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Securing the Software Supply Chain Takes on New Urgency

GovLoop

Since about 2017, we’ve seen a steady increase in the number of intentionally malicious components that are put into these repositories,” Fox said. A memo from the Office of Management and Budget (M-22-18) calls for agencies to enhance the security of the software supply chain through secure software development practices.

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. In the United States, the number of unfilled jobs stands at about 410,000, a 9% increase over 2021. The federal government has increased efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

Governor Steve Bullock An accomplished lawyer, Steve Bullock served the State of Montana as Attorney General from 2009 to 2013, and as Governor from 2013 to 2021. Dr. Heather Wilson From 2017 to 2019, Dr. Heather Wilson served as Secretary of the U.S. Dave currently serves as a senior advisor for Blackstone Investment Group.

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Accelerating innovation in Australia and New Zealand: AWS Summit Canberra keynote recap

AWS Public Sector Blog

These agreements help bring the transformative power of the cloud to more public sector organizations, and can help them to develop cost-effective and secure services at a faster pace. But the 2021 Census faced a specific challenge: how to collect Census data when over half of the population was in COVID-19-related lockdown?

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The economic impact of AWS’s investment in Japan

AWS Public Sector Blog

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are committed to supporting Japan’s digital transformation (DX) ambition by helping Japanese customers modernize IT and innovate securely at pace, driving sustainable economic growth. In 2021, Japanese global printing company Toppan embarked on a full-scale digital transformation with AWS.

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What is government for?

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

July 19, 2021. It also will move corporate taxation from the 21% established by the 2017 tax cut up to about 28%. (It It was 35% before the 2017 tax cut.). Worth reading and worth subscribing too, judging by my brief experience so far. Heather Cox Richardson. This larger, $3.5

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PUBLIC LAW:  The Continued Vitality of Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

120 (2017), the Court stated that recognizing implied causes of action was now a "disfavored judicial activity," noting its consistent refusal "to extend Bivens to any new context or new category of defendants." Park Police ("USPP"), waiting to join a motorcade for the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Green , 446 U.S.

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