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MARS-E to ARC-AMPE: Guide for state Medicaid agencies on AWS

MARS-E to ARC-AMPE: Guide for state Medicaid agencies on AWS

This post is for two audiences. The first is agencies already running MARS-E-compliant workloads on AWS that are looking to map their existing posture onto the new framework. The second is agencies planning a migration from on-premises infrastructure where ARC-AMPE will be in scope from the first day.

Modernizing border control with digital arrival cards on AWS Cloud

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.

How healthcare organizations are advancing innovation while meeting digital sovereignty requirements with AWS

How healthcare organizations are advancing innovation while meeting digital sovereignty requirements with AWS

Healthcare is entering a new era. Advances in AI, data analytics, and cloud computing are creating opportunities ranging from accelerating drug discovery and enabling precision medicine to helping clinicians detect disease earlier and spend more time with patients. As healthcare organizations embrace these technologies, they face an equally important responsibility: safeguarding some of the world’s […]

Evaluating ITAR workloads in US commercial AWS Regions

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.

A governance framework for building trustworthy agentic AI for public sector and regulated organizations

A governance framework for building trustworthy agentic AI for public sector and regulated organizations

This post outlines a practical governance framework for agentic AI systems, with a focus on public sector and other highly regulated environments. It introduces a scope-based model for classifying agent autonomy, identifies core security dimensions, and describes how organizations can align agentic AI governance with existing risk, compliance, and assurance programs.

Accelerating GovTech development with Kiro

Accelerating GovTech development with Kiro

Government agencies, educational institutions, and GovTech vendors face a unique challenge: delivering AI-powered applications while navigating compliance requirements, limited budgets, and legacy constraints. A single accessibility remediation cycle can cost $50,000 or more. Audit preparation takes weeks. Security reviews delay citizen services by months. Small IT teams struggle to maintain expertise across Federal Risk and […]

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Building machine learning operations framework with Amazon SageMaker: Technical Safety BC’s Journey

Technical Safety BC (TSBC) regulates the safe installation and operation of technical systems (electrical, gas, boiler, elevator, etc.) in British Columbia. This post showcases how the TSBC built a machine learning operations (MLOps) solution using AWS to streamline production model training and management to process public safety inquiries more efficiently.

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How Fair Trade USA uses AWS to improve working conditions for farmers

Fair Trade USA™ is a nonprofit organization that is committed to eliminating poverty by promoting sustainable development through ethical trade. They work to ensure fair compensation, safe working conditions for farmers and workers, and sustainable farming practices. In this post, you’ll learn how Fair Trade USA leverages Amazon Web Services (AWS) to improve working conditions for farmers and producers around the world.

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Self-hosting source code of the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS

Some customers using Amazon Web Services (AWS) prohibit users from installing software from public sources. Recently, the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) solution added optional capabilities to support this use case. Instead of installing directly from the public LZA GitHub repository, which is the default installation path for most customers, LZA can be self-hosted from your own Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket. This post shows the technical steps necessary to install LZA using Amazon S3.

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Well-rounded technical architecture for a RAG implementation on AWS

In the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI), data isn’t just king—it’s the entire kingdom. Our previous blog post, Anduril unleashes the power of RAG with enterprise search chatbot Alfred on AWS, highlighted how Anduril Industries revolutionized enterprise search with Alfred, their innovative chat-based assistant powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture. In this post, we examine the technical intricacies that make this system possible.