Melissa Harris

• Artificial Intelligence

HHS CAIO Oki Mek said the agency's AI playbook aims to help overcome common challenges around AI adoption.

Federal CIO Clare Martorana is calling for prioritized cybersecurity improvements and increased support for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) in order for agencies to push forward with IT modernization amid overall stagnant scores across the latest FITARA scorecard.

Blockchain is rising as a nascent technology that enables reliable information exchange throughout networks, and federal agencies are starting to embrace the emerging technology to drive efficiencies — including in grants management work.

Many may find that cybersecurity stymies innovation and the ability to progress mission needs. But Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CISO Robert Wood is building a cybersecurity strategy for his agency that takes a holistic approach to security and focuses on mission enablement.

• Cloud

As federal agencies heavily leaned into cloud computing solutions this past year, Congress and the General Services Administration are making strides to strengthen FedRAMP strategies, communications and capabilities.

• Workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic and recent racial justice movements have brought increased attention to disparate conditions against women, people of color and other underserved communities.

Federal IT groups are often looking at the newest emerging technologies to apply to their enterprise to drive change. But one key component to modernization is simple, overlooked and not technological at all: communication.

• Digital Services

The IRS is releasing a number of online tools for taxpayers in the coming weeks in its ongoing effort to expand digital accessibility and resources for the public.

• Health IT

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced that the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) will go live in the first quarter of calendar year 2022.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced that the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) will go live in the first quarter of calendar year 2022.

• Cloud

Federal agencies have largely touted the importance of cloud migration in their IT modernization efforts, but there are a number of important steps that they need to take to make that migration important.

Federal IT program and project managers are looking to maximize collaboration across stakeholders and customers as they implement Agile methodologies to improve the development process.