Federal Government

Bipartisan Lawmakers Come Together to Support Global Tech Security Commission

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

The Global Tech Security Commission is a partnership between the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue and the Atlantic Council; former U.S.

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  • The Global Tech Security Commission is a partnership between the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue and the Atlantic Council; former U.S.
  • First, the Commissions focus is on developing in-depth strategies for each White House-designated national security tech sector and then integrating them into an overarching global tech security strategy.
  • I commend the Global Tech Security Commission for developing a global strategy for technology security that meets these rising challenges and protects freedom from authoritarianism.
  • The Global Tech Security Commission is a network of global multi-sector leaders dedicated to creating a global tech security strategy that safeguards freedom through the adoption of trusted technology.

Oral Health Organizations Urge Congress to Strengthen Extensive Adult Dental Benefits for All State Medicaid Programs

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

The Oral Health Response Workgroup, a collection of leaders and organizations from across the dental industry, is calling on Congress to improve oral health equity and access by including extensive adult dental benefits in all state Medicaid programs.

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  • The Oral Health Response Workgroup, a collection of leaders and organizations from across the dental industry, is calling on Congress to improve oral health equity and access by including extensive adult dental benefits in all state Medicaid programs.
  • Congress has the opportunity to change that by ensuring that all state Medicaid programs offer extensive dental benefits to all members.
  • According to a new Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker, 47 state Medicaid programs are not currently offering dental benefits sufficient to maintain optimal oral health.
  • Support for extensive dental coverage for Medicaid-enrolled adults come from across the dental industry including providers, consumer advocates, dental plans, dental service organizations, dental practices, payors, dental supply manufacturers, state dental boards, community clinics, the public health community, government, academia, and philanthropy.

C3 AI and Booz Allen Hamilton Announce Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Adoption of Enterprise AI by Federal Agencies and the Department of Defense

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, and Booz Allen Hamilton, a technology and consulting firm with deep federal mission expertise, today announced a new alliance to help federal clients solve their most complex problems using enterprise AI.

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  • C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, and Booz Allen Hamilton, a technology and consulting firm with deep federal mission expertise, today announced a new alliance to help federal clients solve their most complex problems using enterprise AI.
  • Under the strategic agreement, C3 AI and Booz Allen will jointly go to market with C3 AIs AI platform and suite of pre-built AI applications.
  • Booz Allen consultants will receive training on the C3 AI Platform to deliver seamless customer deployment of the platform and AI applications.
  • C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications and C3 AI Applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally.

U.S. Must Fast-track COVID Tech Sharing, says AHF

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

The announcement comes after the U.S. backed a similar proposal in June covering COVID-19 vaccine know-how.

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  • The announcement comes after the U.S. backed a similar proposal in June covering COVID-19 vaccine know-how.
  • During pandemics and international outbreaks, global health security must unequivocally take precedence over corporate profits.
  • We are currently the largest non-profit provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the world.
  • To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org , find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter: @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare
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Lockheed Martin and Sintavia Team Up to Advance Metal Additive Manufacturing

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Lockheed Martin Corporation, (NYSE: LMT), and Sintavia, LLC, today announced a collaboration to expand research of metal additive manufacturing (AM) opportunities as an alternative to castings and forgings.

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  • Lockheed Martin Corporation, (NYSE: LMT), and Sintavia, LLC, today announced a collaboration to expand research of metal additive manufacturing (AM) opportunities as an alternative to castings and forgings.
  • Sintavia is an AM supplier to Lockheed Martin, supporting several programs in the manufacture and production of metal additive parts.
  • Sintavia and Lockheed Martin are committed to improving the capability, agility and competitiveness of the defense industrial supply base, said Brian Neff, Sintavias founder and CEO.
  • Our partnership with Lockheed Martin seeks to identify and streamline manufacturing inefficiencies, specifically in the production of flight critical structures.

