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New research from Georgetown’s Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation reveals how states are navigating technology, governance and operations to improve access to public benefits like SNAP and Medicaid.
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The unique deal, done without venture capital or private equity, will position Nava’s public service delivery platform as an open source, end-to-end option for agencies to modernize their tech, Nava’s CEO said.
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UW-Madison has released its most detailed look so far on how it will reopen amid a pandemic. The “Smart Restart” plan rewrites college norms and encourages young adults to limit social interactions.
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As with so many other aspects of life during the pandemic, the field of health care has shifted the bulk of its interactions to computer screens and mobile phones — the practice known as telemedicine.
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An accurate census requires good data in and good data out. With the 2020 census, the US has unprecedented challenges with both.
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Deloitte's new GovConnect software suite, built on the Salesforce platform, is meant to help governments set up contact tracing programs, manage business reopenings and support remote work, among other things.
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A collaboration between tech companies and several states got off the ground early in the pandemic using emergency contracts. As the programs enter their next phase, partners say they've worked out the kinks.
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Now that telehealth has been quickly rolled out across the nation and patients and clinicians have found the experience useful, it is unlikely that virtual doctor visits, in all its various forms, will be temporary.
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The goal of the program, Gov. Chris Sununu said, is to connect homes and businesses that still don't have access to reliable Internet. Schools, libraries and other places where Internet use is essential will be included.
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The state requirement that riders on buses, ferries and the like show proof of negative coronavirus tests before using public transit has officials in the Portland area confused about enforcement.
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Gov. Phil Murphy made assurances that personal data would be kept safe as the state prepares to deploy contact tracing technology. He says the tools will not be used to track movements.
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Plus, a Georgetown University center is emphasizing the importance of state CDOs during dual crises, Arkansas’ governor has created a new technology advisory board to address COVID-19, and more.
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Federal funding for broadband intended to expand telehealth will go a long way toward getting more people the care they need, but communities must create strategies tailored to their needs to make the most of it.
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Google is adding new COVID-19 alerts to its Maps app to provide more information about virus-related restrictions. The new information is being integrated into the platform as more states reopen.
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Smartphone apps and wearable devices can tell when workers have been within six feet of each other, promising to help curb the coronavirus. But they're not all the same when it comes to privacy.
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The Tennessee House and Senate are at odds over a telemedicine bill, while Gov. Bill Lee has made the use of telemedicine far more available during the coronavirus pandemic, invoking his emergency powers to do so.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has become a catalyst for changes in many workplaces, which some experts say are likely to continue long-term. Offices in the central business district were permitted to reopen last week
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State offices have started reopening under coronavirus protocols, but officials are still asking that 75 percent of state employees continue to telecommute, encouraging minimum in-office staffing levels for daily business.
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Money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act will be allocated to Duncan Regional Hospital for new telehealth conferencing equipment. Some $84.96 million has been distributed across 41 states so far.
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A hacking group, which has successfully attacked at least three universities recently, threatened to publish sensitive research information to the dark web if monetary demands are not met.
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