According to NASA, the federal government is crowdsourcing emergency preparedness. NASA's Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation is running a challenge with the Department of Health and Human Services to find better ways to manage digital stockpiles and manufacturing networks during crises. The idea is to tap into innovators nationwide to solve supply chain resilience problems that traditional procurement hasn't cracked.

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