In response to the profound impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the field of child welfare, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) issued a call for child welfare experts, practitioners, families, advocates, and others to share insights into the opportunities, challenges, and innovations resulting from the global crisis. CWLA sought essay contributions exploring, in part, “how communities are exposing and addressing challenges, reawakening a sense of connectedness, and taking steps needed to advance the goal of the National Blueprint.”

Earlier this month, members of the Project Ianos Team hosted a webinar to explore how the NASA-funded project will engage students in grades 5–8 and get them inspired about future possibilities through science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning. Project Ianos will develop and deploy compelling STEM videos and hands-on learning tools targeted to 3.8 million underrepresented students to ignite curiosity among the next generation of space explorers.

In a letter from the Deputy Solicitor General to the Supreme Court dated February 10, 2021, the Biden administration reversed the position of the Trump administration and argued in favor of upholding the constitutionality of the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the case pending before the Court.

Public Consulting Group (PCG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Leigh Ann Newman, Senior Program Manager, Marketing and Proposal Operations, to the International Board of Directors of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP). This two-year term is taking place from 2021 through 2022. APMP’s board currently includes 12 appointees and five Executive Committee members. The organization has over 10,000 members worldwide.