The Department of Defense leads the rest of government but often finds itself creating specific programs to work down tech debt for analyzing weapon systems.

Todd Simpson will join the VA after several years of finding "solutions beyond the desktop" for HHS.

In the CPO job, Simpson will focus on exploring new and emerging technologies.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has moved to a cloud model to support its precision medicine efforts, the agency's chief information officer said Tuesday.

It's part of an agencywide "sprint" called for by recently nominated Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf.