Instant Teams Partners with Amazon to Offer Remote Work Opportunities for Military Spouses

BALTIMORE, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Instant Teams, a WBENC and Military Spouse-Owned Enterprise-certified company that connects companies with quality military-connected talent remotely, is proud to announce a new partnership with Amazon on the multinational tech company's Future Workforce Project. This project is aimed at connecting diverse, underserved talent with opportunities across the company, starting with military spouses. 

Instant Teams is Amazon's first partner in the military spouse remote work initiative and was a natural fit for the project. Instant Teams specializes in quickly building custom pipelines of remote talent from the largest database of military-connected candidates in the industry. With a 92% military spouse ratio and a strong diversity commitment, Instant Teams' talent pool is helping to grow Amazon's Seller Support Team and creating new opportunities for untapped remote workers. 

"Instant Teams is excited to partner with Amazon; the military community is diverse by nature, and remote work naturally unlocks a lot of opportunities to enhance DEI efforts," said Liza Rodewald, CEO and Co-Founder of Instant Teams. "And we have a robust talent pool that's conditioned for the remote-work environment."

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John Hanke shares an optimistic post about future of Niantic games in post-COVID times

Trainers, we wanted to re-share a post published on Niantic’s official blog, titled Looking Forward to Saying Hello World. It’s a post filled with positivity and optimism towards the upcoming months, as the COVID pandemic will hopefully gradually end.

The author of the post is John Hanke, Niantic CEO, and a hugely optimistic person on its own. Enjoy reading it and we do hope that Hanke’s hopes come true.

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Drone Threats in the Homeland: Lifting the Cloud

New Counter -UAS technology from White Fox could help lift the cloud of criminal and terrorist drone threats that hovers over the U.S. and the entire global commercial drone industry.

Perception often aligns with reality. For the drone industry, turning the tide of public perception remains a challenge. Safety, privacy, and security top the list of drone-related concerns for the average citizen. Rightfully so. Careless, clueless, and criminal operators operate their drones in a manner that impacts all of these areas, from taking surreptitious pictures to damaging property to the most extreme outcome, causing death.

 The first step to address potential drone threats, and allay fears, is detection. Until now, no one product could seamlessly provide comprehensive awareness for those charged to protect us in the homeland. The global leader in airspace security, WhiteFox Defense Technologies, announces STRATUS, their real-time, cloud-based solution – providing instant detection, notifications, and historical reporting on a computer or mobile device. STRATUS is a game-changer that will ultimately lift the entire drone industry. 

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Geisinger and Noteworth launch virtual care platform to help control chronic diseases

Geisinger has announced the launch of ConnectedCare365, a virtual care delivery platform for remote patient monitoring, artificial intelligence and data analysis tools.

The new virtual care delivery system is aimed at tracking the health of patients with chronic diseases to improve outcomes. 

Clinicians will also be able to triage and prioritize care for high-risk patients because of the system's ability to analyze patient-generated data and relevant information from the electronic health record. Geisinger care teams can use the platform to transition patient care after discharge from the hospital.

Patients using ConnectedCare365 will be able to monitor their weight, blood pressure, glucose, and other metrics using a smartphone app. The platform's direct messaging will allow patients to communicate with care teams. 

Geisinger is offering ConnectedCare365 in partnership with digital health startup Noteworth. The collaboration includes plans to address other key clinical initiatives for diabetes, heart failure, history of stroke risk and post-stroke care, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, case management, behavioral health, COVID-19, and substance use disorders. 

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Drones Flying Near Airports, Infrastructure Prompt U.S. Action

Federal agencies are scrambling to address a surge in the use of consumer drones as the unmanned aircraft crowd the airspace above critical sites, posing a threat to public safety and national security.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are developing a joint national air-traffic-control system for low-flying drones. The Department of Homeland Security is testing technologies to detect small drones favored by consumers, and the Pentagon is researching methods to knock them out of the sky.

Reports of drone sightings around airports are pouring into the FAA at a rate of more than 100 a month. Commercial pilots flying into and out of Los Angeles International Airport have reported increased sightings of drones near their flight path, with 23 sightings reported to the control tower so far this year, according to an airport official.

Drone incursions into the Los Angeles airport’s restricted airspace nearly tripled from 2019 to 2020, with a high of roughly 1,200 flights last June, according to WhiteFox Defense Technologies Inc., a California developer of drone-tracking technology.

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