Advanced search Help
Clear all search criteria
Only 2/3! You are seeing results from the Public Collection, not the complete Full Collection. Sign in to search everything (see eligibility).
-
Capacity Audit of FEMA Grant Funds Awarded to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
From the Highlights: "The DHS Office of Inspector General contracted with Williams Adley to conduct an audit to determine whether FEMA ensured Puerto Rico COR3 [Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resiliency] and PRASA [Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority] established and implemented policies, procedures, and practices to account for and expend PA [public assistance] grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidance."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2020-04-09
-
Capacity Audit of FEMA Grant Funds Awarded to the Puerto Rico Department of Education
From the Document: "The DHS Office of Inspector General contracted with Williams Adley [Williams, Adley & Company-DC, LLP] to conduct an audit to determine whether FEMA ensured the Puerto Rico COR3 [Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resiliency] and its PRDE [Puerto Rico Department of Education] established and implemented policies, procedures, and practices to ensure PA [public assistance] grant funds awarded to disaster areas are accounted for and expended according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidance. [...] The report contains two recommendations aimed at improving the Puerto Rico Department of Education."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2020-04-09
-
Sexual Harassment Policies: Smithsonian Has Procedures for Prevention, but Could Improve Guidance and Monitoring
From the Document: "Increasingly, studies and news reports are highlighting the pervasiveness of sexual misconduct in the scientific community, particularly in academic and research settings. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) reported that, in 2017 alone, the media covered more than 97 allegations of sexual harassment at institutions of higher education, with some of the most high-profile cases occurring in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) is the primary federal law that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII. The Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 19 museums and the National Zoo. In 2016, an allegation of sexual harassment between two Smithsonian affiliated persons was made public, leading to Congressional interest. The term 'affiliated persons' is an umbrella term used to describe individuals who are not Smithsonian employees, but who are regularly present and/or work within Smithsonian facilities, according to officials."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2020-04-09
-
Fact Sheet for Healthcare Personnel: STERIS Sterilization Systems for Decontaminating Compatible N95 Respirators
From the Document: "This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of decontaminated, compatible N95 respirators. These compatible N95 respirators have been decontaminated using the 'STERIS N95 Respirator Decontamination Cycle (Non-Lumen Cycle) in STERIS V-PRO 1 Plus, VPRO maX, and V-PRO maX2 Sterilizers' (hereafter referred to as 'decontaminated N95 respirators' and 'STERIS Sterilization System' throughout this Fact Sheet)."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
2020-04-09
-
How Are China and Russia Responding to and Capitalizing on the Coronavirus Crisis?
From the Document: "As the coronavirus pandemic spread from China to Europe, the United States, and the rest of the world, all governments scrambled to try to contain it or at least slow it down to avoid healthcare services becoming overwhelmed as they have in some places. While these efforts are still playing out and the pandemic will remain a global challenge for months at least, the repercussions for international politics are being hotly discussed. One key part of this discussion is a battle of narratives about whether authoritarian or democratic political systems are best suited for dealing with the pandemic. Below GMF [German Marshall Fund] experts on China, on Russia, and on authoritarian disinformation give their views on how these two authoritarian powers--one where the coronavirus originated and one where the authorities initially tried to downplay the threat--are attempting to shape the international narratives about the pandemic to their advantage."
German Marshall Fund of the United States
Small, Andrew; Forbrig, Joerg; Brandt, Jessica
2020-04-09
-
Understanding Violent-Crime Recidivism
From the Abstract: "People convicted of violent crimes constitute a majority of the imprisoned population but are generally ignored by existing policies aimed at reducing mass incarceration. Serious efforts to shrink the large footprint of the prison system will need to recognize this fact. This point is especially pressing at the time of this writing, as states and the federal system consider large-scale prison releases motivated by the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. Those convicted of violent crimes constitute a large majority of older prisoners, who are extremely vulnerable to the spread of the virus behind bars. Excluding them from protective measures will deeply undermine those measures' effectiveness--and yet many governors and officials have hesitated due to fears of violent-crime recidivism. In addition, the population imprisoned for violent offenses also exhibits sharper demographic disparities than the general prison population across both age and race. Consequently, reforms that target those convicted only of nonviolent crimes will likely exacerbate existing inequalities in the criminal justice system."
Elsevier Inc.
Prescott, J. J.; Pyle, Benjamin; Starr, Sonja B.
