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Building Machines that Work for Everyone – How Diversity of Test Subjects Is a Technology Blind Spot, and What to Do about It
It’s easy for researchers to fall back on using test subjects from the communities around them – students and employees. Branching out is key to avoiding technology that fails certain populations.
Why You Should Ditch Your Cloth Mask for a Better One
With the CDC changing guidance on masks to protect against COVID-19, an expert explains what you need to know. "Taking off masks prolongs the epidemic."
From Delta to Omicron, Here’s How Scientists Know Which Coronavirus Variants Are Circulating in the US
A nationwide genomic surveillance system analyzes positive COVID-19 tests to build a picture of which variants are spreading in the population.
Even NASA Seems Surprised by Its New Space Telescope
The $10 billion mission is working better than anyone could have predicted.
A High-Risk Medical Device Didn’t Meet Federal Standards. The Government Paid Millions for More.
For years after federal inspectors found serious problems with the HeartWare heart pump, agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continued paying to implant it in patients.
GovExec Daily: Increasing Federal Cyber Hygiene
Bill Wright joins the podcast to discuss how agencies can protect themselves online.
When Should You Take an At-Home COVID Test?
"If you have COVID-19 symptoms and test positive on an at-home test, you have COVID-19. You don’t need to get another test to confirm the results."
GovExec Daily: Agile and DevSecOpps at the Pentagon
Brandi Vincent talks to Dr. George Duchak and Maj. Christopher Olsen about modernization at the Defense Department.
What Is Log4J? A Cybersecurity Expert Explains the Latest Internet Vulnerability, How Bad It Is and What’s at Stake
Log4Shell is the latest hacker exploit rocking the internet, and it’s arguably the worst yet. The vulnerability is in an obscure piece of software used on millions of computers.
Air Force Breakthrough Brings Space-Based Solar Power One Step Closer
Tomorrow’s remote military bases could be powered by a light-to-microwave tile that just passed a key test.
Why NASA Is Trying to Dodge the Moon
If the James Webb Space Telescope were to leave Earth at the wrong time, our very own satellite could thwart the mission.
GovExec Daily: Protecting Critical Systems from Cyber Threats
Defense One's Patrick Tucker speaks to Sen. Angus King about cybersecurity.
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