Setting Your Alert

See below for the quick (6) step process for setting up your CQ Federal Alert for COVID-19. Now for creating the email alert itself.

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Navigate to ‘Advanced Search’ in the upper righthand corner of the homepage of CQ Federal.
Click ‘Show all Sources’ to the right of ‘Documents & Analysis.’
Select your sources by clicking the box to the left of the dataset you’d like to include in your search. See this article for recommended sources.
Scroll down to the box that says 'Keywords.' Enter in the suggested keywords found here.
Click ‘Search’. On next page, click ‘Save as Alert’ in the upper righthand corner.
Choose a title, such as: “CQ Alert: COVID-19.” Set the alert to arrive in real time, and save.

See here for an in-depth guide to setting an email alert via 'Advanced Search,' but feel free to follow the instructions above for a briefer version.