Emerging Tech
Army Issues $25M Sole-Source Contract to Monitor COVID-19 Vaccine Temperatures
The contract is part of the governmentwide effort to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are safely delivered.
Ideas
5 Rules to Keep Breaking Barriers in Government
The pandemic disrupted how agencies conducted business but federal leaders can harness that momentum.
Ideas
Workers Are Looking for Direction from Management—and Any Map Is Better than No Map
The consequences of just continuing to wing it are piling up.
Digital Government
VA Flags Potential Staffing, Resource Hurdles in Vaccine Distribution
The department will start with a small distribution of doses, but expects a series of hurdles in inoculating its entire workforce and network.
Cybersecurity
Beware of COVID-19 Vaccine Scammers, FTC Warns
The Federal Trade Commission expects some opportunists to attempt to bilk the public when COVID-19 vaccines are made available.
Ideas
How Airflow Inside Your Car Affects COVID-19 Risk
The study showed that different combinations of open windows could increase or decrease exposure to aerosols.
Ideas
As the Pandemic Rages, the U.S. Could Use a Little Bit More 'Samfundssind'
In English, it roughly translates to community spirit, civic engagement or civic-mindedness.
Ideas
What Are Emergency Use Authorizations, and Do They Guarantee that a Vaccine or Drug Is Safe?
The first time the FDA issued an EUA was in 2005 for an anthrax vaccine, but just for military personnel.
Modernization
Bipartisan Cadre of Lawmakers Call for Permanent Telehealth Expansion
Telehealth has proved vital during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than four dozen lawmakers want to see maximized moving forward.
Ideas
Tribes Mount Organized Responses to COVID-19, in Contrast to State and Federal Governments
Responding to the pandemic also means continuing to exercise sovereignty.
Ideas
China Beat the Coronavirus with Science and Strong Public Health Measures, Not Just with Authoritarianism
SARS exposed serious weaknesses in China’s public health system and prompted its government to reinvent its public health system.
Digital Government
Internal Documents Detail Who VA Will Vaccinate First
The Veterans Affairs Department's multi-tiered plan prioritizes delivering COVID-19 inoculations to high-risk staff and patients.
Modernization
Report Suggests Government, Companies Factor Permanent Remote Work into Future Operations
Remote work may be here to stay for a sizable chunk of the U.S. workforce.
Digital Government
Federal Employees Say They’re Willing to Download COVID-19 Apps But Few Agencies Have Them
The results of a Nextgov/Government Business Council survey offer insights into how federal employees feel about apps to trace coronavirus exposure and their agency’s efforts to track infections.
Ideas
Mask Mandates Boost Spending with Saving Lives
While social distancing reduces consumer spending, mask mandates have the opposite effect.
Ideas
Why Face Masks Belong at Your Thanksgiving Gathering – 7 Things You Need to Know about Wearing Them
Just because you’re with people you know doesn’t mean you’re safe from the coronavirus.
Modernization
Military Health Officials: Electronic Health Records Rollout On Schedule and Ready for COVID Vaccine
After a pause this spring, the MHS Genesis rollout is back on track, with two deployment waves scheduled for early 2021.
Ideas
Hoarding, Stockpiling, Panic Buying: What's Normal Behavior in an Abnormal Time?
Hoarding disorder goes beyond stockpiling in an emergency.
Digital Government
VA Plans for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced partnerships with other agencies Tuesday in an effort to prep for a possible COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
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