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Lawmakers seek ‘complete accounting’ of SBA data leak
April 27, 2020 | NewsThe incident exposed personal data -- including income and Social Security numbers -- of thousands Economic Injury Disaster Loans applicants.
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How the US military could help fight the coronavirus outbreak
| NewsWith its experience in dealing with pandemics and other public-health crises, the military can deliver much-needed medical care and humanitarian assistance to communities in need.
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Robots are playing many roles in the coronavirus crisis — and offering lessons for future disasters
April 24, 2020 | NewsTaking on mundane tasks for health care workers during the pandemic, off-the-shelf robots are automating testing, delivering meals and disinfecting hospital rooms.
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Linking self-driving cars to traffic signals might help pedestrians give them the green light
April 23, 2020 | NewsBecause pedestrians at an intersection tend to trust traffic lights more than self-driving cars, cities might be safer if cars communicated their intentions to traffic lights rather.
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How municipalities and utilities can prepare for natural disasters
| NewsAs utilities develop systems for near-real-time alerts and warnings for their customers, municipalities must change their regulatory strategies and funding programs.
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States navigate shortages, price-gouging and feds to secure PPE, test kits
| NewsTo 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.
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Senators call for tech support for states’ legacy systems
| NewsSen. 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.
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Coronavirus fuels explosive growth in telehealth — and concern about fraud
April 22, 2020 | NewsThe 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.
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Game generates training data for supercomputer mapping coral reefs
| NewsResearchers 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.
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It’s time to double down on intelligent automation
| NewsIA solutions can help agencies manage short-term COVID-19 response and build capacity for the future, ensuring vital government services are provided to taxpayers.