States navigate shortages, price-gouging and feds to secure PPE, test kits
To acquire needed medical devices and personal protective equipment for COVID-19 response, states are facing shortages, counterfeit products, inflation and a patchwork of federal rules, according to experts, lawmakers and some former federal officials.
Senators call for tech support for states’ legacy systems
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and 15 Democratic colleagues is asking for funding and regulatory changes that would allow federal IT innovators to help states whose legacy systems are failing under the demands created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With U.S. Borders Closed by Covid-19, How Will I Afford Insulin?
COMMENTARY | The Covid-19 response has choked off medical tourism — and exposed the broken nature of the U.S. pharmaceutical system.
Would You Sacrifice Your Privacy to Get Out of Quarantine?
The coronavirus has reignited the post-9/11 debate about security and civil liberties. The U.S. response to that tragedy has lessons for how to manage the trade-offs this time around.
Global Tourism Industry May Shrink by More Than 50% Due to the Pandemic
COMMENTARY | The travel industry has faced many challenges in the past, including the 9/11 attacks and the Great Recession, but none are similar in magnitude to the coronavirus.
Some Local Officials Lash Out At State Restrictions to Combat Virus
Sheriffs and some Republican local officials in a few Democratic-led states are saying they won’t enforce governors’ orders, and at least one is vowing a challenge in court.
With Anti-Asian Harassment on the Rise, New York City Forms Covid-19 Response Team
The city’s commission on human rights has received 248 reports of harassment and discrimination, with 105 incidents targeting Asian Americans.
What Happens When Eviction Moratoriums Are Over?
Moratoriums that allow people to delay paying their rent are keeping tenants who can’t afford their monthly bills safely inside—for now. But policymakers are starting to worry that if tenants can’t pay back rent after the pandemic “a massive crisis” awaits on the horizon.
Coronavirus fuels explosive growth in telehealth -- and concern about fraud
The administration’s lifting of telehealth restrictions could inadvertently unleash a wave of billing fraud and abuse and risk patient safety -- especially if officials yield to industry pressure to make many of the emergency policy changes permanent.
A City Plan to Make Masks Available to Every Resident
The city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, partnered with a local manufacturer to make and distribute reusable masks, designed by a local doctor.
Game generates training data for supercomputer mapping coral reefs
Researchers at NASA’s Ames Research Center are combining remote sensing data with an online game to produce training data for a machine-learning algorithm running on a supercomputer.
It’s time to double down on intelligent automation
IA solutions can help agencies manage short-term COVID-19 response and build capacity for the future, ensuring vital government services are provided to taxpayers.
AI-powered redaction software speeds release of police video
Police officers in Pemberton Township, N.J., now use cloud-based, artificial intelligence-powered software to quickly redact video from body-worn and in-car cameras.
Gavin Newsom’s Nation-State
How the first-term California governor is handling yet another disaster
Many Health Providers on Brink of Insolvency
Providers miss the money from elective procedures.
DOJ Could Intervene If States Too Restrictive Going Forward, Barr Says
“We have to do a better job of making sure that the measures that are being adopted are properly targeted,” said U.S. Attorney General William Barr.
Senate Passes Interim Coronavirus Aid Package to Fund Testing, Extend Small Business Aid
The bill would allot $25 billion to expand testing capacity. While no new money was provided for states and localities, lawmakers said the Trump administration will give them flexibility in how other federal funds can be used.
Sectors and States Poised to See Worst Job Losses Highlighted in New Research
About one-in-five American workers were in industries last year that are now bearing the brunt of the economic downturn the coronavirus has caused, according to estimates in one report.
Replacing Workers Comes with Many Costs
COMMENTARY | Faced with unprecedented economic upheaval, some employers may be underestimating the cost to replace good employees.
State Leaders Move to Protect Stimulus Checks from Debt Collectors
Some governors and attorneys general are rushing to establish protections for people with debt, trying to ensure they can use their stimulus checks on essentials like food, housing, and medicine.
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