Digital Government
Data Shows Significant Drop in IT Services Spending Post COVID-19
Global government spending data shows worldwide decline in IT spending this year, though the numbers tell a unique story for the U.S. government.
Digital Government
Pandemic Oversight Committee Launches Contract Spending Tracker
The committee had stated in its first report that financial management could be a top challenge for agencies.
Digital Government
Officials Detail Preparations for 'Inevitable' Coronavirus Surge This Fall
Dr. Anthony Fauci and others say their agencies are taking "financial risks" to pursue potential treatments and a vaccine, but will not compromise science.
Ideas
Pandemic Reveals Need to Make Airwaves More Resilient
The spectrum's sweet spot—frequencies in the mid-range—can carry significant amounts of data while reaching many users but are reserved for the government.
Emerging Tech
How DHS Is Using Multicookers and Predictive Calculators Against the Coronavirus
The agency’s Science and Tech Directorate continues to focus its efforts on pandemic-fighting experiments.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Most Americans Don’t Worry About Cybersecurity Despite Increased Attacks
Respondents are more worried about their personal safety and the economy.
Ideas
Virtual Reality Has Been Boosted by Coronavirus – Here's How to Avoid It Leading Us to Dystopia
There appears to have been a significant rise in VR offerings this year, aiming to deliver safe, accessible experiences during the pandemic.
Ideas
How Agencies Can Fight COVID-19 Backlogs With Customer Experience
Customer experience doesn't stop because of coronavirus.
Ideas
The Death of the Open-Plan Office? Not Quite, but a Revolution is in the Air
The open-plan office will have to evolve, though, finding its true purpose as a collaborative work space augmented by remote work.
Ideas
Back Pain: 4 Ways to Fix Bad Lockdown Posture – By Copying Astronauts
Common poor desk posture is actually very similar to the posture astronauts adopt during spaceflight in zero-gravity.
Digital Government
Black Professionals Miss Out on Recent Job Gains
Black workers with bachelor’s degrees lost 200,000 jobs in May.
Ideas
Domestic Abusers Use Tech that Connects as a Weapon During Coronavirus Lockdowns
Left unchecked, violence against women and girls can increase in frequency and severity and damage victims’ physical and mental health. I
Ideas
Rural America Is More Vulnerable to COVID-19 than Cities Are, and It's Starting to Show
Of the top 25 COVID-19 hot spots that popped up in the last two weeks, 18 were in non-metropolitan counties.
Emerging Tech
NIH Partners with Israeli Startup to Generate Synthetic COVID-19 Data
The ultimate aim is to garner new, evidence-based insights to support the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Ideas
Pandemic, Privacy Rules Add to Worries over 2020 Census Accuracy
People who work with statistics know that there needs to be “good data in” in order to get “good data out.”
Digital Government
More Homeland Security Employees Fear Furloughs as Funding From Fee Collections Drops
Lawmakers also raise concerns the department will bring employees back in unsafe conditions.
Digital Government
NIH Unveils Centralized Resource for COVID-19 Patient Data
Insiders hope it will “serve as the foundation for addressing future public health emergencies.”
Ideas
'Telepresence' Can Help Bring Advanced Courses to Schools that Don't Offer Them
Using telepresence enables schools to offer students advanced courses they wouldn’t otherwise be able to take.
Podcasts
Critical Update: COVID-19 Challenges Test Veterans Affairs' Customer Experience Office
The Veteran Experience Office has been instrumental in ensuring veterans’ voices are heard and acknowledged, even amid a global pandemic.
Digital Government
Census Established a Governance Group on Data Quality Amid COVID-19 Worries
A new GAO report shows the bureau continuing to struggle with privacy and data security issues.
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