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House Bill Would Limit President’s Ability to Remove Inspectors General
The legislation comes after President Trump removed two inspectors general and verbally attacked others.
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Pentagon Mandates Homemade Masks for Some Workers
N95 respirators and surgical masks will be reserved for health care workers and patients, the Defense Department said in a series of memos this week.
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Congress Hears Options—And Concerns—for Using Smartphone Data to Fight COVID-19
Other countries have been using various forms of location and proximity tracing to slow the spread of the disease, with widely varying levels of privacy protections.
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House Dems push improved protections for agency watchdogs
Congress wants CIGIE’s input on new legislation to safeguard Inspectors General from political interference.
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140 Million Tweets Capture COVID-19's Spread
And it’s publicly available as a resource for the global research community.
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FCW Insider: April 10
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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ODNI Directs Agencies to Be Flexible with National Security Contractors
The guidance recommends immediate contract modifications to allow some industry personnel to remain at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GSA Creates Buying Guide for COVID-19 Screenings at Federal Buildings
As the government’s buyer and landlord, the General Services Administration created a central contract vehicle for screening services to prevent infected people from entering federal buildings.
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NOAA Teams with Record-Breaking Explorer to Map the Unknowns of Earth’s Deepest Ocean Points
The agency will work with Victor Vescovo’s Caladan Oceanic to share assets, facilities and data that they hope will strategically power new discoveries.
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Pelosi continues to resist calls for remote voting
While the Speaker of the House said there are constitutional and security concerns with letting members vote virtually, she has moved to loosen other rules around in-person legislating.
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FCW Insider: April 9
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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Lawmakers Push CDC for New Demographic Data on Coronavirus Patients
A group of 17 lawmakers asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect sex, race, ethnicity and other information to spot potential inequities in health care.
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Trump Removes Acting Pentagon IG Slated to Lead Pandemic Oversight
Only current IGs may serve in the new position created by Congress to oversee the government's coronavirus relief effort.
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VA delays Cerner health record deployment
The Department of Veterans Affairs is delaying the rollout of its $16 billion health record modernization project so that the health system serving 9 million veterans can focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FCW Insider: April 8
The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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