This message was sent to ##Email## March 19, 2020   |   Home  |   About  |   Membership  |   Education & Training  |   Resources  |        TOP NEWS As organizations close, tips for facility managers to clear out the coronavirus By Scott E. Rupp The Clean Buildings Expo (CBE) and National Facilities Management and Technology (NFMT) Conference and Expo that was to be held this week in Baltimore has been postponed because of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). There's likely no better time for the information that was slated for the clean-building conference than now. But that's the current state of the world given the pandemic. As governments develop strategies to lead their citizens through these developments, there's an important role to be played by facility managers.  READ MORE Some schools closed for coronavirus in US are not going back for the rest of the academic year CNN As students across the country adjust to learning outside of their classrooms, some states are preparing for the disruption to last the rest of the school year as the coronavirus outbreak continues. Florida has canceled all tests for the year, Kansas has decided to keep schools closed, Arizona plans to announce the suspension of makeup days and California said parents should be prepared for their state to be next.  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Insurance Program Managers Group The most effective way to protect public safety employees How to use predictive data to reduce workers’ compensation claims Don’t fear your workers’ compensation audit — here’s what you need to know Minimizing claims costs by tackling core issues affecting workforce health The tools public entities need to mitigate risk and manage claims   Cities, states halt evictions during coronavirus pandemic Route Fifty Cities across the country have started suspending evictions during the COVID-19 outbreak as a way to protect vulnerable populations and hourly workers who won't be paid if their employers shut down during the pandemic.  READ MORE COVID-19: Federal bill would provide state election support Government Technology As governments impose increasing restrictions on public gatherings to help fight the novel coronavirus, many have wondered how the epidemic will affect voter turnout and the upcoming presidential election. A newly proposed bill would allocate $500 million in federal funding to help state governments avoid further disruption of the election.  READ MORE Colorado offers guidance to other governments that want to establish drive-thru testing Route Fifty Colorado last week became the first state to establish a drive-thru coronavirus testing center in the parking lot of the state lab in charge of processing COVID-19 tests. For patients who receive a doctor’s authorization to get to the test—meaning they have a fever, respiratory symptoms, and fall into a high-risk group—the process is meant to be relatively quick and does not require them to leave their cars.  READ MORE US Health Agency suffers cyber-attack during COVID-19 outbreak Claims Journal The U.S. Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system Sunday night during the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.  READ MORE 5 elements of a comprehensive government AI strategy Governing The moral of the Terminator movies is this: Don't let something as powerful as artificial intelligence run amok. For government organizations looking to improve their operations with AI, that requires a comprehensive strategy.  READ MORE Trump administration seeks $850 billion coronavirus aid package Governing The Trump administration wants lawmakers to pass an $850 billion-plus stimulus package to help cope with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior administration official confirmed March 17. The measure would include more than $500 billion in “general stimulus,” a congressional aide said, or direct tax cuts for households, which could take the form of payroll tax cuts or some other mechanism.  READ MORE Highway Safety Administration proposes revising auto safety rules to speed self-driving cars Claims Journal The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said March 17 it was proposing sweeping changes to U.S. safety requirements to speed the deployment of self-driving vehicles without human controls. The agency said it is proposing to rewrite 11 safety standards that require traditional manual control “by revising the requirements and test procedures to account for the removal of manually-operated driving controls.”  READ MORE PRIMA Risk Watch Connect with PRIMA Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version  Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469-420-2601 | Download media kit Lexi Silverberg, Content Editor, 469-420-2609  | Contribute news Public Risk Management Association 700 S. Washington St., Suite 218 | Alexandria, VA, 22314 | 703-528-7701 | Contact Us  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063