NTT DATA Services has collaborated with Spartan Medical to provide COVID-19 testing and tracing services to government agencies and public sector organizations. "With the success of NTT DATA’s solution for COVID-19 testing we are now working on ways to support our government clients as well,” said Tim Conway president, Public Sector, NTT DATA Services and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient.
Read More »HHS Seeks Feedback on COVID-19 Data Collection Portal
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is looking for public input on the implementation of its portal for recording COVID-19 data from various health institutions. HHS noted that the daily collection of COVID-19 information is crucial for identifying needs for federal support in addition to being “the most effective way to detect outbreaks”.
Read More »Biden Picks Xavier Becerra, Rochelle Walensky as HHS, CDC Heads
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Xavier Becerra and Rochelle Walensky to serve in the respective roles of secretary of health and human services (HHS) and director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Becerra has been serving as California’s 33rd attorney general since 2017 while Walensky is currently the chief of Massachusetts General Hospital's division of infectious diseases.
Read More »HHS, DoD Unveil COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) have published strategic documents that represent how the Trump administration plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines. The strategy directs the government to engage with local communities, quickly distribute vaccines, safely administer supply availability and track programmatic data for the distribution effort.
Read More »Bipartisan Bill Seeks Unified Reporting Criteria for COVID-19 Data
A bipartisan group of representatives has introduced legislation to help improve data accuracy in COVID-19 research and other reporting activities related to the novel coronavirus to standardize COVID-19 reporting at the county, city, state and national levels.
Read More »Everbridge COVID-19 Shield Supports Virus Tracking; Vernon Irvin Quoted
Everbridge has reported that organizations across education, retail, manufacturing, state and local government have integrated Everbridge COVID-19 Shield Contact Tracing software solution to provide support during the ongoing pandemic, the company reported on Wednesday.
Read More »SBA Updates CDC 504 Loan Program; William Manger Quoted
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the updated interest rates for the 504 Loan Program offered by Certified Development Companies (CDC), the administration reported on Friday.
Read More »Jacobs Creates COVID-19 Modeling Software to Remobilize Operations; Donald Morrison, Dr. Joao Rocha Quoted
Jacobs has developed a new COVID-19 modeling software program to research the differences between virus propagation based on various non-pharmaceutical interventions, the company reported on Monday.
Read More »CDC Transitioning COVID-19 Data Analysis Operations to ‘HHS Protect’ System
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is implementing a new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) technology to replace the National Health Safety Network (NHSN) for collecting COVID-19 patient data, FedScoop reported Wednesday.
Read More »DHS S&T Creates DIY Way to Cleanse PPEs of Virus
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate has created and unveiled a method that civilians can use to disinfect personal protective equipment. S&T's do-it-yourself PPE cleanup method involves the use of a programmable multicooker that allows for moist heat decontamination, a method endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHS said Friday.
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