2020-04-09
-
Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirus, Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Second Session, April 9, 2020
This testimony compilation is from the April 9, 2020 hearing, "Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirus," before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. From the opening statement of Roger Wicker: "Over the past month, the coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on our economy and on Americans' daily lives. Businesses have shut their doors, children are staying home from school, and nearly all public events have been canceled. [...] As the public and private sectors race to develop a vaccine for this deadly disease, government officials and health-care professionals have turned to what is known as "big data" to help fight the global pandemic. Big data refers to the massive volume of consumer data flowing throughout our economy. This data can be collected from a variety of sources, including smartphones, mobile apps, fitness trackers, connected cars, and other connected products and services. Big data also refers to advanced computing capabilities, which can quickly analyze large data sets to identify trends and make inferences and predictions." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Ryan Calo, Graham Dufault, Leigh Freund, Stacey Gray, Dave Grimaldi, Michelle Richardson, and Inder Singh.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
2020-04-09
-
COVID-19: Access to Food Guide for Africa
From the Document: "As countries across the world respond to the Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] health crisis, food insecurity can also arise, caused by disruptions in global and local logistics, by shortages of farm workers, by the reduction in food purchasing power, or by the response of some countries hoarding food. This is especially worrying for countries with existing food-security challenges."
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
2020-04-09
-
Pandemic Policy in Developing Countries: Recommendations for India
From the Document: "Each country faces unique challenges in addressing the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. India's relatively low healthcare resources, limited state capacity, and large population of poor people, many of whom are already burdened with other health issues, pose challenges on every dimension. Even washing hands, for example, is not easily accomplished when hundreds of millions of people do not have access to piped water or soap. The present policy of a countrywide lockdown has imposed enormous stress on the poorest Indians. Arguably, without severe measures like the lockdown, matters could be even worse, as Indian hospitals were already overcrowded and doctors overworked, and a large number of COVID-19 patients would collapse the healthcare system. Also, testing at a large scale is difficult given current capacity, and social distancing and isolation are difficult given India's low per capita living space and its tradition of intergenerational household units."
Mercatus Center
Rajagopalan, Shruti; Tabarrok, Alexander
2020-04-09
-
Chernobyl, Coronavirus, and the Art of the Authoritarian Cover-Up: Who is to Blame, and What is to Be Done?
From the Document: "The HBO miniseries 'Chernobyl' and the investigative history 'Midnight in Chernobyl' by Adam Higginbotham both raise two important questions that have carried through the last two hundred years of Russian and Soviet history: Кто виноват? 'Who is to blame?' and Что делать? 'What is to be done?' In the case of the former, the Soviet Union decided to blame the Plant Director of the Chernobyl project, Viktor Brukhanov, and several others in the plant's hierarchy, although not all were deemed fit to stand trial. In the case of the latter, they did their best to cover up the entire disaster until it became too obvious for even them to deny. The Soviets also initially refused any outside inspectors or assistance. Western doctors were not able to come with their advanced equipment and knowledge of dealing with radiation sickness, leading to more deaths than might have otherwise occurred. For the Soviets, it was more important to be seen as strong in the eyes of the world - 'We don't make mistakes,' Khrushchev once bellowed - and to demonstrate clear, unfettered technological progress than it was to step back, look at what caused the accident, and then decide how to move forward. A critical examination, of course, would have unraveled the Soviet state to its core."
SAGE International Australia
Ludwig, Jonathan Z.
2020-04-09
-
Defeating COVID-19--What Policymakers Can Do to Change the Conditions on the Ground
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] The battle against COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] will be won or lost on the ground. State and local officials must lead, with the federal government offering resources and support. [2] In tailoring strategies for their states and communities, these officials should consider approaches that have succeeded in other countries. [3] The primary goal is to halt the spread of COVID-19 as soon as possible and allow Americans to return to a more social, and productive, economic life."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Moffit, Robert E.; Badger, Doug
2020-04-09
-
COVID-19 : guide d'accès aux denrées alimentaires en Afrique
"Alors que les pays du monde entier font face à la crise sanitaire, l'insécurité alimentaire peut se profiler en raison des perturbations de la logistique au niveau local et mondial, de la pénurie d'ouvriers agricoles, de la baisse du pouvoir d'achat d'aliments ou de la décision de certains pays de faire des réserves de denrées alimentaires. La situation est particulièrement préoccupante pour les pays déjà confrontés à des problèmes de sécurité alimentaire."
