Adam Patterson

• Cybersecurity
• Open Source

Modernizing approaches to software security leads to better detecting vulnerabilities and preventing zero-day incidents like the SolarWinds attack.

Federal health agencies are developing increasingly sophisticated methods for detecting fraud and other forms of financial crime.

• Data

Investments in technical modernization, caretaking resources appear to be benefiting veterans in crisis.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data

Complex data integration is helping researchers and clinicians understand the origins of TBI – and how to better treat it.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data

Public health researchers are developing methods for better detecting and predicting dangerous forms of cancer.

• Health care

The agency affirms its stance on providing abortion services in several cases.

• DevSecOps
• Electronic Health Records

The agency is making use of Agile development practices to protect patient data and critical systems during its large-scale electronic health records modernization.

• Cloud
• Zero Trust

The service's upcoming efforts are honing in on advanced data management and analysis to expedite decision-making and joint operations.

• Cybersecurity
• Health IT

The agency is looking to keep pace with the rate of technical change as a foundation of its enterprise cybersecurity strategy.

The newly passed PACT Act would provide support for veterans suffering from exposure to burn pits and other forms of toxic hazard.

VA is overseeing digitization of its education support and scholarship benefits.

• Health care

The Veterans Health Administration is partnering with Uber Health to provide transit for veterans who might otherwise be unable to access physical and mental health services.