IT Modernization

Are Your Kids Using Headphones More During the Pandemic? Here's How to Protect Their Ears.

  • By Peter Carew and Valerie Sung, The Conversation
CIO Briefing

CBP Has Seized Nearly 900,000 Counterfeit and Unsafe COVID-19 Supplies

Customs officers have picked up hundreds of thousands of unapproved test kits, unproven medicines and substandard protective equipment.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Emerging Tech

Energy Curates New Tools, Unveils Funding to Assist Research Efforts Against COVID-19

Through its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Program, the department will provide roughly $500,000 to support research against the pandemic.

  • By Brandi Vincent
Ideas

Smart Cities Can Help Us Manage Post-COVID Life, but They'll Need Trust as Well as Tech

But as we prepare to move beyond this crisis, cities need to design systems that are prepared to handle the next pandemic.

  • By Sameer Hasija, The Conversation
CIO Briefing

Poll: Nearly Three-Fourths of Americans Would Get Coronavirus Vaccine

Seventy-one percent of Americans would get a coronavirus vaccine if it were free and widely available, a large increase from just a week ago, according to a poll released Tuesday.

  • By Kate Elizabeth Queram
Ideas

Technology for the Next Phase of Pandemic

Moving to later stages of reopening will require advancements in two areas, standardization of care and robust contact tracing.

  • By John Breeden II
Data

State Department Harnesses Data to Help Bring Americans Home Safely During the Pandemic

The agency turned to data-focused teams and products to help decision-makers prioritize options.

  • By Brandi Vincent
Data

Bill Would Force Government to Study Telehealth Use During Pandemic

The Health and Human Services Department would collect data nationwide to determine how telehealth fared during COVID-19.

  • By Frank Konkel
Ideas

An Urgent Time for a Year Off Campus

College students have a chance to serve their country. Bring on the CoronaCorps.

  • By Ellen Ruppel Shell , The Atlantic
Ideas

3 Ways Your Pets Feel the COVID-19 Anxiety, Too

Pets could be feeling secondhand anxiety from their owners.

  • By Abbey Nickel, Futurity
Ideas

So, What Can We Do Now?

A guide to staying safe this summer

  • By Amanda Mull, The Atlantic
Emerging Tech

DHS Creates Tool to Predict How Long SARS-CoV-2 Lives on Surfaces 

Thousands of users accessed the new calculator on its initial day of launch.

  • By Brandi Vincent
Data

Survey: Americans Trust Big Tech Over Government in Contact Tracing

More than 75% of Americans feel their privacy is at risk due to measures being taken to combat COVID-19.

  • By Frank Konkel
Emerging Tech

A Medical-Delivery Drone Service Gets Approval Amid Coronavirus

ZipLine, whose drones have delivered more than 100,000 packages in Africa, will begin flights in North Carolina.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
Ideas

Are Thermal Cameras a Magic Bullet for COVID-19 Fever Detection? There's Not Enough Evidence to Know.

Thermal cameras offer limited accuracy if set up incorrectly.

  • By Scott Adams, Abbas Kouzani and Tracey Bucknall, The Conversation
Data

NIH Explores New Digital Health Solutions to Trace and Fight COVID-19

Two of the agency’s institutes seek new technical tools and data to inform re-entry risks.

  • By Brandi Vincent
Ideas

7 Tips to Cope with Kids Stuck at Home This Summer

Be prepared for some emotional upheaval.

  • By Noelle Toumey Reetz, Futurity
Ideas

Why You're Having Freaky Dreams During COVID-19

Many people have reported stirring restlessly in their sleep, disturbed by the strange figures, unusual places, or frightening scenarios that have appeared in their dreams.

  • By Katherine Gianni, Futurity
Ideas

We’ll Be Wearing Things on Our Faces for a Long Time

You can choose between a mask and a face shield, but you can’t choose nothing.

  • By Olga Khazan, The Atlantic
Ideas

Work Stress May Be Killing You

Mental health and mortality have a strong correlation with the amount of autonomy we have at our job.

  • By George Vlahakis, Futurity
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