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
2020-04-09
-
COVID-19: Guia sobre o Acesso a Alimentos em África
"À medida que os países de todo o mundo respondem à crise de saúde, pode surgir uma insegurança alimentar provocada pelas perturbações na logística global e local, pela escassez de trabalhadores agrícolas, pela redução do poder de compra de alimentos ou pela resposta de alguns países que estão a acumular alimentos. Esta situação é especialmente preocupante em países com problemas existentes de segurança alimentar."
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
From the Document: "This interim guidance is for clinicians caring for patients with confirmed infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] will update this interim guidance as more information becomes available."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Operational Considerations for the Identification of Healthcare Workers and Inpatients with Suspected COVID-19 in Non-US Healthcare Settings
From the Overview: "This document provides guidance on the identification or screening of healthcare workers (HCWs) and inpatients with suspected COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Rational, requirements, and considerations will be discussed for three broad case identification strategies: Passive strategies: Reporting/alerts are initiated by the data source (e.g., healthcare worker or treating clinician) based on a known set of rules or regulations. Enhanced passive strategies: Reporting/alerts are initiated by the data source with an added mechanism to prompt data collection, review, and/or reporting. Active strategies: Reporting/alerts are initiated by the centralized health authority (e.g., Ministry of Health, facility infection preventionist, facility administration) using a known set of rules or regulations."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Outpatient and Ambulatory Care Settings: Responding to Community Transmission of COVID-19 in the United States
From the Purpose of This Guidance: "This interim guidance outlines goals and strategies suggested for U.S. ambulatory care settings in response to community spread of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Ambulatory care settings are where health services or acute care services are provided on an outpatient basis and can include community health centers, urgent care centers, retail clinics co-located in pharmacies, grocery stores, or mass merchants, hospital-based outpatient clinics, non-hospital-based clinics and physician offices, and public health clinics. These settings, particularly those which offer primary care services, play an important role in the healthcare system's response to the COVID-19 outbreak."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): People with Disabilities
From the Document: "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] is a new disease and we are still learning how it spreads, the severity of illness it causes, and to what extent it may spread in the United States. Disability alone may not be related to higher risk for getting COVID-19 or having severe illness. Most people with disabilities are not inherently at higher risk for becoming infected with or having severe illness from COVID-19. However, some people with disabilities might be at a higher risk of infection or severe illness because of their underlying medical conditions. All people seem to be at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 if they have serious underlying chronic medical conditions like chronic lung disease, a serious heart condition, or a weakened immune system. Adults with disabilities are three times more likely than adults without disabilities to have heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer than adults without disabilities."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Information for Healthcare Professionals: COVID-19 and Underlying Conditions
From the Document: "COVID-19 is a new disease and there is limited information regarding risk factors for severe disease. Based on currently available information and clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Considerations for Providing Hemodialysis to Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Acute Care Settings
From the Document: "Based on a patient's clinical status and the facility's resources, clinicians can decide to provide either intermittent hemodialysis or CRRT to patients requiring hemodialysis. For infection control purposes, limit the healthcare personnel (HCP) exposed to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to those essential for their care. In the intensive care unit (ICU), CRRT is usually managed by an ICU nurse; due to this, use of CRRT may help limit the number of HCP exposed to the patient. For ICU patients with end-stage renal disease with a dialysis fistula or graft, clinicians can weigh the risks and benefits of placing a dialysis catheter for CRRT (in order to limit HCP exposure) or performing intermittent hemodialysis."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
Military Personnel Guidance (Supplement 1) for DOD and OSD Component Heads and Military Commanders in Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
From the Document: "This attachment provides supplemental military personnel guidance to DoD and OSD [Office of the Secretary of Defense] Component Heads and military commanders (collectively referred to as 'commanders') for the administration of personnel policies and pays and benefits in the context of the effects created by the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. It is intended to identify flexibilities to help DoD minimize risk to military personnel and their families, respond to evolving situations, as well as ensure the readiness of our force to continue to execute our missions and support our domestic and international partners. Commanders have broad authority to exercise sound judgment in all cases, and this guidance describes available authority and flexibility that can be applied to promote, rather than to restrict, possible solutions. Most pay and benefits for military members continue and are unaffected by the effects of COVID-19, and unless addressed by this supplemental guidance, will continue to be paid in accordance with existing laws, regulations, policies, and procedures." The following fact sheet provides additional information: [https://media.defense.gov/2020/Apr/09/2002278146/-1/-1/1/PAY-PERSONNEL-BENEFITS-FAQ-SUP-1.PDF].
United States. Department of Defense
2020-04-09?
