U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Chief Information Officer Karl Mathias. (Image credit: HHS / Chris Smith). HHS CIO Mathias says tree-based AI models helping to combat Medicare fraud The prototype technology is allowing quicker identification of criminal activity, according to the IT leader. Jan 18, 2023 By Nihal Krishan
(Getty Images) Idaho National Lab spearheading cyber-informed engineering action plan for electric grid The action plan will build on the National Cyber-Informed Engineering Strategy issued by the Department of Energy in June. Nov 4, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
The Artemis I rocket is ferried atop its mobile launch platform back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 26, 2022. (Photo by Gregg Newton / AFP via Getty Images) NASA looks to automate data sharing with government and commercial partners NASA is focused on engineering, operations and safety data, said Chief Data Officer Ron Thompson, who plans to depart in July. Jun 9, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
The United States Department of State is pictured in Washington, DC on August 6, 2021. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images) State Department spent $55.7M of COVID-19 relief funding on IT capacity expansion The department’s Bureau of Information used the money to make adjustments including the purchase of additional licenses and extra infrastructure. Mar 17, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. (REUTERS / Jason Reed) FDA made improving diagnostic test data the focus of its pandemic response The agency is a part of four interagency working groups and has launched three internal efforts to improve data quality. Feb 23, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
The exterior of the Veterans Affairs Hospital is seen November 10, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) VA improving data standardization to meet clinicians’ electronic health record needs Process improvements come in response to a GAO report that identified a range of failings relating to the transfer of data. Feb 10, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) CMS searching for governmentwide health equity data source In the meantime the agency is improving data linkages across its own programs to find and address health disparities among vulnerable populations. Feb 3, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) Transition to federal health data standards an ‘unfunded mandate’ for smaller providers Large, technically savvy hospitals tend to have an easier time adopting FHIR R4. Feb 1, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
(NASA photo) CISA working group assessing cyber risks to space infrastructure CISA's working group will emulate the public-private partnership used to protect pipeline operators. Nov 16, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir
(Getty Images) Federal zero-trust strategy needs more deadlines say tech officials OMB's draft strategy includes only a broad implementation deadline of year-end fiscal 2024. Sep 9, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir