Jules Patel
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State Department Plans to Modernize Diplomatic Posts Around the World
A new State Department IT strategy will "accelerate the pace of diplomacy" across the agency's global posts, CIO Stuart McGuigan said Tuesday.
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Advancing AI Through Collaborative Sprints at VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs has laid out a blueprint for advancing artificial intelligence development through a program of data curation and collaboration between private and public research institutions, presented by AI Director Gil Alterovitz at ACT-IAC's Artificial Intelligence Automation Forum Tuesday.
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CMS Aims to Expand APIs to Increase EHR Interoperability
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pushing forward several application program interface solutions and policy efforts to continue moving toward a connected, interoperable electronic health record system.
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Zero Trust Promises 'One Identity to Rule Them All'
Anyone who has spent any time as a government employee or contractor — or even created an account on a government website — is all too familiar with the tortuous password requirements of many federal agencies.
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Federal Agencies Now Have New Web Design Guidelines
To make modernization easier, the General Services Administration developed the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) as a standardized platform for agencies to design modern websites.
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GSA CDO: Data Outcome Feedback Loops Can Improve Predictive Analytics
Government agencies may have a new way to improve decision-making backed by data and predictive analytics models, according to General Services Administration Chief Data Officer Kris Rowley.
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How to Achieve Cloud Migration with Minimal Turbulence
More federal agencies are recognizing the benefits of moving their on-prem systems to the cloud, not the least of which include saving money by closing data centers and enabling easier access to applications and data for remote employees. Leading adopters report even more reasons to migrate to the cloud than they first expected.
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HHS Outlines Next Five Years of IT in Strategic Plan
The Department of Health and Human Services has released for public comment its draft of the 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan — which largely highlights the importance of empowering end users, leveraging data resources, increasing transparency and cybersecurity, as well as driving cost-spending efficiency.
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Partnerships in Focus for Cybersecurity Efforts at Health Agencies
As the federal government navigates an evolving cyber-threat landscape, health agency officials are increasing their attention toward expanding workforce recruitment, training and retention efforts to better safeguard personal health information.
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VA Addressing Promise and Challenges of Patient Data Continuity
The Department of Veterans Affairs manages one of the largest health care networks in the U.S. and is in the midst of a broad-reaching modernization push designed to reform the agency’s full breadth of service lines.
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DHA Calls on Industry to 'Make IT Boring Again'
Top leadership at the Defense Health Agency want industry partners to "make IT boring again" by being anything but boring.
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Health IT Leaders Prioritize Human-Centered Design, Security Among Agency Goals
Federal agencies that manage and administer health care are often faced with a series of challenges they must overcome to meet their mission, but greater interoperability, cost efficiencies and security play large parts in managing those challenges.
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