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Five Military Sites Chosen for Phase III Trial of COVID Vaccine Candidate
AstraZeneca is seeking 30,000 volunteers for the trial, which may lead to an effective vaccine by year’s end.
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Pentagon, Defense Contractors Are Out Of Step On Tech Innovation, GAO Finds
The Pentagon wanted to fund ambitious research into future tech breakthroughs but contractors spend most of their money on safer bets, GAO has found.
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Will the New 15-Minute COVID-19 Test Solve U.S. Testing Problems?
The new BinaxNOW antigen test is quick, easy, accurate and cheap. It could solve the U.S. testing problem, but the emergency use authorization only allows people with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested.
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GovExec Daily: How Do You Avoid Collisions in Space?
Former Administrator of NASA Sean O'Keefe joins the podcast to discuss traffic management in low Earth orbit.
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GovExec Daily: Updating Legacy IT Systems at Agencies
Nextgov's Mila Jasper and Heather Kuldell join the podcast to discuss the progress of IT system upgrades.
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GovExec Daily: Using Tech to Weed Out Financial Fraud
Dr. Gary Shiffman joins the podcast to discuss how to identify those trying to scam the government out of stimulus programs like the PPP.
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GovExec Daily: The Postmaster General, Reform and Technology
Michael Plunkett joins the podcast to examine the business and operational changes at USPS.
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GovExec Daily: Using Data for the Business of Government
Nick Hart of the Data Coalition and Jesse Rauch of Active Navigation join the podcast to discuss data strategy in evidence-based policy, transparency and even the COVID-19 response.
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The Raging Competition for Medical Supplies Is not a Game, but Game Theory Can Help
The toll of the pandemic has been worsened because of the shock to the global supply chain, which resulted in shortages of vital medical equipment. Could game theory help?
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GovExec Daily: The Upcoming Vaccine Logistics Questions
Dr. Julie Swann joins the podcast to examine how a vaccine will be distributed when it becomes available.
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Video: Who Controls Pandemic Data?
A White House decision to take over collection of COVID-19 data from the CDC sparked worries over political interference. A public data expert talks about the importance of transparent public data.
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NASA's Big Move to Search for Life on Mars – and to Bring Rocks Home
This summer, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is taking the next giant leap in our search for signs of life beyond Earth.
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GovExec Daily: Vaccine Progress, Oversight and Operation Warp Speed
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the government involvement in the search for coronavirus treatment and vaccinations.
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GovExec Daily: The Present and Future of DevSecOps
Nextgov's Mariam Baksh joins the podcast to discuss how the Pentagon is moving forward with cybersecurity.
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GovExec Daily: Making Government COVID-19 Data Easier to Use
USAFacts Poppy MacDonald and Aamir Rashid tell the podcast that they would like to see a time when their site is unnecessary because government has made its data more accessible.
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Out of View: After Public Outcry, CDC Adds Hospital Data Back to Its Website — for Now
Dr. Joseph Varon, center, visits with Dorothy Webb, left, and her daughter, Tammie, while making his rounds inside the Coronavirus Unit at United Memorial Medical Center in July
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Despite a Skyward Mission, NASA Shaped the Study of Life on Earth
Born of a bitter, militaristic space race, NASA served as an unlikely catalyst for a revolution in biology.
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Researchers Publish Encouraging Early Data on COVID-19 Vaccine
The director of the National Institutes of Health is "confident that we will be able rise to the challenge of ending this pandemic that has devastated so many lives."
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Digital Contact Tracing’s Mixed Record Abroad Spells Trouble for U.S. Efforts to Rein in COVID-19
Effective national leadership and trust in government appear to be prerequisites for countries to achieve widespread digital contact tracing.
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GovExec Daily: How Governments Can Use Contact Tracing in the Fight Against the Pandemic
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley joins the podcast to discuss why governments need to use technology to identify, isolate and track localized outbreaks.
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