In the digital age, “break glass in case of emergency” may signal a need to “send in the computer experts.” The NSCS’s volunteer subject-matter experts would resemble the Civil Reserve Air Fleet and the Merchant Marines.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded more than $36 million to three institutions to conduct research and develop vaccines that can provide broad immunity to coronaviruses such as COVID-19.

Moving forward, the two sides set up 10 working groups to hammer out concrete plans on issues ranging from technology standards to climate-tech, data governance, and technology platforms.

Regulatory sandboxes provide opportunities for fintech organizations to test innovative products and services in a time-bound, regulated environment.

The Civic Innovation Challenge seeds community-based solutions to the issues of mobility—specifically traveling between affordable housing and jobs—and climate resilience to better prepare communities for natural disasters.

The joint services sponsored a challenge competition that began in April with a call for white papers from small-business and non-traditional international industry.

Hydrofluorocarbons have global warming potentials of hundreds to thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide.