AWS Public Sector Blog
Category: AWS CloudFormation
An incident response playbook for satellite operations on AWS (Part-2): Automated response and recovery
This blog covers what to do when those detections fire. Satellite incident response (IR) must account for constraints that ground-based systems never face: containment actions that wait for the next orbital pass, decisions that trade mission continuity against security, and recovery procedures where the compromised endpoint cannot be physically accessed. It walks through containment, eradication, recovery, automated runbooks, and tabletop exercises designed for satellite operations teams.
Prepare for your GovRAMP Progressing Snapshot with AWS
In this post, we explain what the Progressing Snapshot program is, what the program is for, who it is for, and how Amazon Web Services (AWS) helps you lay the foundation to address many of the 40 snapshot controls.
Preventive controls for FedRAMP 20x: Using SCPs and guardrails to enforce KSIs
Why preventive controls matter for FedRAMP 20x Organizations strengthen their security posture when Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud resources consistently align with security and regulatory requirements. Preventive security controls, which are designed to minimize or avoid threat events, help enforce these requirements before misconfigurations are deployed. In this post, we show how service control policies […]
Transforming federal IT with Datadog’s FedRAMP Class D (High) solution
In this post, we explore how federal agencies can accelerate modernization, improve cybersecurity incident response, and support continuous compliance monitoring using Datadog’s FedRAMP High authorized observability and security platform.
Accelerating federal document processing using Document AI from DMI
This blog share how if your agency is managing millions of unstructured documents, from eligibility records to case files, this post introduces how DMI Document AI, built on Amazon Bedrock, can help you automate document processing, reduce backlogs, and redirect your team toward higher-value mission work.
Student attentiveness and engagement analysis in live classrooms with generative AI
Learn how student attentiveness and engagement analysis in live classrooms has been addressed with generative AI.
Amplifying builder impact: How Kiro transformed cloud operations and security at Loyola Marymount University
How long would it take to update the Python runtime versions across 500 AWS Lambda functions running across an organization’s cloud environment? For the two-person cloud team at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), it used to take two months to inventory, scan, remediate, test, validate, and push to production. Today, it takes just half a day […]
AWS empowers partners with the new Digital Sovereignty Module for the Partner Transformation Program
Today, AWS announced the launch of its new Digital Sovereignty Module as part of the AWS Partner Transformation Program (PTP). The module is designed for AWS Partners looking to build digital sovereignty offerings, helping them support public sector and regulated industries customers address their data residency and compliance requirements on AWS. Read this post to learn more.
Greenwood Genetic Center transforms genomic medicine on AWS
The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) is a nonprofit institute organized to provide clinical genetic services, diagnostic laboratory testing, educational programs and resources, and research in the field of medical genetics. To make its medical records accessible to providers, the GGC created a data warehouse to serve as a single repository for its data, where clinicians have access to an all-encompassing view of patients’ records. Read this post to learn more.
AWS accelerates digital public infrastructure adoption with automation
In this post, we explore how AWS enables the automation of deploying a DPI-based solution stack. We highlight Sunbird RC (Registry and Credentials) as a real-world digital public goods (DPG) building block. The following example provides an overview and execution of the packaging available in the Sunbird community GitHub repository for provisioning required AWS services and deploying Sunbird RC services.









