Scenes of insurrectionists rummaging through offices and computers in the Capitol highlighted the urgent need for Congress to up its IT security game. The authors recommend steps to adopt modern IT management and cybersecurity processes that are already used throughout the federal government. Continue Reading
The assumption that a lithium ion battery (LIB) powered electric vehicle is inherently safer and the risks are lower than those of gas-powered cars is based on a limited understanding of battery chemistry and fire science and considers only one segment of an overall complex picture. Continue Reading
Partisan division is severely inhibiting the United States’ COVID-19 response 10 months after the pandemic began. The health consequences of the continued political divide could not be clearer as the pandemic has grown beyond many experts’ worst predictions. Continue Reading