Qualtrics Industry Research: Government Ranks Last at Listening to Customers and Employees

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Government organizations globally underperform other industries at listening to their customers and employees, according to the 2023 Government Experience Trends Report , the first of the 2023 Industry Experience Trends research series from Qualtrics (Nasdaq: XM).

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  • Government organizations globally underperform other industries at listening to their customers and employees, according to the 2023 Government Experience Trends Report , the first of the 2023 Industry Experience Trends research series from Qualtrics (Nasdaq: XM).
  • 72% of respondents globally the highest of any industry studied said government agencies must do a better job of listening.
  • Less than half of government employees (48%) said senior leadership responds to feedback from employees, and just 47% said senior leadership values diverse perspectives.
  • Qualtrics helps government organizations design experiences that build public trust and foster community engagement by putting people at the center of every government experience.

Transparency Should be Incentivized for Outbreaks, says AHF

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Representatives from the U.S. and other WHO Member States are gathered in Geneva this week for the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft an instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR).

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  • Representatives from the U.S. and other WHO Member States are gathered in Geneva this week for the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft an instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR).
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a global non-profit organization providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to over 1.6 million people in 45 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Europe.
  • We are currently the largest non-profit provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the world.
  • To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org , find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter: @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare
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House Bill Establishes Federal Agency Dedicated to Patient Safety

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

U.S. Representative Nanette Barragn (D-CA) has announced the introduction of H.R.9377 - National Patient Safety Board Act of 2022, legislation to establish an independent federal agency dedicated to preventing and reducing healthcare-related harms.

Key Points: 
  • U.S. Representative Nanette Barragn (D-CA) has announced the introduction of H.R.9377 - National Patient Safety Board Act of 2022, legislation to establish an independent federal agency dedicated to preventing and reducing healthcare-related harms.
  • The National Patient Safety Board Act would create a National Patient Safety Board (NPSB), a nonpunitive, collaborative, independent agency modeled in part after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) to address safety in health care.
  • The NPSB is designed to augment the work of federal agencies and long-standing patient safety organizations without displacing them.
  • A coalition of leading healthcare organizations and experts are advancing the call to expeditiously form a new independent federal agency, the National Patient Safety Board (NPSB), to model aspects of the National Transportation Safety Board and the Commercial Aviation Safety Team within health care.

USA Freedom Act Security Policies Bundle 2022: New Mandates on How Corporations Collect, Process, and Store Data - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, December 5, 2022

The USA Freedom Act places new mandates on how corporations collect, process, and store data and at the same time allows investigators to use the tools that were already available under the USA Patriot Act to monitor the flow and retrieval of data.

Key Points: 
  • The USA Freedom Act places new mandates on how corporations collect, process, and store data and at the same time allows investigators to use the tools that were already available under the USA Patriot Act to monitor the flow and retrieval of data.
  • At the same time this has put the onus on US corporations to comply with the mandates of the law.
  • The USA Freedom Act Security Bundle has been updated to reflect all of the legislation that has be enacted by the US Congress.
  • Policies included in the USA Freedom Act Security Bundle are:
    The USA Freedom Act Security Bundle contains the tools you need to comply with the USA Freedom Act and to protect your most valuable assets.

New Report From Evermore Finds Childhood Bereavement Epidemic Hiding in Plain Sight

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Developed in collaboration with The Pennsylvania State University and the University of Southern California, the report is the first of its kind to examine the current and historical trends in childhood bereavement, finding it is an epidemic hiding in plain sight.

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  • Developed in collaboration with The Pennsylvania State University and the University of Southern California, the report is the first of its kind to examine the current and historical trends in childhood bereavement, finding it is an epidemic hiding in plain sight.
  • In 2021, childhood bereavement reached a 20-year high due to Americas concurrency of mortality epidemics.
  • In 2020 and 2021, childhood bereavement rose in every state in the nation and across every racial and ethnic group.
  • Evermore advocates for meaningful policy change, advances in bereavement science, and innovative bereavement programming among communities across the nation.