Melissa Harris

The House Armed Services Committee’s Future of Defense Task Force's 2020 final report says the military should cut back on expensive obsolete weapons programs and accelerate innovation in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. 

With the trillions of dollars spent around COVID-19 relief and response funding, digital solutions are scaling and providing transparent oversight of that funding.

The Defense Digital Service helped the Marine Corps deliver its first cloud-based software program this year through a project called the Battle for Mon Cala. 

Fostering and building on digital education and workforce growth are some of the most essential recommendations for advancing artificial intelligence, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence told lawmakers during a House hearing last week.

Defense Healthcare Management Systems' modernization initiative to transform Defense Department electronic health records is one of the 16 most mission-critical IT acquisition areas highlighted in a recent report from the Government Accountability Office.

Military leaders are looking to create a synergistic and integrated approach to modernization across the services to improve mission and operations.

After three years at the Air Force, Knausenberger will lead the service’s office of SAF/CN driving rapid enterprise IT transformation and cybersecurity reform.

Defense Department Chief Data Officer David Spirk is aiming to submit the Defense Data Strategy to DOD leadership by Sept. 30, marking a new milestone for the military’s ability to leverage data as a strategic asset.

Army Futures Command is prioritizing artificial intelligence and advancing software capabilities as some of its top IT initiatives, the command’s new Deputy Commanding General for Acquisition and Systems Management Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd said.

Former Program Executive Office Defense Healthcare Management Systems Program Executive Officer Bill Tinston has transitioned to the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization program office as its first official director, a position in which he intends to operationalize the FEHRM as it delivers health IT solutions for the single, common federal EHR.

As the Defense Health Agency continues to undergo organizational and technological changes, especially amid recent challenges around COVID-19, the agency is looking to further strengthen its resiliency to both gradual and sudden disruptions.

The Defense Health Management Systems is centralizing data from disparate sources with a cloud solution, preparing its data assets for greater usability to improve health care delivery across the Military Health System.