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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

WASHINGTON – APRIL 11: Department Of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building on April 11, 2015 in Washington, D.C. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

HHS Secretary Kennedy urged to halt restructuring of ACF research arm

An office charged with research and evaluation for Administration for Children and Families programs faces structural changes. A broad coalition warns its work could be “destroyed.”
The Health and Human Services seal on a door of the office building in downtown Washington DC on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Robb Hill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Fewer than 1% of HHS’s AI uses are ‘high impact.’ It stands out.

The department again reported few uses slated for increased risk management practices, and demoted several systems it previously determined could have significant impact on the public.
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Close-up of phone screen displaying icon for Anthropic Claude app, a Large Language Model (LLM) powered generative artificial intelligence chatbot. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

HHS rolls out Claude departmentwide

The launch of the tool comes a couple months after the department rolled out ChatGPT as part of the OneGov deals via the General Services Administration.
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 12: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a discussion at The Official MAHA Summit at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on November 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Top Trump administration officials, executives and influencers gathered to discuss the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda at the summit. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

HHS eyes AI to support caregivers in multimillion-dollar competition 

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized AI can “change caregiving” but will “never replace the human element.”
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