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Why Stronger Security Hinges on Identity Data

GovLoop

Enabling Zero Trust The capabilities of an Intelligent Identity Data Platform are essential to the concept of zero-trust security, Ellery said. Image by DIDIER PETIT from Pixabay Favorite This article is an excerpt from GovLoop’s guide, “ Conversations With CXOs: Your Crash Course on the Future of Gov.

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How Government of Canada customers can use AWS to securely migrate data

AWS Public Sector Blog

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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Breaking from the binary: Enhancing gender and pronoun inclusivity in federal programs

Partnership for Public Service

In 2016, James Shupe (formerly Jamie*) successfully petitioned an Oregon circuit court to become the first person to legally identify as nonbinary in the United States. The Department of State introduced a third gender marker , X, on the U.S. passport application.

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County Legal Authority to Fund Non-Mandated Social Services Programs

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

State-County Special Assistance , which provides a cash supplement to certain older and disabled adults with low incomes to help pay for room and board in residential facilities or to help these individuals continue to live at home safely.

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Have a laugh and learn all about ‘The G Word,’ a comedy docuseries about our government

Partnership for Public Service

And John Adam and I had to really petition them. But let’s focus on what we found to be the core message of the book, which was highlighting these amazing untold stories of federal workers who are coming in every day and just trying to improve our lives. You know, initially he wasn’t going to appear in the show at all.

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How public sector organizations use AWS to build sustainability solutions

AWS Public Sector Blog

To guarantee the continuity, economy, and security of the energy supply, ONS analyzes dispersed data from a variety of siloed sources, state agencies, and other sources to forecast and plan for energy production and consumption. L’équipe du CIAT tire parti d’ Amazon Rekognition pour améliorer le processus et développer son automatisation.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Residents of “late modern” society find themselves increasingly responsible for elements of life such as economic security, risk management, and identity maintenance that once were delivered by social institutions (Beck, 1999; Bennet, 1998). Simultaneously, broader social changes are also contributing to new activist forms.