost of business disruption rising from $3.9

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Now, IDOC has better reporting and utilizes data generated by its new system to pioneer better outcomes for public safety and the communities it serves. The new OMS is improving operational efficiencies, for example, lessening the time to intake and assign an individual, and reducing IT infrastructure and maintenance.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Justice and public safety agencies and their solution providers are building highly available, resilient, and secure applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS) at a rapid pace.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Citizens expect governments to continue to operate despite floods or heat waves endangering data centers, malicious actions taken against IT infrastructure, or power grid failures. This means they can focus on the operational aspects of maintaining key government services using the range of continuity options AWS provides.

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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

In February 2023, for example, the Defense Department’s inspector general found that “DoD personnel are downloading mobile applications to their DoD mobile devices that could pose operational and cybersecurity risks to DoD information and information systems.” 25, the day after Russian invaded Ukraine, Texas Gov.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Carbyne APEX transitioned the call center from analog to a digital interface that is smartphone-friendly and allows operators to communicate with callers via live video. By migrating to APEX, Guernsey County managed to eliminate hardware costs and consolidate various operating expenses.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Warfighters can turn on cameras remotely, disable vehicles, and control assets via a secure aerial 5G connection linked to a tactical operations center. Private 5G networks can enhance wireless connectivity and support military operations in war zones and other remote locations.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

However, these applications will not operate smoothly unless IoT-based strategies for developing smart cities have a database as their foundation. Public safety and security: The overriding aim of a smart city is to provide citizens with improved living conditions. The role of the database and data platforms.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Lastly, the PIDC wanted to address public safety issues related to speeding and collisions, and decrease damage to their property. In turn, these insights have directly benefited the Navy Yard in their planning and daily operations. After much research, PIDC employed Rekor Systems, Inc.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Columbia-Montour County 911 Center, operating as the East Central Emergency Network (ECEN), recently transitioned to the Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network (PA-STARNet), the commonwealth’s state-of-the-art Project 25 (P25) radio network for public safety and emergency response communications.

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GCN

APRIL 5, 2023

With mobile devices tapping into its police-only internet, the Lenexa Police Department can log and share data quicker as well as track crime trends and officer locations for more efficient police responses.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

With cloud as the new operational foundation, governments can fully embrace innovation to revolutionize constituent services and operational effectiveness. In 2019, Amazon set a goal to match all of the electricity used across it global operation with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.

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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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Government Technology Insider

MAY 16, 2023

Warfighters can turn on cameras remotely, disable vehicles, and control assets via a secure aerial 5G connection linked to a tactical operations center. Private 5G networks can enhance wireless connectivity and support military operations in war zones and other remote locations.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Seattle Times has an article, " Illegally placed concrete blocks have taken over public parking in Seattle. Why are they there? ," about guerilla public safety protection measures, where people (business and residents) and placing one and two ton concrete blocks in parking spaces, to prevent large scale use by homeless RV operators.

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GCN

APRIL 17, 2023

With their advanced simulation and predictive analytics capabilities, digital twins can give responders a common operating picture with real-time, integrated information.

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