Sarah Sybert is managing editor of GovCIO Media & Research. She rejoined the team in October 2024 after serving as a senior communications associate at McKesson Medical-Surgical, where she led editorial content for the business unit’s internal audience and supported content development for senior executives.
Sarah’s history with GovCIO Media & Research began in 2021, when she served as a staff writer and researcher and then senior researcher. During that time, she covered the latest health and technology developments at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Previously, she was a staff writer and speaker researcher for Executive Mosaic, where she reported on government contracting news and trends.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature with minors in creative writing and film studies from Flagler College. In her free time, you can find Sarah on the kickball field captaining a team of 24 overly competitive adults, playing new musical instruments or exploring her hometown of Richmond, Virginia, with friends.
Following the onset of COVID-19, one office within the Food and Drug Administration leveraged new processes and developed innovative tools to support increased public health demands in regulating medical devices, leaders explained during FDA’s regulatory conference with industry this month.
When COVID-19 was declared a national emergency, the Food and Drug Administration had to act quickly on its oversight responsibilities around the sudden need for new testing, equipment and, ultimately, vaccines.
With the Department of Veterans Affairs' deputy secretary confirmation, Donald Remy will step into a role that will lead the agency's next phases of its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is prioritizing diversity and developing new training programs to increase support for women and minorities across the workforce as the department continues its digital transformation journey in electronic health records and ongoing pandemic response.
The Department of Health and Human Services is increasing its focus on social determinants of health to address unmet health needs through a multi-sector, complex approach.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is reorganizing its electronic health record modernization program with an enterprise-wide governance structure, improved training and change management, and an enterprise readiness and planning approach to deployment of the system.
The White House’s digital strategy team is looking into new ways to engage with Americans and target new audiences by identifying trends, expanding visibility and increasing representation across social media platforms.
As agencies modernize their IT infrastructure to remain competitive in the digital ecosystem, leaders are spearheading change management to ensure their workforce is up to speed.
As government works to integrate innovative technologies that expedite speed and effectiveness of its services, federal leaders are focusing on upskilling, training and hiring to continue to build upon these new opportunities.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s new United States Core Data for Interoperability version 2 (USCDI v2) tackles health disparities and better explains social determinants of health.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services has been developing rapid, innovative solutions to support national response efforts.
The Food and Drug Administration is advising industry partners on new guidance for identifying and tracing prescription drugs as they move through the distribution supply chain to ensure availability of critical drugs during the pandemic, Leigh Verbois, director of FDA’s Office of Drug Security, Integrity and Response, told GovernmentCIO Media & Research.
