AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Public sector organizations operate in an increasingly complex environment, managing diverse workloads and maintaining a high level of security. Justice and public safety (JPS) agencies often need to manage access to sensitive case files, evidence, and emergency response systems.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 3, 2023

Controlling public safety is a major concern of governments, and that’s where public safety technology comes in The legitimacy that results from managing a crisis has an instant and lasting impact on public opinion and the daily lives of citizens. Where does climate come into public safety technology?

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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. When AWS launched these CJIS Security compliance innovations in early 2019, we did so with reference to our AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.

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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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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. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2): Secure and resizable compute capacity. Learn more about how AWS supports justice and public safety customers. How the City of Fort St.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Many public sector customers are interested in building secure, cost-effective, reliable, and highly performant applications. Modernization has become imperative for public sector organizations of all sizes to drive mission outcomes. Amazon ECS presents an AWS-guided solution for effectively managing containers on a large scale.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

Government of Canada (GC) organizations handle sensitive data, such as citizens’ personal information and confidential documents, and take on the responsibility of appropriately securing and protecting this data from unauthorized access or disclosure. DRDC had datasets consisting of geospatial imagery that were no longer being fully used.

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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. AWS services supporting the APEX solution include: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) – Secure and resizable compute capacity.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 25, 2025

Public sector leaders must navigate these complexities with strategic decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term efficiency and resilience. Interconnected challenges demanding integrated solutions Cyber-resilience gaps in legacy systems pose significant risks to government operations.

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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.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 1, 2024

While security cameras have been around for decades, the advent of analytics capable of quickly and accurately recognizing colors, categorizing vehicles, or reading license plates has changed the game significantly. This allows a smaller number of officers to cover a wide area more effectively, providing the necessary level of security.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Nebraska Judicial Branch operates under the administrative direction of the state’s Supreme Court, which consists of a Chief Justice and six associate justices. It can be challenging to keep these exhibits secure, and physical space to store these documents is limited. The system is also highly scalable, reliable, and secure.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

To revive them, NPD made the decision to go live on the SOMA public safety platform—six months ahead of the scheduled cutover date. 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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 11, 2024

From July 23-24 in Austin, Texas , join more than 500 leaders across education and state and local government to learn how advancements in cloud technology are shaping the future of education and public services. There is no cost to attend; register now to secure your spot. Register for AWS IMAGINE now Feeling excited?

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Partners are playing a key role in the continued digital transformation of public sector organizations. Public sector customers are asking for ways to increase the speed, accessibility, security, and resiliency of their systems and data. One partner delivering resilient and secure cloud solutions is BJSS.

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

AI is positively transforming government operations and being used to support mission outcomes across a wide range of services, from improving patient care, enhancing learning and education, improving public safety, streamlining citizen services, and so much more.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Transit authorities across the globe want to monitor the driving habits of their fleet drivers to curtail unsafe driving, reduce safety-related incidents, and improve passenger experience. Transit agencies also want to provide meaningful feedback to their operators by providing them with relevant context for their unsafe driving.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A sovereign cloud for Europe: Last month, we launched the AWS European Sovereign Cloud , a new independent cloud for Europe that provides public sector customers with more choice to meet requirements. It will have the same security, availability, and performance that existing Regions provide our customers.

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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. Similarly, when adapting to new or emergency conditions, companies can become vulnerable and exposed to inadequate protections in an expanded and under-secured attack surface. million to $4.2

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

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). In the public sector, cyber-hackers are operating at record levels of frequency and impact, according to research from the PSTA.

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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. In 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) debuted a catalog of nearly 300 known, exploited vulnerabilities; that list now stands at around 900. The problem is not that technology always falls short.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

If you were to investigate the history of building codes, you would find they have played a critical role in public safety. Economic and political pressures, and changes in public awareness drive the political will to enforce codes. A false sense of security can be deceiving and risk compensation explains this safety paradox.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Think smart homes, street security, water monitoring, healthcare, traffic lighting, traffic control, and smart waste management. Think smart homes, street security, water monitoring, healthcare, traffic lighting, traffic control, and smart waste management. 5G offers faster, more reliable, and more secure connectivity.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The CCC DA’s Office determined the best approach was to build a solution that is cloud-based and serverless and provided a secure, efficient, and scalable system with a user-friendly interface. The solution needed to be able to identify words with low confidence scores and specific words of interest on a case-by-case basis.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 15, 2023

For those joining us from the public sector, there will be great opportunities to learn how our latest advances at the intersection of AI and security can advance the mission, improve operations, and enhance constituent services.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Real-time data is the lynchpin for any progressive government , enabling it to improve efficiency, enhance operations and communications, provide improved services for citizens, uncover fraud and lower the risk of cyberattacks. Keeping data secure. A significant element is protecting data from unauthorised access, harm, and misuse.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Controlling minor offenses, they argued, restored a sense of security, and identified petty criminals likely to graduate to more serious crimes. Louis Metrolink system commissioned a Metro Security Assessment and Strategy study. Louis Secure Platform Program The light-rail system in the St. Liverpool Echo photo.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 15, 2023

For those joining us from the public sector, there will be great opportunities to learn how our latest advances at the intersection of AI and security can advance the mission, improve operations, and enhance constituent services.

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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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GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Kathy Hochul announced in July 2022 the formation of the Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC) to “serve as the nerve center for joint local, state and federal cyber efforts, including data collection, response efforts and information sharing.”. To meet that challenge, New York Gov.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In this podcast we examine the current status of policies and best practices associated with non-military drone operations here in the United States. In this podcast we examine the current status of policies and best practices associated with non-military drone operations here in the United States.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Its tasks will be life-saving response, damage limitation, public safety and launching recovery. In the light of this, our 'operating environment' as advocates of disaster risk reduction has changed drastically. The penalty for not investing massively in it will be vast and disproportionate increases in losses.

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 25, 2023

Still, a debt limit breach would be more harmful for our nation and for the public good. Debt limit breach By statute, Congress limits the amount of money the Treasury may borrow to fund government operations even as it mandates that agencies spend more money than the government takes in. In turn, the U.S.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2023

AFRL’s researchers can now confidently share secure information and innovate more readily. Operating 24/7, the SBSD features virtual agents that manage around 1,200 calls daily. Google Cloud Customer Award Winner: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Winner: Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MN DPS).

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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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