-
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Messaging and Resource Links (April 9, 2020)
This document provides an updated overview of various COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) issues as of April 9, 2020, including: "Combating Disinformation and Rumors"; "Community-Based Testing Sites"; "Defense Production Act"; "FDA Ventilator Guidance"; "FEMA Disaster Response Capacity"; "Help for Businesses"; "Help for Individuals and Families"; "How to Help the Whole-of-America Response"; "National Guard Activation Under Title 32"; "Project Airbridge"; "Strategic National Stockpile"; and "Supply Chain Task Force."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Community-Based Testing Sites Transition
From the Document: "The Department of Health and Human Services and the FEMA worked with state and local partners to establish Community-Based Testing Sites (CBTS) in CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]-prioritized locations across the country. The CBTS model was developed for states, local public health agencies, healthcare systems, and commercial partners as they work together to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in their communities, focusing initially on healthcare facility workers and first responders."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-04-09
-
DOD Allows Payments to Contractors Who Cannot Work Due to COVID-19 Facility Closures or Other Restrictions
From the Document: "Statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, Department of Defense spokesman: 'The Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) office has issued a class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) entitled, 'CARES Act Section 3610 Implementation.' This deviation addresses section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which allows agencies to reimburse contractors for payment to workers who are prevented from working due to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] facility closures or other restrictions. The deviation provides a framework for contracting officers to assess any claimed allowable costs associated with the declared public health emergency, recognizing the importance of supporting affected contractors to ensure that, together, we remain a healthy, resilient, and responsive total force."
United States. Department of Defense
2020-04-09
-
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women
From the Introduction: "The year 2020, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, was intended to be ground-breaking for gender equality. Instead, with the spread of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease] pandemic even the limited gains made in the past decades are at risk of being rolled back. The pandemic is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing vulnerabilities in social, political and economic systems which are in turn amplifying the impacts of the pandemic. Across every sphere, from health to the economy, security to social protection, the impacts of COVID-19 are exacerbated for women and girls simply by virtue of their sex."
United Nations
2020-04-09
-
Strategies for the Surveillance of COVID-19
From the Background: "All EU/EEA [European Union/European Economic Area] Member States and the United Kingdom are seeing widespread community transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and have implemented extensive public health, societal and economic measures to flatten the epidemic curve and avert overload or collapse of their healthcare systems. This document proposes an updated strategy for COVID-19 surveillance at national and EU/EEA level that specifically aims to reconcile the data needs for effective pandemic response with what is still feasible in countries and within healthcare systems under siege, while taking into account guidance issued by the World Health Organization."
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2020-04-09
-
COVID-19 State and Local Government Report: Legislative, Executive, Regulatory and Local Actions
From the Document: "This report includes, but is not limited to, State Legislation and Executive Orders related to paid leave proposals, mandated business closures, appropriations for state responses to the outbreak and Executive actions such as the creation of task forces and declarations of emergency. Selected agency, regulatory and rulemaking actions are also included as they are announced or emerge. We are also identifying legislatures that are suspending activities as a result of this crisis. Additionally, this report includes actions coming from the administrations of the 100 most-populated cities and counties in response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease] outbreak. Updates are continuously being made to this Coronavirus report, please check back by visiting [https://www.stateside.com]."
Stateside Associates
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
From the Purpose: "This document offers a series of strategies or options to optimize supplies of disposable N95 filtering facepiece respirators (commonly called 'N95 respirators') in healthcare settings when there is limited supply. It does not address other aspects of pandemic planning; for those, healthcare facilities can refer to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]preparedness plans."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
From the Purpose: "The following interim guidance may help prevent workplace exposures to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], in non-healthcare settings. (CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] has provided separate guidance for healthcare settings.) This guidance also provides planning considerations for community spread of COVID-19."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): CDC's Role in Helping Cruise Ship Travelers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Document: "As of April 4, 2020, CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] has updated its recommendations to help US cruise ship travelers (passengers and crew) get home as quickly and safely as possible during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-04-09
-
ODNI Statement on the CARES Act
From the Statement: "The recent passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has given the U.S. government a powerful tool to use in the protection of our valuable partners in the federal contractor workforce, as we together face the COVID-19 crisis. Section 3610 of the CARES Act, 'Federal Contractor Authority,' provides flexibility to agencies to reimburse contractors for keeping their employees in a ready state, even when those contractor employees are unable to report to an approved work site or are otherwise unable to telework. The Intelligence Community (IC) is working closely together to implement this important new flexibility."
United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
2020-04-09
