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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

This led to the establishment and launch in 2021 of the secure, cloud-based UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (RAP) , which is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Europe (London) Region and enabled by DNAnexus. New findings continue to come thick and fast—there were more than 3,000 published reports in 2023.

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The PLUM Act: A New Era of Transparency into Senior Leadership Government

Partnership for Public Service

In 2021 congressional testimony , a 2020 blog and a 2021 blog , the Partnership for Public Service as well as others who have studied the Plum Book have documented the many deficiencies of the traditional Plum Book.

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Building community, connection and commitment for African American federal executives

Partnership for Public Service

As President Biden’s 2021 executive order notes, African American federal leaders and other underrepresented populations face systemic inequities in hiring, promotion, pay and advancement processes within government. Note: According to research from the Partnership for Public Service, the federal workforce is as racially diverse as the U.S.

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Celebrating the 2022 Sammies honorees

Partnership for Public Service

20, the Partnership for Public Service hosted the 21 st annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals ®, or the Sammies, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. These public servants coordinated the largest resettlement of refugees in modern U.S. Nominate someone for the 2023 Sammies. On Tuesday, Sept.

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Fiscal Impacts from COVID-19–Revenue Structure Matters

Death and Taxes

With procyclical fiscal policy, local governments usually face abrupt revenue shortfalls and high demand for public service during economic recession. Furthermore, there is tremendous uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic, the magnitude and requirement of federal government aid, and the public’s behavioral change.

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Announcing the winners of the inaugural Future of Government Awards: Celebrating digital transformation initiatives around the world

AWS Public Sector Blog

Winner: IO, the app for Italian public services – PagoPA S.p.A., Italian citizens typically need to navigate through dozens of platforms in order to access public services or manage their obligations to the State. EU Digital COVID Certificate, with more than 245 million certificates obtained through IO since June 2021.

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Breaking from the binary: Enhancing gender and pronoun inclusivity in federal programs

Partnership for Public Service

Enhancing inclusive governance and X-panding gender markers In 2021, the Biden administration issued executive orders to prevent discrimination on the basis of gender identity across the nation and in the federal workforce. Addressing the gender binary in government data and digital platforms In June 2023, the U.S.