HHS Pushes Development of Ebola Vaccine

The development of a vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease will be accelerated with support from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Under a one-year contract with Profectus BioSciences...

DOL Launches Website on Accessible Workplace Technology

The Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has announced the launch of http://www.PEATworks.org — a comprehensive Web portal spearheaded by ODEP’s Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology. From educational articles...

Ada Lovelace Day Celebrated Today, Oct. 14

Ada Lovelace in 1833 developed what was arguably the world’s first programming language, or algorithm, for mathematician and mechanical engineer Charles Babbage, who was working on two prototype computers called the Difference Engine and the Analytics Engine....