February 23, 2023
Via: FCWThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology is aiming to expand public health data sharing and nationwide health equity over the next two years. Read More on FCW
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
November 2, 2022
Via: Utility DivePURA established a moratorium in March 2020 prohibiting utility shut-offs as joblessness and business closings soared at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Electric distribution, gas and water companies were prohibited from submitting information about a residential customer’s nonpayment to […]
Basic Services, Public Transport
March 9, 2022
Via: Transportation Today NewsThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded $2.2 billion to 35 recipients in 18 states to help public transportation agencies pay for day-to-day operations as they continue to provide essential service for frontline workers. Funding is through the American Rescue […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
February 22, 2022
Via: Waste Management WorldThe European Commission announced an investment of over €110 million into LIFE programme integrated projects for environmental and climate protection, selected after a call for proposals covering the year 2020. The funding will support new major environmental and climate projects […]
Other Utilities, Public Utilities
February 3, 2022
Via: Waste360In at least 47 of the world’s least-developed countries, half of health care clinics lack basic water services. With the absence of adequate environmental services and sanitation, the impact of health care waste during the pandemic has been devastating, according […]
Public Utilities, Telecommunications
January 7, 2022
Via: RCR Wireless NewsAs enterprise IT leaders plan for 2022, the hybrid model blending remote and in-office work is likely to be the new normal. According to research from IDC, more than half of workers are planning to continue to work remotely or […]
Electric Utility, Other Utilities, Public Utilities
October 6, 2021
Via: Utility DiveAlmost all states have executed extended moratoriums on utility disconnections because of Covid-19. The governor, legislature or state regulators mandated those moratoriums. In some instances, utilities initiated bans on service disconnections but subsequently the government ordered a moratorium. The objective […]
September 2, 2021
Via: FCWFrontline agency managers and executives have questions about how they’ll implement the Biden administration’s vaccination and testing requirements, they said in an Aug. 25 letter to top administration officials released publicly on Thursday. The Government Managers Coalition, a coalition of […]
August 12, 2021
Via: Global Government ForumA UK civil service union accused some government ministers of indulging in “civil service bashing” while another warned of industrial action, after a war of words was sparked this week about civil servants’ return to the office. The flurry of […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
May 19, 2021
Via: StateScoopVirginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday a pair of digital dashboards tracking the commonwealth’s public health equity and COVID-19 pandemic response. The “Equity in Action” dashboard showcases which counties in the Commonwealth have received the most personal protective equipment […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
April 26, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsJust as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic — think empty middle seats on airplanes — so, too, are health insurers. Many voluntarily waived all deductibles, copayments and other costs for insured patients […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
April 22, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsCalifornia and Texas, the country’s two most populous states, have taken radically different approaches to the pandemic and the vaccination campaign to end it. California has trumpeted its reliance on science and policies it says are aimed at improving social […]
April 21, 2021
Via: American InfrastructureWith a few months under its belt, 2021 is seemingly bringing a wind of change. After what has been a year of tremendous upheaval and unspeakable grief, the nation seems to finally be finding its footing. With the roll-out of […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
April 16, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsSAN JOSE — Last spring, only weeks into the pandemic, Christina Garcia was spending her days struggling to help her two young sons adjust to online schooling when she got such a heavy, painful period she could barely stand. After […]
April 14, 2021
Via: StateScoopThe amount of fraudulent unemployment insurance claims paid out by the State of Washington last year was likely far higher than the $647 million identified by state officials, and possibly as great as $1.1 billion, according to reports published Tuesday […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
April 14, 2021
Via: Waste360The United Kingdom is using approximately 53 million single-use face masks daily. Cardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group has developed specialized thermal heating machines that converts used PPE such as gowns and masks into reusable plastic blocks in one hour. The blocks […]
April 12, 2021
Via: NYC Streets BlogOpen streets or open warfare? The mayor’s signature effort to bring car-free outdoor space to COVID-stricken neighborhoods last year is increasingly looking like it will collapse unless city officials do something to assert authority over a program that has left […]
Health & Insurance, Social Services
April 7, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsEven as California prepares to expand vaccine eligibility on April 15 to all residents age 16 and up, the state has managed to inoculate only about half its senior population — the 65-and-older target group deemed most vulnerable to death […]
Public Utilities, Waste Management
March 31, 2021
Via: Waste Management WorldThe waste management industry has also been hit hard by the Corona crisis: Waste volumes and the composition of waste have fluctuated greatly, and waste management companies have often had to adjust to changes at very short notice. Nevertheless, most […]
March 30, 2021
Via: StateScoopWith more than half of the Oklahoma state government’s 30,000-person workforce still performing their duties remotely a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, statewide Chief Information Security Officer Matt Singleton said Tuesday the health crisis encouraged his team to drastically accelerate […]