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Forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies are discovering that collaboration on the budget is difficult. What can they do to prepare their budgets remotely and plan for the evolving crisis?
Disinformation of all different stripes is still a persistent problem when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis. Increased reliance on social media and spiking Internet use have helped fuel these campaigns.
Hackers have sought to exploit the novel coronavirus to spread chaos, make money and build political advantage. The trends show a variety of ways bad actors are using this particular global moment to their advantage.
The National Governors Association has selected seven states to participate in its annual statewide cybersecurity readiness program. Participants will look at a number of different areas for planning development.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said regarding the state’s update on reopening businesses to curbside pickup. The full details of the updated regulations for California will be released on Thursday. (San Francisco Chronicle — May 4, 2020)
The number of nasal swabs, a necessity for COVID-19 testing, that Dr. Jeffrey James is 3-D printing daily at Augusta University’s dental college where he teaches. Dr. James originally had a single printer that produced 300 nasal swabs daily but then was asked to increase the production by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Now there are seven printers that run all day to meet the daily amount.
California legislators returned to the capitol after nearly two months away to deal with coronavirus legislation and the budget deficit. The lawmakers have until June 15 to pass a balanced budget or go without pay.
North Dakota is the only state that has met the estimated need of 30 contact tracers for each 100,000 people. The state’s focus on contact tracing is one of its priorities for reopening the economy.
We shouldn't be casually equating the health of the economy with the health of the desperate, helpless people who labor on the front lines.
If businesses looking to reopen are going to be shielded from coronavirus-related lawsuits by their workers and customers, there should be stringent, OSHA-style regulatory enforcement.
Given the budget crunch, cities are cutting or canceling summer jobs programs. Some are trying to find ways of keeping kids engaged online.
Largely uninsured and medically underserved, the rural population of Virginia’s coal country is at high risk for coronavirus. The task of helping them is up to a small, but popular health clinic.
This week’s security newsletter follows the growing importance of contact tracing as it expands both manually and digitally. The tech field loves the app, but does the public?
Wedbush Securities Analyst Daniel Ives said regarding Apple’s 2 percent, or $11.2 billion, profit loss last quarter, which was much better than the predicted 6 percent decline. (AP News — April 30, 2020)
The number of public events (including sports, concerts, races — individual, series and tours) verified by the Washington Post as cancelled, postponed or rescheduled because of the coronavirus even as states work toward reopening local economies.
Several California towns that have small populations and low, or zero, COVID-19 cases are desperate to lift shelter-in-place orders. “We’re very rural and naturally socially distanced in our everyday lives.”
Gov. Pritzker wants a contact tracing system before reopening the state, but officials estimate they would need nearly 4,000 workers to make that happen. Officials hope to have a tracking method in place by the end of May.
The California Homeless Data System team is looking to hire new tech talent; a New York City group rolls out a new Census messaging guide; and the Connecticut Data Collaborative is now hosting online events.
Liberals are calling for an expansion of government, while conservatives say budget shortfalls must lead to cuts. One scholar argues that after the current crisis passes, states will end up looking much like they do now.
By operating as market actors to preserve existing jobs, states can link entrepreneurs to capital and expand programs that help hard-pressed families maintain their spending and investment.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said to begin his State of the City address on Wednesday during the coronavirus pandemic, the first time that the State of the City address was not given live. (City of Minneapolis — April 29, 2020)
The number of daily participants on Zoom meetings but not the number of daily users, which is what was previously reported by the video conferencing company. “This was genuine oversight on our part.”
Health officials estimate that nationwide contact tracing is needed for states to safely reopen their economies. But without funding or a unified plan, many are worried about the effectiveness of a state-by-state approach.
Stern anti-fraud messaging can keep eligible people from applying for the benefits they need. There are effective ways to help people through the application process without threatening them.
Despite a huge drop in revenues, states are taking some measures to relieve pressure on taxpayers and have introduced bills that extend filing deadlines, remove penalties and limit certain liabilities for now.
It may be tempting, in coping with revenue losses brought on by the pandemic, for governments to reduce funding for community economic-development organizations, but it would be short-sighted.
Cynthia Martinez, a 19-year Walmart worker who has been deemed “essential,” says of how many “essential workers” are making minimum wage and have poor benefit packages. (NPR — April 28, 2020)
The annual rate at which the U.S. economy shrank last quarter amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the economy will continue to plunge at a 40 percent rate during this quarter.
In an era of social distancing, some are concerned that cash payments could transmit COVID-19. Even though transmission through currency is unlikely, officials are still concerned there will be a shift away from cash.
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