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Contact tracing with a technology twist
April 30, 2020 | NewsTo supplement the thousands of frontline public health workers required for contact tracing, some governments are considering an smartphone-based approach.
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Reopening means contact tracing. Many states aren’t ready.
| NewsWith no national plan and scant federal dollars on the horizon, states are funding their own contact-tracing initiatives for what experts predict will be a massive undertaking lasting 18 months to two years, until a vaccine is developed.
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Dems plan COVID relief for state, local government
| NewsDemocratic lawmakers want the next stimulus package to provide state and local governments with as much as $700 billion in block aid grants and increased funding for Medicaid to help them retain workers and avoid layoffs.
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4 ways to deliver better citizen search experience
| NewsAs many citizen interactions start on state and local government websites, powerful and accurate search features ensure citizens can quickly and effectively access the exact information they need.
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Confidence, scope, scalability challenge military AI
April 29, 2020 | NewsAs the Defense Department shifts from manual and human-based decision-making to automated, machine-led analysis, it is uncovering new challenges to using the technology.
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AI, machine learning and automation in cybersecurity: The time is now
| NewsAdvanced technologies will help close gaps by correlating threat intelligence and coordinating responses at machine speed.
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3 ways agile taught me to be a better leader
| NewsWith the increasing speed of digital disruption and the need for affordability and efficiencies, we must embody agile principles to cultivate dynamic, engaged, innovative, transparent and collaborative leaders at all levels of government.
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COVIDScholar uncovers nonobvious insights in virus research
| NewsScientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have built a text-mining tool that uses natural language processing to not only scan and search research papers on COVID-19 but also help identify connections that may not be readily apparent.
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Public coronavirus data varies widely between states
April 28, 2020 | NewsWhile most states made county- and ZIP code-level information available soon after they began reporting cases, some have hesitated to localize data further because of privacy concerns.
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Keeping the lights on in Northern Virginia’s data centers
| NewsLoudoun County is working with local data center operators and tenants to ensure government, businesses and consumers can access telecommunications, streaming, data storage and processing services, even as they shelter in place.