AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Mike Haggerty
Mike Haggerty is a Senior Systems Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he leads the technical development of innovative prototypes integrating edge computing, AI, and autonomous systems for public sector customers. As part of the AWS WWPS Customer Engineering team, he bridges the gap between cloud services and the unique operational requirements of government missions in contested, remote, and austere environments. His expertise spans satellite connectivity, tactical communications, generative AI, and hybrid edge architectures, with a proven track record of transforming cutting-edge technologies into deployable capabilities for defense and public sector customers.
Accelerating autonomous system innovation with Project MAVERICK field testing
Real missions break perfect prototypes. Through Project MAVERICK (Mission Autonomy Versatile Rapid Innovation and Capabilities Kit), Amazon Web Services (AWS) confronts this reality head-on—bringing cloud capabilities directly into the field to test autonomous systems where it matters most.
Create a common operating picture for search and rescue at the edge with AWS
In a recent disaster response field testing exercise (FTX), the AWS Global Social Impact Solutions (GSI) team developed a prototype cloud architecture and tested it in a search and rescue (SAR) scenario simulating a missing responder crisis. This blog post walks through the SAR simulation and result, and provides an overview of the AWS services and technical architecture components the GSI team used to provide a hybrid edge/cloud COP solution that helped locate the missing team member in the simulated scenario within 20 minutes.