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Enabling AI leadership in the age of government efficiency

Global leaders are convening in Germany this week at the annual Munich Security Conference (MSC) to discuss key foreign policy and security challenges. Amid these discussions, one thing is clear: global leadership increasingly hinges on technological progress. In particular, the rapid progress of artificial intelligence (AI) presents an extraordinary opportunity for transformative innovation. For the U.S. government, this moment marks a crucial inflection point: embrace bold modernization of digital infrastructure and AI investment or risk being outpaced by global competitors.

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Building zero trust for the Department of Defense: Insights from Les Call, Director of the DoD CIO ZT PfMO

In today’s digital landscape, federal agencies face unprecedented challenges in securing their complex information technology (IT) infrastructure. Traditional security models require more capability, which is why departments like the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are mandating zero trust architectures across their agencies. Renzo Rodriguez, managing director of US Federal Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services (AWS), sat down with Les Call, director of the Department of Defense CIO Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office, in a recent episode of “Mission Innovation, powered by AWS,” to explore the challenges and strategies of implementing zero trust within the DoD. Read this post for a recap of their conversation.

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Empowering zero trust in public sector with Cisco Umbrella for Government on AWS

Zero trust in the US public sector has become critical, especially as cyber threats targeting government agencies grow more complex and sophisticated. In line with the federal mandate for zero trust architecture (ZTA) outlined in Executive Order M-22-09, government agencies are required to adopt a comprehensive security framework that continuously verifies trust for every access request. In this post, we demonstrate how Cisco Umbrella for Government, built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), plays a key role in ZTA by providing multi-layered security and granular visibility across on premises and AWS.

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Embracing generative AI to power mission innovation: Insights from AWS US Federal Vice President David Appel

David Appel, vice president of United States (US) Federal Sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), is a determined and inspirational trailblazer who has built a service-based, customer obsessed career focused on making communities around the US and world a better place. In the 11th episode of AWS Behind the Cloud, he shared how mission innovation powered by AWS can help federal agencies solve complex problems and address mission-critical needs. Learn about this and much more by watching the latest episode.

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Amazon Bedrock launches with Claude 3.5 Sonnet in the AWS Top Secret cloud

Amazon Bedrock is now generally available in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Top Secret cloud. With authority to operate in the AWS Top Secret Cloud, Amazon Bedrock is providing U.S. Government customers with secure access to foundation models (FMs) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within AWS’s classified environment.

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Precise Software Solutions implements ML as a service on AWS to save time and money for federal agency

Precise Software Solutions, Inc. (Precise), an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner, participated in the AWS Think Big for Small Business Program (TBSB) to expand their AWS capabilities and to grow their business in the public sector. After completion of the program, Precise achieved Advanced tier partner status and was selected by a federal government agency to create a machine learning as a service (MLaaS) platform on AWS. The platform helped the agency gain a four-fold productivity improvement by streamlining and automating labor-intensive manual processes. Read this post to learn more.

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AWS Verified Access in a TIC 3.0 architecture

Federal agencies can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to meet Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) 3.0 requirements. To facilitate this, AWS has published detailed architectural overlays that demonstrate how to effectively implement TIC 3.0 guidelines within AWS deployments. AWS Verified Access (AVA) is a cloud-based service that enables secure access to applications without requiring the use of a virtual private network (VPN). It evaluates each application request and gives users access to each application only when they meet the specified security requirements. AVA supports TIC 3.0 requirements in the areas of configuration management, centralized log management, strong authentication features, resilience, and policy enforcement. Read this post to learn more.

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The importance of democratizing generative AI to fulfill national security missions: Insights from AWS executive Ash Thankey

Ash Thankey, director of national security sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), is an empathetic and energizing trailblazer who has built a career embedded in diversity of thought and problem solving, with customer obsession at the forefront. If there is anyone who knows how to consider multiple viewpoints to make informed decisions that directly assist in mission outcomes, it’s Ash. Learn more as you watch the 10th episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast.

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Highlights from the AWS re:Invent 2024 Public Sector Innovation Session

During AWS re:Invent 2024, an Innovation Session presented by Worldwide Public Sector Vice President Dave Levy illustrated how AWS empowers customers to innovate and tackle critical challenges faster and more efficiently using cloud technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI). Take a few minutes to read this post and learn more about the transformative initiatives, inspiring customer stories, and technological developments that help AWS public sector customers improve life on Earth.

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Preparing for CMMC 2.0 compliance: What contractors can do today

CMMC compliance will soon be a must-have for federal contractors, so they need to plan now for how to achieve it. The path towards compliance differs according to the level needed and the assessments involved. Fortunately, there is no shortage of resources available to help—including from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its partners.