When Medicaid and Medicare programs pay for nursing home or hospice care, the government requires participating hospitals, nursing homes and hospice...
Broadband and 5G technology are important technologies used in daily activities across the U.S. Yet, millions of Americans lack access to them...
Reports of sexual exploitation of children online increased by 35% during COVID-19. To address this alarming trend, federal agencies have efforts...
Paying for college is one of the biggest financial decisions students and their families make. In FY 2022, the Department of Education provided $112...
The Department of Defense and its industrial base depend on information technology systems and electronic data to do their work. But these systems are...
The Veterans Community Care Program was created to improve veterans' access to health care. Under the program, veterans can receive health care...
Reports about teacher shortages in K-12 public schools grew during COVID-19. But this is actually a long-standing issue. Why are so many educators...
Ransomware and other cyberattacks on public schools increased dramatically during the pandemic as schools across the nation increased their reliance...
Last December, President Biden called on the federal government to transition its fleet of more than 600,000 non-military cars, trucks, busses and...
Each year, hundreds of women die in the U.S. from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. While the number of deaths has increased steadily, in...
The media industry plays an important role in educating and entertaining the public-from producing movies and television programs to publishing books...
Before the pandemic, Medicare only paid for telehealth services under limited circumstances-for example, when access to in-person care is limited by...
Privacy has become a more significant issue in recent years as new technologies collect and share more and more personal data. The federal government...
At the onset of the pandemic, steps were taken to protect elderly residents living in nursing homes from the spread of COVID-19. This included, for...
Over the next decade, NASA plans to return Americans to the moon, building a permanent lunar presence, and ultimately traveling to Mars. The Artemis 1...
News media have labeled the war in Ukraine the first commercial space war because of its extensive use of commercial satellite images in monitoring...
Increasingly, technology is automating tasks traditionally performed by workers. This has changed some jobs, while eliminating others. We found that...
The Department of Defense (DOD) provides health care and dental services to military servicemembers and their families at hundreds of health...
COVID-19 has intensified ongoing concerns about air travel's role in spreading diseases globally. How can agencies like the Federal Aviation...
Radioactive materials are commonly used in medical and industrial devices. But even in small amounts, in the wrong hands, these materials could be...
COVID-19 has drawn attention to the urgent need for real-time information on things like positive cases and resources. Real-time data can allow public...
Recent cyberattacks, such as the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline last year, have illustrated the significant economic cost cyber threats can...
Fair Lending laws are meant to protect Americans when they're applying for things like loans, mortgages and credit cards from discrimination based on...
The U.S. Air Force and Navy spend billions of dollars each year maintaining their fleets of fighter jets, bombers, and other aircraft. Maintaining...
