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15 startups selected for the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator

AWS Public Sector

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator. Announced in October 2023, the AWS Education Accelerator supports education technology (EdTech) startups who are innovating to enhance the teaching and learning experience and improve educational outcomes.

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A 21st-Century Education in Ohio Prisons

GovLoop

Prison education correlates with reduced recidivism. Connected Education Education has long been a priority for ODRC, which has 30-plus-year relationships with colleges and offers a robust selection of technical training programs, literacy education and three paths to a high school diploma. The number drops to 5.6%

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Misreporting of Tesla Safety Violations Highlight Narrow Parameters of SEC Whistleblower Program and Need for Employee Education

Whistleblower Network News

His case thus underscores the restrictions of SEC’s parameters to qualify as a whistleblower and the need for employee education on these rules. His case shows that employees do not have the educational resources on how to externally report violations responsibly and effectively, facing retaliation when they try to report internally.

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Agencies have work to do on OMB cloud procurement requirements, GAO finds

FedScoop

Agencies that have partially completed that requirement are the departments of Education, Homeland Security, Justice and Veterans Affairs, USAID, the Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, National Science Foundation, Office of Personnel Management, and the Social Security Administration.

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How Pearson improves its resilience with AWS Fault Injection Service

AWS Public Sector

The complexity of distributed systems, with numerous interacting components, makes validating workload behavior challenging. In this blog post we show how Pearson PLC , an AWS education technology (EdTech) customer, successfully implemented resilient architectures through chaos engineering using AWS Fault Injection Service (FIS).

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Webinar Recap: Top 5 Ways to Boost Sales with GovSpend

GovSpend

Whether you’re in education, software, transportation, or any other industry, these tips are designed to help you identify opportunities, generate leads, and close more deals. Below, we recap her primary takeaways, giving readers a comprehensive guide to winning more government contracts with GovSpend. Let’s dive in!

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Five need-to-know facts about using the AWS Cloud for K12 cyber-resiliency

AWS Public Sector

Recently, AWS joined the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Education—among other leaders in the government and education community—to commit to improving the cybersecurity resilience of K12 education. Education is also part of the ongoing effort by AWS to help schools stay safe.