Ideas
4 Tips to Help Kids to Cope with COVID-19 Anxiety
As children go through this crisis, they don’t have to be afraid.
Digital Government
Don’t Catch Fire When Using Hand Sanitizer, a Defense Safety Office Warns
Germ-fighting gels are flammable—and some people have already been burned.
Ideas
Wearable Fitness Devices Deliver Early Warning of Possible COVID-19 Infection
Several studies are testing algorithms that assess data from wearable devices to detect COVID-19.
Ideas
Does Your Agency Pass the Telework Stress Test?
If you haven’t already, ensure your capacity and licensing are at the levels needed for sustained telework.
Ideas
Lost Your Job Due to Coronavirus? Artificial Intelligence Could Be Your Best Friend in Finding a New One
Use of these tools is growing, especially among young people.
Ideas
What It’s Like to Be a Remote Intern at a Federal Agency
Two students dish about their COVID summer experiences.
Emerging Tech
Do All Face Masks Offer Similar Protection? New Test Offers A Way to Compare
The limited findings raise doubts about the effectiveness of neck gaiters and bandanas in preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
Digital Government
Senate Bill Would Permit Remote Work for All Eligible Federal Employees through the Pandemic
It would also enable the Technology Modernization Fund to be used to facilitate telework.
Emerging Tech
NASA Prepares to Launch Internal COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program
The agency is using the Salesforce platform to begin tracking potential infections and community transmissions on a voluntary basis.
Emerging Tech
Six Months into VA's 5G-Enabled Hospital Project
The pandemic emerged early in its existence, but the infrastructure is already providing a foundation for health care innovation, an official said.
Digital Government
Survey: More Than Half of Tech Employees ‘Dread’ Work Each Morning
Private-sector tech employees face growing anxiety and loneliness related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ideas
AI Methods Make COVID-19 Forecasting More Local
The researchers say that officials and anyone in the public can use in their decision-making processes.
Ideas
Is COVID-19 a Threat or Opportunity for Electronic Government Records Capture, Access and Preservation?
The tsunami of data and the hard pivot to remote work and home school has stretched government information management capabilities to their limits.
Emerging Tech
COVID-19 Will Spur New Robot 'Friends' and Helpers
Socially assistive robots interact with people and can perform household chores, accomplish health care tasks, and offer emotional support.
Policy
Democratic Senators Join Industry Groups in Calls to Extend CARES Act Funding Authority for Contractors
Industry groups are asking for an extension for the authority to reimburse defense contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ideas
Deciding How and Whether to Reopen Schools Is Complex—Here's How Rocket Scientists Would Develop a Plan
Sending astronauts to the moon can be instructive today, even though a pandemic is a very different challenge.
Policy
Trump Executive Order Aims to Make Some Pandemic-Induced Telehealth Expansions Permanent
The president's directive also targets improvements to rural health care.
Ideas
E-Marketplaces in the Time of COVID-19
E-marketplaces also can direct limited, critical supplies to those who need it most.
Digital Government
Nobody Accurately Tracks Health Care Workers Lost to COVID-19. So She Stays Up At Night Cataloging the Dead.
The reality is worse than most Americans know.
Digital Government
Lack of Public Data Hampers COVID-19 Fight
Thin public health budgets and dated technology stymie reporting efforts.
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