Jules Patel

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is eager to transition to 5G infrastructure to improve mission delivery, but the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned against hasty 5G adoption citing 5G supply chain security concerns during an FCW Network Modernization event this week.

Emerging technologies and advances in infrastructure are making data across federal health agencies more actionable.

The Food and Drug Administration is requesting additional funding in its fiscal year 2022 budget to bolster data modernization, secure and strengthen supply chain, transition to cloud and develop new technology solutions.

The IRS plans to push forward with its modernization initiatives and improve taxpayer customer service and accessibility, among other initiatives, as part of its proposed $13.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2022.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is continuing to drive COVID-19 response efforts to support veterans and minorities, and is bracing for the “aftershock” of the pandemic, said Dr. Carolyn Clancy, VA’s acting deputy secretary.

The departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense joint electronic health records modernization (EHRM) initiative has shown considerable promise for widely improving the delivery of health care and allowing clinicians to provide more effective lifelong treatment to patients.

An organization formed by the General Services Administration to spur robotic process automation adoption at federal agencies has seen automations grow by 110% across government agencies from 2019 to 2020.

The Department of Labor is developing robotic process automation bots to advance business processes and expedite operations, the department’s Chief of Emerging Technology Krista Kinnard said at GovernmentCIO Media & Research’s AI Gov Series: Future of RPA virtual event.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is focusing on making health care system interoperability more robust and preventing information-blocking across health IT networks and information exchanges, National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi said.

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HHS’ at-home and self-testing services could help the public maintain health safety amid reopening plans.

The Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look at medical device cybersecurity and countermeasures following supply chain challenges and attacks presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has reported an increase in veteran satisfaction, following a campaign to address feedback and improve the delivery of agency services.