COVID-19
Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and government’s response to it, including its impact on digital service delivery, as well as how and where work is performed. Includes stories about technology’s role in vaccine distribution, as well as accelerating the transformation of state and local government operations using solutions like cloud computing, chatbots and data analytics.
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As a result of a lawsuit from Los Angeles public school parents, the district will have to give regular assessments and outreach to students, additional training to teachers, and disaggregated data to the public. -
A 2023 indictment unsealed this week alleges that two men were directed by China's spy agency to target and access the emails of virologists and immunologists at two Houston-area universities.
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The shift to remote learning and 1:1 devices for some districts coincided with problems with student attention and attendance, but it also gave educators practice with tech tools and prepared them for the upheaval of AI.
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The Winnebago County, Ill., Sheriff’s Department wants a new fleet of SUVs that are fully loaded and packing a lot of heat, heat as in Fahrenheit temperatures hot enough to kill COVID-19 on contact.
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Thanks to an initiative involving many public and private organizations, a digital COVID-19 vaccination card has been created using technology from the Boston Children's Hospital. A few states have adopted the card.
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COVID-19 infections are rising in Nebraska, but health districts can no longer report COVID stats for counties with fewer than 20,000 people because of an expired executive order.
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Health-care providers in New Jersey and across the country are becoming increasingly frustrated with the barrage of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, which they say has put lives at risk.
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Google will require vaccinations for employees working on the company’s in-person campuses, becoming the first major tech company in the country to issue a widespread mandate for its employees.
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In Oregon, state employees who worked in person during the height of the pandemic will receive a one-time hazard payment, which can differ based on how many hours a person logged.
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Officials recommended keeping a screenshot of that code in your phone — which may be increasingly handy as a growing number of restaurants and bars require proof of COVID-19 vaccination as the delta variant surges.
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Patients who need a doctor, nurse practitioner, counselor or other health professional will continue to benefit from video or telephone visits after the COVID-19 pandemic, central Illinois officials said Monday.
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From late June to early November, an average of about 30 percent of health-care visits took place using telehealth, which is a significant increase, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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For the past 16 months, the Newport, R.I., City Council, boards and commissions have been holding their meetings with a virtual format, but that period caused by the COVID pandemic is now ending.
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A now-deactivated private website published the names, vaccination details and other personal information of almost 5,000 employees of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters have demanded an investigation.
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A plan to modernize IT and better enable a work-from-anywhere posture in Santa Monica, Calif., served the city well when the COVID-19 pandemic reshuffled city services and how they are delivered.
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Recognizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student mental health, Philadelphia-area organizations and app developers created apps to help high school and college students cope with stressors.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced California will launch a digital vaccine verification system. While details on the system haven't been revealed, some experts have voiced concerns about privacy and transparency.
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With the federal government unwilling to take the politically charged step of creating or endorsing a universal digital health pass or app, several companies are trying to fill the void.
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When the rush for unemployment insurance crashed government websites in 2020, we learned how to navigate traffic surges in a crisis. So why weren’t sites prepared to handle vaccine appointments?
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Speakers at the Arizona Virtual Digital Government Summit examined how the pandemic tested existing digital infrastructure systems — and how it demonstrated the need for governments to evolve.
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Whether it is maintaining the health and safety of the people or delivering services online, government's core competence is ultimately a matter of trust — just ask anyone living through the pandemic.
