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President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, takes questions from reporters during a Coronavirus Task Force update Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo D. Myles Cullen)

Real-time government data on pandemic remains scant as crisis continues

Tech

DOD seal — (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

DOD still needs to work on its cyber hygiene, watchdog finds

Defense

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz speaks to the media following his 2020 State of the Coast Guard Address, in Charleston, South Carolina, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Coast Guard still considering its own JEDI for cloud modernization

Modernization

Dana Deasy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, and Air Force Lt. Gen. B.J. Shwedo, Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4)/Cyber, and Chief Information Officer, Joint Staff, J6, hold a media briefing on the COVID-19 Telework Readiness Task Force on Monday, April 13, in the Pentagon Briefing Room. The briefing covered the department’s efforts to expand network capacity due to maximized telework during the COVID-19 National Emergency. Additionally, the participants discussed how the department is enhancing collaboration platforms while maintaining a cybersecurity-first mindset. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard)

DOD’s enhanced IT, teleworking capabilities are here to stay

Modernization

Huawei — The Huawei logo at the IFA consumer tech fair in Berlin, Germany, September 6, 2019. (REUTERS / Hannibal Hanschke)

Contractors want extended deadline to rid Chinese tech from networks

Defense

Air Force, COVID-19, DOD, telework — Airman 1st Class Bernard Coe, 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reviews a technical order as he prepares an aircraft for takeoff while wearing a protective cloth mask April 8, 2020. (Air Force)

Teleworking boom prompts another cloud rollout from DOD

Defense

Department of Veterans Affairs seal, VA — (Diane Cordell / Flickr)

VA’s enterprise management office gets new acting head

Modernization

telehealth, telemedicine, doctor, physician — (Getty Images)

Health agencies use supplemental funding to expand telehealth

Defense

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly briefs the press about the Navy’s response to COVID-19, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Navy’s IT modernization continues as Modly resigns

Defense