AWS Public Sector Blog
Category: Management Tools
Modernizing border control with digital arrival cards on AWS Cloud
Learn how Somapa Information Technology PCL (SomapaIT), an AWS Partner, chooses Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud to implement DAC systems because of its global footprint, security, high availability, and scalability.
Campaign reporting transformation at Boise State University Foundation
Learn how the Boise State University Foundation transformed quarterly Microsoft Excel reports into real-time dashboards using Amazon Quick, a 780-fold improvement that fundamentally changed how leadership makes decisions. It extracts actionable insights from a decades-old legacy system while supporting a major comprehensive fundraising campaign.
An incident response playbook for satellite operations on AWS (Part-1): Detection and forensic readiness
In this post, the first in a two-part series, we focus on the detection and forensic readiness side of satellite IR. This post walks through instrumenting your ground segment with Amazon Web Services (AWS) security services and AWS Ground Station so that threats surface before they cause damage, and forensic data is already flowing when an incident occurs.
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.
Solving federal log retention requirements with AWS account-level subscription filters
Learn how the Login.gov team implemented a robust long-term log retention system that solved multiple architectural challenges while using Amazon Web Services (AWS) account-level subscription filters to provide capabilities that other approaches couldn’t match.
How the Maritime Cloud Environment accelerates Navy shipbuilding
In this post, you will learn how the Maritime Cloud Environment (MCE) addresses these challenges by offering suppliers a secure, compliant, Navy-provided Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud environment for digital engineering collaboration.
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 […]
Evaluating ITAR workloads in US commercial AWS Regions
This post distills how one Amazon Web Services (AWS) customer in the defense and aerospace industry interpreted the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and concluded that U.S. commercial AWS Regions could support their export-controlled workloads, including AI workloads, when configured appropriately.
AWS GovCloud (US) account management best practices
In this post, we explore the essential best practices for AWS GovCloud (US) account management and avoid common pitfalls. By following these practices, you can reduce compliance risk and streamline operations across your AWS GovCloud (US) environments.









