Ideas
How Companies, Governments and People Rise to the Conoravirus Challenge
Here are some good examples, both big and small, that make the world a little brighter while we combat coronavirus.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Seeks Innovative Commercial Tech to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
The Air Force solicitation outlines seven mission areas it’s looking to support, including citizen welfare.
Emerging Tech
'Smart Toilet' Checks You for Diseases Like Cancer
Gadgets inside the toilet bowl can detect a range of disease markers in stool and urine.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How CISA Defines ‘Trust’ in the Trusted Internet Connection Policy
Nextgov offers a deep dive into TIC 3 and the purported conflict between CISA’s trust zones and zero-trust security.
Cybersecurity
Executive Order Lays Out Timelines for National Security Reviews of Foreign Telecom Providers
FCC Chairman says the agency will now act on a rulemaking it’s been sitting on since 2016.
Modernization
Mid-Pandemic, CDC Looks to Upgrade Its Biosurveillance Database
The system collects data from hospitals, local public health departments, pharmacies and more to give researchers and officials a view of how diseases spread across the country.
Cybersecurity
Industry Groups Request Extension to Comply with Ban on Huawei, Other Chinese Suppliers
Top trade associations are hoping COVID-19 will buy companies six more months.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Have Spent At Least $2.6B on COVID-19 Supplies and Services
That number only reflects properly tagged procurements—real dollars spent in response to the coronavirus outbreak are significantly higher.
Emerging Tech
If Space Startups Fail, the Pentagon’s Going to Need Some New Plans
The coronavirus is threatening young space companies — and the military’s plans to rely on them.
Emerging Tech
Argonne Taps Supercomputing Network to Study How Coronavirus Spreads
The national laboratory enlisted collaborators to help unleash a range of efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
Digital Government
Space Agency Launches ‘NASA at Home’ to Engage Those in Coronavirus Confinement
Resources include do-it-yourself activities, live virtual chats with astronauts and officials, formal lesson plans, an augmented reality app and more.
Emerging Tech
Team Builds Ventilators from $300 Worth of Parts
Faculty and students at Rice University gathered to see how quickly they could develop a more robust prototype built primarily of 3D-printed and laser-cut parts.
Emerging Tech
FDA, NIH, VA Partner to Accelerate 3D-Printed Protective Gear for COVID-19 Response
The pandemic-driven outcomes could demonstrate what strategic interagency efforts around emerging technology can catalyze in rapid timeframes.
Modernization
FCC’s Telehealth Plans Reach Beyond COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Provision
The moment has spurred the agency to also finalize a longer-term pilot project for connected care.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How the Coronavirus is Changing Federal Work
“Government is traditionally seen as this old, ancient, antiquated system … How [does this change] the future of work for government?”
Emerging Tech
Air Force Seeks Partnerships to Produce Space Innovations and Base of the Future
The anticipated challenges aim to spur innovations in space technology and produce a base of the future.
Emerging Tech
FCC Issues Waiver For Telecom Supporting Zoom and WebEx Traffic
Without the waiver, Inteliquent would be subject to “significant cost increases” that would prevent the companies from offering free teleconference services.
Modernization
Microsoft Upgrades Classified Cloud Offering
Microsoft achieved a provisional authorization to host Defense Department data classified as secret.
Emerging Tech
ICE Wants to Connect Its Facial Recognition System With a Pennsylvania County’s Gang Intel App
Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to develop an offshoot of Lehigh County’s Gang Intelligence App over the next year.
Digital Government