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SMART Act looks to help local government COVID response
May 22, 2020 | NewsThe State Municipal Assistant for Response and Transition Act would provide $500 billion in funding to state and municipal governments to offset the economic impacts of COVID-19.
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FEMA’s plan for hurricane response during a pandemic
May 21, 2020 | NewsThis year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s hurricane season guidance also addresses the complications introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The business continuity benefits of NIST’s zero trust architecture
| NewsThe National Institute of Standards and Technology publication on zero-trust architecture provides a new security architecture model for the fast-changing environment where the enterprise perimeter is dissolving and apps and users are everywhere.
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To stem COVID, this small Indiana city decided to test all public-facing employees
| NewsAn affluent Indianapolis suburb took an unusual step to keep residents safe: All city employees who deal directly with the public were tested weekly even if they showed no symptoms.
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Adapting to the new network normal
May 20, 2020 | NewsPandemic response has accelerated IT modernization as agencies are now focusing on network infrastructure agility and scalability.
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Smart concrete could let roads repair themselves
| NewsIndiana Department of Transportation is working with Purdue University researchers to build intelligent infrastructure that is adaptive, sustainable and resilient.
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Can machine learning predict coronavirus spread?
| NewsUsing datasets on climate, health and social movement, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab want to identify what influences COVID-19 transmission.
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Bots, voice assistants help states manage COVID’s downstream effects
| NewsAdding virtual agents to sites and call centers helped Illinois and New York clear unemployment claim backlogs and accelerated their IT modernization plans.
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In a pandemic, the cloud looks less risky
May 19, 2020 | NewsThe crucible of the COVID-19 pandemic may burn off some long-standing resistance to cloud services.
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Fraudsters spoof CDC, IRS and other gov sites in phishing scams
| NewsFraudsters are using phishing campaigns promising pandemic relief payments to lure Americans to fake websites and entice them to hand over their banking credentials.