Digital Government
AC Can Boost COVID-19's Spread Indoors
The six-foot social distancing rule may not be sufficient.
Ideas
Preparing Your Mind for Uncertain Times
What ancient philosophers can teach us about embracing the unknown.
Digital Government
Bipartisan Bill Would Standardize Public Health Data and Bolster Sharing
The legislation would also establish a cross-agency working group for ongoing recommendations.
Modernization
One State Launches Online Tool to Help Residents Gauge Risk of Exposure to Covid-19
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services launched the "Decision Tool" after contact-tracing data showed an increase in the number of positive coronavirus cases linked to mass gatherings.
Ideas
Sketchy Darknet Websites Are Taking Advantage of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Buyer Beware
Using these darknet markets is risky business.
Ideas
9 Reasons You Can Be Optimistic that a Vaccine for COVID-19 Will Be Widely Available in 2021
Safety of a new COVID-19 vaccine is improved by researchers’ understanding of potential vaccine side effects and how to avoid them.
Emerging Tech
Homeland Security Testing Lab Wants to Hear About the Best Temperature Screening Tools in the Market
The tools will be assessed and included on a list of recommended products for federal and local emergency responders and law enforcement.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Artificial Intelligence
Figuring Out School Bus Routes Is More Complicated Than Ever. Districts Are Turning to Technology for Help.
In places where kids go to in-person school, buses will look different this year as systems deal with the challenges of transporting kids during a pandemic.
Ideas
Energy Is a Basic Need, and Many Americans Are Struggling to Afford It in the COVID-19 Recession
And the problem could get worse as the economy continues to struggle.
Ideas
Racing the Clock on Election Security
There are less than 100 days left until the presidential election.
Digital Government
NIH Commits $58 Million to Advance Data Science in Africa
The ultimate hope is to help advance quantitative and qualitative research and health on the continent.
Emerging Tech
DOD, HHS Preparing for Large-Scale Manufacturing of COVID-19 Treatments
The agencies set up a phased OTA contract to test manufacturing capabilities at scale to ensure the industry is ready to meet demand as new treatments are approved.
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