COVID researchers can apply for free cloud services
Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft and others are offering free access to scientists researching COVID-19.
Activists and Lawmakers Call for an End to Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood
Sexually active gay and bisexual men are banned from donating blood. With blood in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic, advocates are renewing a push to change those restrictions.
Data-driven pandemic response
A state-level data system that supports telehealth, advanced analytics, visualization and reporting could help officials safely and effectively manage their complex mix of patients, facilities and health care staff.
Paying ransom is not an option. So what should agencies do instead?
Minimizing vulnerabilities through user training and making sure they can recover data quickly will help agencies weather inevitable attacks.
Salt Lake City Cracks Down on Large Groups Greeting Missionaries at Airport
The stricter rules came after hundreds of residents ignored social-distancing guidelines to greet missionaries returning from abroad.
Why a Tiny Colorado County Can Offer COVID-19 Tests to Every Resident
There are advantages to having biotech executives as neighbors.
In the South, Covid-19 Could Find Fertile Ground
Beset by poorer health, curbed health care access, and skepticism of government, the South may be in for a reckoning.
Disasters Collide: How the Pandemic Will Affect Response to Natural Disasters
COMMENTARY | Flooding and tornado season are underway and hurricane season is just around the corner. How will state and local governments—already strained by the coronavirus pandemic—deal with other natural disasters?
New Jersey Set to Release 1,000 Jail Inmates to Limit Coronavirus Spread
Up to 1,000 people could be eligible for release. Other jurisdictions around the U.S. are also taking steps to curb their jail populations.
How Congress’ Competing Coronavirus Bills Would Help State, Local Governments
The latest Senate bill would pit businesses and state and local governments against each other for $500 billion in economic stabilization loans, while a House proposal would set aside $200 billion for states and another pot for localities.
Distilleries and Breweries Begin Manufacturing Hand Sanitizer Amid National Shortages
Dozens of businesses across the country switched production from booze to sanitizer after two federal agencies relaxed manufacturing guidelines amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
Public Officials Chastise Residents Who Aren’t Taking Social Distancing Seriously
Over the weekend, people crowded parks, beaches, and other outside attractions. “I don’t know what I’m saying that people don’t get,” said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called the behavior “insensitive” and “arrogant.”
DIY data protection: As Congress stalls, states take charge
Lacking any concrete signs of progress at the federal level, states will continue to be the driving force of data protection innovation, providing greater privacy and security protections that introduce ever greater complexity in an already dynamic compliance landscape.
HPC resources for COVID-19 research
The COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium will give researchers access to government, academic and industry supercomputers.
States begin prep for mail-in voting in presidential election
A pivot to voting by mail could strain state resources and disenfranchise certain voters if not handled properly, but fully integrating an elevated vote-by-mail system takes years and a large investment.
All tech on deck: White House calls for online collaboration, services delivery
Agencies are being asked to look to already available tools for collaboration and citizen service delivery as government minimizes in-person interactions during the coronavirus pandemic.
This Is How We Can Beat the Coronavirus
COMMENTARY | Mitigation can buy us time, but only suppression can get us to where we need to be.
Remote Alaska Villages Isolate Themselves Further in Effort to Shield Against Coronavirus
Alaskan communities that are accessible only by plane or snowmobile are cutting off the outside world in response to COVID-19 rather than risk elders’ lives.
CDC Coronavirus Testing Decision Likely To Haunt Nation For Months To Come
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave huge cities roughly the same number of test kits as some rural spots, which crippled efforts by health officials to contain the virus.
How to Maintain Physical and Mental Health During Coronavirus
COMMENTARY | There are plenty of ways to keep your mind and body active and healthy during the outbreak.
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